by Aaron Thornell | Jul 13, 2018 | News
On Friday, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) stated that, under the direction of the Progressive Conservative Party, certain prospective Feed-In Tariff projects would be “winding down”. This will affect all projects which have not yet received the...
by Aaron Thornell | Jun 25, 2018 | News
Far more people will be seeing community-owned solar in and around the Ottawa area. The Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative is looking forward to the imminent connection of two new projects, located at highly public sites just outside of Ottawa. The first is located...
by Aaron Thornell | Jun 14, 2018 | Advocacy, News
OREC partners with Farm Radio International to promote solar in Tanzania Ownership of a solar home system can improve the quality of life and agricultural productivity of small-scale farmers in Africa. The falling price of these systems and the ability to pay for them...
by Aaron Thornell | Jun 12, 2018 | Advocacy, News
The Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative congratulates the Progressive Conservatives for their strong victory in the recent Ontario election. There will certainly be changes in provincial climate, energy and electricity policies. How they will affect the...
by David Mazur-Goulet | Mar 7, 2018 | News
Over the course of just seven weeks in early 2018, 94 members of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative invested nearly $860,000 in local solar power projects. This was the first half of the Co-operative’s sixth series of local solar investments. This was the...
by David Mazur-Goulet | Jan 29, 2018 | News
In the warm glow of the Red Lion Public House, 65 people came together to celebrate the launch of another local solar investment opportunity through the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative. The staff of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative shared the details of...
