10:30am to 5:30pm Mountain Time
The Alberta community renewable energy (RE) workshop brings together valuable stakeholders in Alberta who are developing renewable energy resources with community ownership and/or involvement by residents, local businesses, their municipality or public institutions. Primary objectives for the event are:
- Capacity-building to foster success stories of community RE in Alberta, taking learnings from Canadian jurisdictions with best practice experience;
- Taking stock of Albertan efforts for community RE and the barriers faced under status quo policy; and
- Creating a common understanding of the policy solutions to existing barriers and taking initial steps toward building policy consensus among community RE stakeholders.
The Pembina Institute
The Pembina Institute is working to solve today’s greatest energy challenges — reducing the harmful impacts of fossil fuels while supporting the transition to an energy system that is clean, safe and sustains a high quality of life. We provide our expertise to industry and government leaders, and we advocate for a strong, science-based approach to policy, regulation, environmental protection and energy development.
Calgary Economic Development
Calgary Economic Development is an opportunity-maker, helping to spark and fuel Calgary’s growth. Their job is to connect people with resources that can help them grow their careers or businesses, thrive in new locations or markets, and feel at home in our community. They offer a wealth of information to help everyone succeed and they tirelessly promote Calgary, in Canada and around the world. They are exhilarated about their role in shaping and sharing Calgary’s story and are proud to be part of the energy.
People, Power, Planet Partnership (PPPP) and TREC
TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative is a social enterprise that develops community-owned renewable energy projects, supports the Community Power, Aboriginal Power and Social Finance sectors and advocates for a 100% renewable energy future. The People, Power, Planet Partnership (PPPP) was formed to assess, document and share the experiences and lessons of community energy developments across Canada and beyond, with the goal of increasing the level of awareness and rate of implementation of such projects nation-wide. PPPP is an academiccommunity collaboration between York University and TREC, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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Objectives
The workshop is organized with three objectives in mind:
- Capacity-building to foster success stories of community RE in Alberta, taking learnings from Canadian jurisdictions with best practice experience;
- Taking stock of Albertan efforts for community RE and the barriers faced under status quo policy; and
- Creating a common understanding of the policy solutions to existing barriers and taking initial steps toward building policy consensus among community RE stakeholders.
Audience
The community energy workshop brings together valuable stakeholders in Alberta who are developing renewable energy resources with community ownership and/or involvement by residents, local businesses, their municipality or local public institutions. These include co-operatives, shared-investment projects, municipal and publicly funded projects, as well as initiatives and public programs that support these efforts. To ensure a broad engagement we have invited stakeholders from:
- Local, regional and provincial government
- Economic development organizations and regional economic partnerships
- Renewable energy developers, energy retailers, and utility companies
- Project champions (including co-operatives, citizen initiatives, and local businesses)
- Associations and networks with specific interest in co-ops, housing & clean economy
- Finance (including credit unions, impact investors, etc.)
- Consultants with specific interest in community energy
