by Firas Khalifeh | Jul 20, 2016 | Community Power, Interviews, Renewable Energy Co-ops, Uncategorized
TREC’s recently published report, The Power of Community explores the economic, environmental, and social benefits of locally owned and operated renewable energy initiatives. In general, community owned renewables lead to higher job creation; stronger economic impacts...
by Zahra Nurmohamed | Jul 19, 2016 | Community Power, Interviews, Renewable Energy Co-ops
TREC’s recently published report, The Power of Community explores the economic, environmental, and social benefits of locally owned and operated renewable energy initiatives. In general, community owned renewables lead to higher job creation; stronger economic impacts...
by Judith Lipp | Jul 5, 2016 | Community Power
Judith Lipp is the Executive Director of TREC. Read TREC’s recent report – The Power of Community. It’s popular in Ontario to blame green energy for rising electricity bills. The truth is much more complicated, with the prices paid to kick-start a...
by Rebecca Black | Jun 29, 2016 | Community Power, Energy Policy
Rebecca Black is the Co-Chair of TREC. Read TREC’s recent report The Power of Community. Ontario has come a long way in just seven years. Back in 1999, seeing solar panels on a rooftop was a rare sight in this province. And finding one of the couple of dozen...
by Zahra Nurmohamed | Jun 22, 2016 | Community Power
Municipalities have long paved the way for climate change action and have shown leadership in renewable energy, even before larger governmental bodies – like provincial or federal governments, have taken action. Partners for Climate Protection, a program under...
by Zahra Nurmohamed | Jun 16, 2016 | Community Power, Renewable Energy Co-ops
Worldwide, nearly half a billion people lack electricity everyday. In a country like India, that equates to nearly a quarter of the population. Vast majorities of people without access to electricity live in rural areas, where connection to the tradition grid system,...
