EV Infrastructure Projects

Peaks To Prairies is a community-driven initiative to support EV travel to and within Southern Alberta. The project will install 20 fast charging/Level 2 stations throughout the region as well as engage in a broad outreach and education campaign.
The objectives and goals of the project are to increase electric vehicle adoption, address GHG emissions related to the transportation sector, and to facilitate regional travel by electric vehicle. In addition, Peaks To Prairies is supporting the renewable energy sector in the region by powering the stations with 100% renewable energy through renewable energy certificates sourced from southern Alberta projects (solar, wind or hydro). CEA was the delivery and facilitating agent for Peaks to Prairies, working with founding partners to design the network and implement it in a way that reflected the values of the local communities.

Accelerate Kootenays was Canada’s first community driven strategy to build a clean transportation network, and was catalyst for region EV charging infrastructure strategies in other jurisdictions. CEA facilitated the project from early feasibility, mapping and grant-writing through to managing installations, media releases and celebrations.

CEA facilitated 2 regional multi-stakeholder workshops - on Vancouver Island and in the Central/North BC region - to co-create solutions to achieve a shared vision of a regional e-mobility ecosystem. Participants also identified projects we can work on now to achieve that vision.

The Mid Island EV Network is a community-driven, collaborative program building a Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging network across Central Vancouver Island, BC. It is a multi-year initiative including nine Owners, the Province of BC and the Government of Canada. The project, facilitated by the Community Energy Association, will create a Level 2 EVSE charging station network that enhances existing connectivity across Mid-island.

The purpose of this strategy is to identify actions the municipality can take to achieve their Big Move #2 goal that by 2030, 50% of all motor-vehicle km travelled are in zero-emission vehicles.

We planned and facilitated a series of six focus groups for the City of Kelowna to support draft strategies for electric vehicle support and home energy retrofits.

Community Energy Association is now the proud owner of Canada’s largest Mobile Electric Battery, the Voltstack, and we are excited to share this resource with local communities and community partners in and around the East Kootenays.

Charge North is a community-driven project initiated by seed funding from six regional districts. It is an EV charging network that includes over 40 communities, and 306,600 square kms as well as outreach and awareness components. Charge North is made possible by extensive collaboration between over 40 local governments and CEA as the project facilitator. General project oversight is provided by an Advisory Committee comprised of representatives from each of the six regional districts and Northern BC Tourism Association.