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9 Weeks of Anxiety: How OREC Launched Its First Projects. Barely.
In the summer of 2012, OREC had 9 weeks to raise $500,000 or return every dollar to investors. The catch? We didn’t own a single physical project yet. This is the story of a ticking clock, an overflowing room at The Hub, and a community that shattered expectations to launch Ottawa’s green energy transition.
John Kirkwood
6 days ago4 min read
Powering Through the Rate Hikes: How GridFlex Paves the Way for Ottawa’s Smarter Energy Future
Hydro Ottawa's newly approved five-year rate plan brings a 15.47% distribution rate hike, but it also brings a long-awaited wave of innovation. See how the newly launched GridFlex program marks Ottawa's first major step into Virtual Power Plants—giving residents a way to earn rewards, offset rate increases, and actively build a decentralized, sustainable energy future right from their living rooms.
Dick Bakker
7 days ago4 min read
510 Applicants, 1 New Agency, and 22% Annual Growth: Scaling up your Energy Cooperative
If OREC has been a bit quiet lately, it’s because we’ve been incredibly busy behind the scenes. To power our annual growth and fulfill our members' ambitious AGM mandate, we’re scaling up. From partnering with a top-tier marketing agency to reviewing over 510 applications for two critical new full-time roles, here is a look at how we are powering up for OREC's next decade of impact.
John Kirkwood
Jun 252 min read
Norway’s Quiet Revolution: Twelve Days on a Low Emissions Cruise
One of Havila’s ships on the coastal route Cruise ships have a well-earned reputation for environmental impact — and for the eco-conscious traveller, the carbon, NOx, and SOx emissions can be hard to justify. But Norway is quietly rewriting that story, and a voyage along its historic coastal route offers a compelling glimpse of what sustainable sea travel might look like. The 9,260km journey from Bergen north to Kirkenes and back — almost two thirds of which is in the Arctic
Paul Haskins
Jun 233 min read
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