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Synagogues are Ditching the Paper Plates and Installing Solar Panels as They Make Environmentally Conscious Choices
To mark Tu b’Shevat, close to 85 people sat down to a kosher vegan Shabbat dinner at Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck synagogue on Friday, Feb. 3. The chef brought the mushrooms, the potatoes and the fruit from local sources. As for the plates, they were reusable, not disposable.
The Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative is all About Active Transformation
As a grassroots, socially responsible organization, Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative (BVGEC) facilitates community-owned renewable energy generation projects. The team is community-led and volunteer driven.
Watch: Cooperators Conversations with BVGEC
BVGEC featured in Episode 3 of Cooperative Conversations. Jodi Conuel is a founding board member of the Bow Valley Green Energy Co-op and shares her insights into the journey BVGEC has taken so far and where we are headed.
BVGEC is Partnering with the Calgary Climate Hub!
The Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative (BVGEC) is delighted to announce its new partnership with the Calgary Climate Hub. This partnership marks a significant step forward in promoting community-driven renewable energy initiatives across Alberta.
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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![A rooftop with multiple solar panels, a small building with a gray shingled roof, a white church with a bell tower, and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.]()
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 green forested slopes under a partly cloudy sky, with an industrial building with solar panels and parked trains 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. -
![Exterior of a modern brick synagogue with stairs, trees, and a 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. -
![Solar panels installed on a sloped roof with mountains in the background.]()
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.
