Defined by Wikipedia, renewable energy is “energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. Renewable energy often provides energy in four important areas: electricity generation, air and water heating/cooling, transportation, and rural (off-grid) energy services.”
There are groups dedicated to providing access to renewable energy resources and September’s Co-op Café will review the Community Generation Project Incubator that helped twenty communities move from being interested in renewable energy to creating clear roadmaps for generating renewable energy that create community benefit. This includes the creation of three co-ops! This presentation will provide an overview of community scale renewable energy generation, learning modules in the project incubator, and discuss the related co-op development. Challenges and Opportunities in the community generation space will also be discussed.
Join Seth Leon on Wednesday, September 30 from 6-8 pm (PST) to learn more about Sustainable Energy Co-operatives. These sessions are hosted by the Kamloops Public Market Co-operative, sponsored by Co-operatives First and powered by the BC Co-operative Association
Seth Leon is the Manager of Co-operative Services at the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association. Based in Calgary, Alberta, his work focuses mainly on capacity building in the sector and co-operative education. Seth has a Master’s in development economics and is a Co-op Zone board member.