Strategic Area
Smart Grid
Status
Active
Partners
Solar Share
Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative
Solar Power Investment Co-operative Edmonton
University of Saskatchewan
Dalhousie University
University of Guelph
HEC Montreal
Social Sciences and Humanitarian Research Council
Eco-West, Winnipeg
International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) St. Mary’s University
Royal Roads University
University of Alberta
NorQuest College
Fund
Energy Innovation Program
Year
2025
Agreement Value
$445,000
Project Total
$629,500
Location
AB
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Lead Proponent
Community Energy Cooperative Canada
Project Objectives
The objective of the project is to accelerate renewable energy co-operatives in Canada by developing regulatory roadmaps, conducting policy analysis to promote community-owned energy, resilience, economic benefits, and regulatory innovation for a sustainable future.
Project Objectives
This project aims to:
- Enable community-owned renewable energy to drive local economic growth, improve grid resilience, reduce emissions, enhance energy affordability, and advance regulatory innovation toward a more sustainable, decentralized electricity future.
- Provide stakeholder benefits through regulatory clarity, capacity-building, and collaboration by supporting renewable energy co-operatives with policy frameworks, providing policymakers with data-driven roadmaps, strengthening utility grid resilience, and enabling academia to contribute research and training on decentralized, community-owned renewable energy solutions.