Told solar wouldn’t work in their town in southern Alberta, Raymond installed solar everywhere and became the first municipality to reach net-zero electricity in Canada. Since then many have followed suit. This is their story.
Small towns and cities with neither the money, expertise or capacity to undertake energy efficiency or solar projects. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre knows this so they helped 26 municipalities hire energy managers who are doing just that.
Not many people have heard of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre in Alberta, but since 2009 they have worked with more than 150 municipalities helping them save $166 million by doing energy efficiency projects, installing solar and EV chargers and implementing climate resilience action plans.
The small City of Summerside PEI went from no electricity production to 62% renewable energy using a clever combination of smart grid technology, energy storing appliances, energy storage and renewable energy.
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