Community Energy Association

The trusted independent advisor to local governments on climate and energy

CEA is a member-based, non-profit organization working since 1995 at the community level to reduce emissions, conserve energy and progressively transition to a low carbon, resilient economy.

As a non-profit consultant, all proceeds from our work go back into advancing solutions for community climate action.

Get to know CEA

We have been collaborative, quiet advocates, and trusted independent advisors since our founding in 1995 and now, with over 27 years of operation and a deep commitment to strong relationships, we provide institutional memory to inform pragmatic solutions.

Relationships are at the heart of CEA; our passionate, deeply skilled staff are guided by a diverse Board of Directors and Members who provide sage direction. We collaborate with the clients we serve as well as governments and utilities.

We have the passion, technical capability, experience and capacity to guide communities through bold and globally impactful action. Our solutions are relentlessly pragmatic and designed to meet communities where they are, connecting them to proven strategies, funders and like minded communities.

Get to know our work

We prepare plans for both climate mitigation and adaptation. We have expertise in inventories, target setting, local government policy, and local and indigenous community consultation. Our plans lead to successful projects and programs.

Through our coaching programs, we share our over 25 years of knowledge and practical experience with educational institutions, community based organizations and elected officials.

CEA has experience and expertise leading collaboration between local governments, delivering community projects, deploying infrastructure, and building capacity. From project conception to communicating results, our diverse team can implement plans and manage capital projects.

Explore CEA's Built Environment Hub

CEA has a team dedicated to lowering emissions and building resilience in the built environment. Between capacity building, education, retrofit program design and implementation, the team has many resources and materials to share. Our Built Environment Hub contains important resources, compelling case studies, and details about innovative programs.

Create an Energy & Emissions Inventory

This interactive tool creates draft energy & emissions inventories for any local government or Islands Trust Area in BC, and allows you to conduct simplified modelling to see the effectiveness of implementing actions to meet GHG reduction targets.