Calgary’s Temple B’nai Tikvah will have solar panels installed on the roof of the synagogue later this year, which should provide enough green energy to fill more than 30 per cent of the building’s needs.

The 2023 Solar Alberta Solar Show runs this Feb. 6 to 10 at a computer near you…Jodi Conuel of the Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative will give a free talk Feb. 9 on community generation in Alberta at the conference.

BVGEC’s primary goal is to make renewable energy affordable and accessible to everyone in the Bow Valley region, by providing an investment vehicle to pool human and financial resources.

Green energy is particularly important in Alberta, as the province is among the provinces most reliant on electricity generation through fossil fuels – and it’s Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative that has taken the task of community-based solar power into its own hands.

Bow Valley Green Energy Co-operative is branching out and has developed an opportunity to become an energy marketer, energy services are now provided under the tradename Rocky Mountain Community Energy.

The Power to Create Change - BVGEC is now able to sell grid connected electricity, gas and internet services! You can sign up today!

Momentum is strong for the Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative (BVGEC) these days. With a team of smart and dedicated volunteers who are taking good ideas and turning them into action, the Coop is building on great progress in 2021 with big plans for 2022.