Renewable Energy: A Power-ful Opportunity for the Southern Interior
The Southern Interior has the potential to be a renewable energy powerhouse. How can communities participate?
About this event
The Southern Interior needs more renewable energy development to meet growing electricity demand from homes, businesses, and industries. What’s in it for local communities and how can they participate?
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association and the Community Energy Association are convening Renewable Energy: a Power-ful Opportunity for the Southern Interior. This two-hour regional dialogue on renewable energy in the Southern Interior is a pre-event for the Keeping It Rural Conference.
Conference registration is not required to attend this dialogue.
This unique event will bring communities, industry, renewable energy proponents, educators, utilities, regulators, and key organizations together. We will showcase what’s already happening in the region for renewable energy and what is planned.
What is involved?
- Learn about existing projects in your region, what additional projects are planned, why they’re necessary, and how communities can get more involved (and realize more benefits).
- A discussion on regional priorities, benefits, critical factors for renewable energy development and public communication.
- Contribute your own experiences and expertise
This event is about sharing information, having conversations, and strengthening the renewable energy community in the Southern Interior.
Agenda
9:45–10 a.m. Sign in and networking
10 a.m.–Noon Dialogue on renewable energy in the Southern Interior
We’ll start with round-the-room introductions, followed by an overview of BC’s future electricity demand and the recent BC Hydro “calls for power” to provide more electricity for the BC grid. Learn about existing and planned renewable energy projects in the Southern Interior and contribute ideas for maximizing community benefits. This won’t be a session with people speaking at a podium; plan to share your knowledge, ideas, and perspectives.
1 p.m. The Keeping It Rural Conference begins.
You do not need to register for the Keeping It Rural Conference. But if you do, you’ll also participate in Renewable Energy 101, a hands-on workshop presented by CanREA and Relay Education.
Learn how wind and solar technologies actually work through engaging (and entertaining!) hands-on experiments. Discover how to produce electricity as you build your own miniature wind turbines and solar panels. Then test how they would function in the real world. A panel discussion on renewable energy opportunities in rural areas will follow Renewable Energy 101.
Learn more and register at https://bcruralcentre.org/keeping-rural-conference/
Presented by Community Energy Association in collaboration with Wind and Solar BC and Relay Education.
