Alberta Solar Co-op

"Community solar addresses a renewable energy demand bottleneck. Many electricity consumers want to claim ownership of clean electrons, but they don’t have access to roof or ground space to put solar panels on the property they occupy, or they don’t have the opportunity to do so..."

How To Tell A Good Community Solar Program From A Bad One Community solar projects can lower electricity rates, pump up social benefits, and contribute to workforce development and educational programs.

YourAlberta (Government of Alberta) will be investing $200 million in Climate Leadership Plan funds over 20 years to launch a new Community Generation Program in Fall 2019! We're excited to get going on our first community owned solar project but in the mean time, we will utilize our Community Energy Capacity Building (CECB) Program grant from Energy Efficiency Alberta to build our co-op and work on our investment model. Read our latest blog post for more details on this new Community Generation Program!

Alberta Community Generation Program to launch in Fall 2019 It has been a long and challenging journey for our solar co-operative since our inception in late 2015. Over the last three years, we navigated through an energy landscape in Alberta, which was lacking the right policies and infrastructure in place to welcome community investment in renewables. But

SPARK's 2018 Annual General Meeting We're excited to announce that our SPARK AGM this year will be held in conjunction with the 19th Annual Eco-Solar Home Tour at one of their awesome solar-powered sites! Plus, we'll be having a short informative session on local community renewable energy opportunities that are available in your area...

Here's a little update on what we have been up to recently:

ATB X Accelerator Program Alberta Solar Co-op has recently been welcomed into Alberta Treasury Branch's small business accelerator program (ATB X Accelerator Program). The intensive, 14-week program supports Albertan entrepreneurs from diverse industries, who are in the market validation stage, with curriculum, c***e

Community solar energy facility could be coming to the Okanagan he proposed project would have 720 panels producing 240 kilowatts of electricity.

Alberta’s community energy story We heard about challenges communities are facing from the coal phase out and uncertainty regarding what the future holds. While views on renewable energy in the area are mixed, some want to take advantage of Alberta's energy diversification.

Working on our lean business canvas at Cohort 3 launch day! Excited to work alongside other inspiring organizations in over the next 3 months :)

Wondering what we've been up to? Read our latest blog post for an update on Alberta Solar Co-op!

Co-op Update Dear Alberta Solar Co-op crowdfunding supporters and followers, Thank you again for your crowdfunding support! We apologize for not being more proactive with providing regular updates on our progress and activities. After paying for the crowdfunding perks and Indiegogo transactions fees

Energy efficiency savings opportunities for Albertans What do coal units, light bulbs and infrastructure spending have in common? Energy efficiency!...

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