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OREC Project on Canadian Museum of Science & Technology Connected
Press Release Ottawa, ON, May 24, 2019 – Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, in partnership with the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op (OREC) is proud to announce the launch of a new community-owned 200-kW solar project. Beginning on May 24, 2019, the...
ON Government Proposing Changes With Negative Impacts for OREC, Other Co-ops
The Government of Ontario has proposed changes that will negatively impact the ability of OREC and other co-ops to offer investment opportunities in the future. With the Ontario government dissolving the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), co-operative...
Letter from the President: Launching CoEnergy Co-operative
Dear OREC members and supporters, I would like to begin by wishing you all a happy holiday season, and hope you have a healthy and productive new year. Since the incorporation of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative in 2010, our membership has changed the way that...
Ontario Net Metering Legislation Revoked
In late September 2018, the Ontario Government revoked proposed legislative changes that would have helped grow the renewable energy sector in the province. Two proposed regulations under the Ontario Energy Board Act, would have allowed for third-party ownership of...
Ottawa-Gatineau Tornado of 2018
On September 21, 2018, two tornadoes ripped through the Ottawa-Gatineau region, causing mass damage to the Dunrobin and Greenbank neighbourhoods in Ottawa, as well as the Mont-Bleu area in Gatineau. At the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op, we wish well to all those...