
Peaks to Prairies EV Charging Network
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.
Get More DetailsThe 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.
Also categorized under: Communications, EV Infrastructure, Implementation, Mitigation, Transportation,

Regional Visions for Electric Mobility
Project Partners: BC Hydro
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.
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Retrofit Assist Program Design
Location: Whistler, Squamish, New Westminster
Project Partners: Real Estate Federation of BC, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, BC Hydro, Resort Municipality of Whistler, District of Squamish, City of New Westminster
With a clear vision of the future, our collaboration endeavored to create a program that could help homeowners fuel-switch to an electric air source heat pump. Electricity in B.C. is >98% renewable and therefore almost zero emissions, fuel-switching will help communities achieve their 2030 and beyond GHG emission reduction targets.
A Concierge service is proposed to overcome the logistical hurdles homeowners can encounter when seeking to install a heat pump, specifically identification of high-quality contractors and completing the work while maintaining eligibility for the plethora of municipal, provincial and federal rebates currently available.
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Embodied Emissions Guide
Location: British Columbia
Project Partners: DIstrict of Squamish, Squamish Nation, Resort Municipality of Whistler
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Kelowna EV and Home Retrofit Focus Groups
Location: City of Kelowna
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.
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Vernon Climate Action Plan
Location: City of Vernon
Project Partners: All One Sky Foundation, Flip Side Sustainability
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Climate Action Game-Changer
in CEA’s Game-Changer program provides exclusive access to CEA’s expertise to develop bold, local innovations intended to “change the game” in regards to community-based climate action.
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BC First Nation and Remote Community Energy Network
Location: Northern BC
Project Partners: BC Hydro, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
CEA worked with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) to host a workshop with key agencies that provide support and funding for Indigenous communities working on energy and climate action.
This multi-agency meeting included representatives from programs supporting action across the spectrum of clean energy – planning and implementation, training and capacity building, housing support, energy efficiency and generation.
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Charge North EV Charging Network
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.
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Ucluelet 100% Renewable Energy Plan
Location: Ucluelet, BC
In 2019, CEA collaborated with the District of Ucluelet to create their Climate Action Plan, which was adopted that same year. Titled "Clean Energy for the Safe Harbour", the plan set ambitious 2050 targets of 100% Renewable Energy and 80% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. It includes an inventory of community emissions, goals to achieve the targets, and strategies to achieve those goals and ultimately allowed them to be awarded FCM Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) Milestone 4 and Milestone 2 for action community and corporate emissions, respectively.
The full document can be found here: https://ucluelet.ca/images/Clean_Energy_for_the_Safe_Harbour_March_29.pdf
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Closing the Loop
Project Partners: Province of British Columbia
This guide was compiled by CEA with the generous support of the Province of B.C. - Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The foundation of much of the content in the Tools and Technologies section is from the original Integrated Resource Recovery (IRR) Guide, Resources from Waste (2009), authored by Stephen Salter and the Province of B.C. In compiling this resource, CEA worked with an advisory committee who guided the direction of the project and we are grateful for their time and expertise while reviewing and providing suggestions.
The guide was transformed into an online resource to make it more accessible to local governments making infrastructure plans that recover energy and resources from waste. Using Closing the Loop, local governments can access a multitude of information including technology, case studies and funding support. “Closing the Loop” places IRR into a broader approach we are calling “regenerative infrastructure”. The approach, and its name, is inspired by the concept of regenerative design, which mimics nature’s processes. In nature, there is no waste, as all resources cycle through closed loop systems and serve a purpose.
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