Community-owned renewable energy for the Bow Valley
We’re a community-owned cooperative building renewable energy projects across the Bow Valley and beyond. Invest, participate, and help shape a more sustainable future.
Join the Movement
Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative is built as a connected ecosystem, where every role contributes to something bigger. You can invest, participate, support, or partner, often in more than one way. However you choose to get involved, we’re here to walk alongside you as we build a more sustainable energy future together.
Membership
Become a member of the cooperative and play a role in shaping how projects are developed and decisions are made.
Host a Project
Use your land or property to enable renewable energy development and create local impact.
Investment
Support local renewable energy projects and participate in building long-term, community-owned infrastructure.
Utilities
Power your home or business with renewable energy through Rocky Mountain Community Energy.
Volunteer
Contribute your time and skills to help move projects forward and support community-led initiatives.
Project Management
Work with us to plan, develop, and deliver renewable energy projects from concept through to completion
Real Impact, Built Locally
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1.36 GWh
Clean energy produced by community-owned projects
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$179K
Invested directly by local community members, leveraged into $800K of renewable energy assets
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884.3 Tonnes
Carbon emissions offset through renewable energy
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455 kW
Solar capacity installed across projects
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$3.5K
Reinvested into local initiatives
*All Numbers as of 2026
Who We Are
Community energy, built locally
Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative is a member-owned organization working to change how energy is developed and owned in Alberta.
We bring together individuals, businesses, and communities to create renewable energy projects that are locally driven, collectively funded, and built for long-term impact.
As a cooperative, our focus is simple: keep value in the community, expand access to renewable energy, and create opportunities for people to participate in meaningful ways.
Our Projects
We develop community-owned renewable energy projects that generate clean power, create local impact, and demonstrate what community energy can look like in practice.
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![Photovoltaic solar panels installed on the roof of a building with a mountain range and partly cloudy sky in the background.]()
Ralph Connor Memorial United Church, Canmore
Where It All Began
Our very first project. Since 2021, this 130 year old Canmore church has covered nearly all its own power needs from a rooftop array so carefully placed you can't even see it from the street. -
![Mountain range with snow-capped peaks and dense green forests, partly cloudy sky, and a white industrial building with solar panels on the roof in the foreground.]()
BAYMAG, Exshaw
Our Biggest Project Yet
The largest solar array in the MD of Bighorn. A 291 kW system built with Baymag and KCP Energy, generating enough clean power for 50 to 60 homes every year. -
![A modern brick temple with steps leading up to its entrance, surrounded by trees and a partly cloudy sky.]()
Temple B'nai Tikvah, Calgary
Our First Calgary Installation
A 26 kW system on the roof of a Calgary synagogue, switched on with a Chanukah celebration powered by an electric menorah running on the Temple's own solar energy. -
![Photovoltaic solar panels installed on a metal roof with mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.]()
I-Place, Canmore
Powering Canmore's Green Business Hub
A 127 kW array on the roof of one of Canmore's most sustainability minded developments, home to green businesses, e-bike sharing, and more.
Membership
This is a cooperative. You belong here.
Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative is built on membership.
This isn’t just a program you support from the outside. It’s a community you’re part of. As a member, you help shape how projects are developed, how decisions are made, and how value is shared.
It’s a simple way to move from observer to participant, and often the starting point for deeper involvement across investment, projects, and initiatives.
Many of our members go on to invest, volunteer, or host projects as their involvement grows.
Make the switch without changing your routine
Through Rocky Mountain Community Energy, you can power your home or business with renewable electricity, natural gas, and internet services, all while supporting local energy development.
There’s no disruption, no complicated setup. Just a simple shift toward energy that contributes directly to community-owned renewable projects.
It’s one of the easiest ways to be part of the transition.
Your monthly bills help fund new renewable energy projects in your own community.
Investment
Invest in community-owned energy
Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative develops renewable energy projects that are financed and owned by the community.
As an investor, you’re helping bring local projects to life while participating in a model that keeps both financial and environmental returns close to home.
Investment opportunities are made available to members and are structured to support long-term sustainability, shared value, and real impact.
Community energy changes not just how power is generated, but who benefits from it.
News, Updates, & Educations
The transition to renewable energy isn’t just about infrastructure; it’s about understanding how it works, why it matters, and how communities can be part of it. Explore updates, insights, and real-world progress from projects happening here in the Bow Valley and beyond.
Let’s stay connected.
Get updates on new projects, investment opportunities, and the progress of community-owned renewable energy in the Bow Valley. No noise, just meaningful updates from the work as it unfolds.