How to Write an Effective Letter to Your MPP
So, you want to have your views heard by your Member of Provincial Parliament. Congratulations! You are already in a great position, as not many people are willing to take the time to write a personal letter. Your views will be heard – simply because you made the...
Will you help us call for a 100% Renewable Ontario?
There are just a few more days until Ontario's Long Term Energy Plan (LTEP) review wraps up. We need your help to send the government a strong message that moving towards 100% Renewable Energy is the way to go, and that Community Power is an important component to...
EmPower Your Community
The Ontario government is taking great strides in reducing our GreenHouseGas (GHG) emissions, but it isn't enough - the reality is that our climate is in dire straits, and all of us need to pull some weight. Everyday Ontarians have a part to play, and Community Power...
Your opportunity to shape Ontario’s energy future!
We need your help to build more renewable energy in Ontario! The Ontario government is seeking public input to help direct their next Long Term Energy Plan (LTEP), building on previous plans developed in 2010 and 2013. This 2017 version will set the Province’s policy...
Ontario’s chance to get more from green energy
Ontario has decided to take a pause in its Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) efforts, citing an electricity supply surplus and a need to reduce costs for consumers. Which all sounds pretty reasonable, but the devil is in the details. First off, why do we have a...
Introducing TREC’s new Managing Director
Good Bye Judith Lipp! After 8 years with TREC, our Executive Director Judith (Judy) Lipp is leaving at the end of this month. Judy began her tenure at TREC in April 2008, shortly after completing her PhD with Dalhousie University. Since relocating to Toronto from Nova...
Community Power goes back to school
As students prepare to go back to school this week, some will be greeted by new solar panels on school roofs. In 2011, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) reached a historic deal with AMP Solar Limited. Over the next 20 years, AMP offered to pay for the project...
Green Energy Doors are open this weekend!
Green Energy Doors Open (GEDO) is an annual event highlighting sustainable energy projects across Ontario (with partner initiatives taking place in Alberta and B.C). Hosted by the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, the program is entering its sixth year. Since...
Community Power around the world
The following are summaries from the Community Power Report, which regularly posts stories on community-based renewable energy projects talking place all around the world. New Hawaiian law makes it easier to finance co-ops June 29, 2016 A new Hawaiian bill...
Have your say on Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights!
The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) is the province’s environmental watchdog, reviewing and reporting on Ontario’s environmental performance. The current ECO, Dianne Saxe, began her term in December, 2015 and her appointment is focused “on serving the Ontario Legislature, improving the effectiveness of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR), a legislative piece that allows Ontarians to participate in environmental-decision making, and catalyzing better environmental, energy and climate outcomes, for and with the people of Ontario.
Alberta poised to phase out coal
Long holding the reputation of Canada’s fossil fuel capital, Alberta is finally taking action to reduce their emissions by phasing out electricity generation from coal-fired plants. Pollution attributed to coal factories has been linked to countless health effects, as...