Sustainability Ontario Community Energy Co-op - SOCEC

03/29/2018

Have you heard of Socially Responsible Investing? Millennials have, and it looks like is becoming more mainstream. Have you reviewed how your investments make an impact?

Millennials are coming into money and want to invest it responsibly

03/27/2018

If you haven't already heard, mining is consuming more than the energy consumption of 150 individual countries, due to the processing power required to operate the Bitcoin network. By July 2019, Bitcoin mining may consumer more energy than all of the United States:

The digital currency is slowing our effort to achieve a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.

03/27/2018

Meet Golda, our new meeting mascot! If only she could attend all SOCEC board meetings! Aaron Savatti Séamus Henry

03/26/2018

Check out how one local Toronto community is taking action into their own hands. TransformCarlaw are inviting condo owners in to participate in co-creating strategies to reduce carbon emissions! https://buff.ly/2G45Nme

With so much development constantly going on in and around Toronto, some of the city's tightly knit communities are coming together to tackle big i...

03/31/2017

Our Living Lab Workshop to promote sustainable energy projects in post-secondary institutions is underway!

03/07/2017

WiRE is hosting a phenomenal event March 9! Men and women invited!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/k-line-field-trip-men-and-women-welcome-tickets-31889792227

Learn more about K-Line and how their business works to ensure a safe and reliable electricity system. You will learn about the design, engineering, manufacturing and delivery of high quality, high performance Polymer insulators for the electrical utility industry. They are the only Canadian manufa...

01/24/2017

WiRE’s next field trip is at Kinectris on Feb. 2nd in Toronto! See firsthand how commissioning tests in the field and failure investigations/forensics in the lab are done. Men and Women Welcome! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wire-kinectrics-field-trip-open-to-men-women-tickets-29744535707

WiRE - Kinectrics Field Trip: Open to Men & Women Who is Kinetrics? Kinectrics is the category leader in providing life cycle management solutions for the electricity industry. Trusted by clients worldwide, their expertise in testing, inspection, and certification is backed by over 100 years of exp...

12/06/2016

The switch from renewable energy being the 'right' thing to do, to being a viable and cost-effective economic decision as well as being an environmentally responsible action is huge.

I imagine other big tech companies will follow suit soon enough. Way to go Google!

Internet giant says renewable energy is increasingly lowest cost option and it will not rule out investing in nuclear power

12/05/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BVTkaAuy1k

A neat listen.

Recorded at the University of Eindhoven (Netherlands) on November 14.

12/01/2016

https://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTMwNTE1&statusId=MTk3NzQ0&language=en

Folks, Renewable Energy advocates, It is more important than ever to share your vision for Ontario's future with the Ministry of Energy.

Please submit a comment.

Worldwide, community owned renewable energy projects are creating a multitude of benefits in comparison to commercially developed projects, including higher job creation, stronger economic impacts and better social license to develop projects.
With the Feed-in Tariff program under the Ontario Green Energy and Green Economy Act, community participation of renewables in Ontario has increased significantly since 2010, but recently, Ontario started moving away from supporting community power towards a nuclear future, putting a ceiling on renewable energy development.

Use the resources below to shape your comments.

http://www.trec.on.ca/report/the-power-of-community/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERiHPDNErqssPRHxxouHWuIEhiHUpcDtnfLAjFkkSAo/edit

The Ministry of Energy is undertaking a formal review of Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP). The review will follow the process outlined in recent changes to the Electricity Act, 1998 that requires the Minister to consult with any consumers, distributors, generators, transmitters, and other stak...

11/28/2016

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/renewable-energy-mobility-workshop-tickets-29735704292?ref=enivtefor001&invite=MTExNjMwOTYvanVsaWF6ZWVtYW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb20vMQ%3D%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&utm_term=yes

A free event!

The workshop will provide unique opportunities to learn how to develop a solar charging station for electric vehicles and also policy strategies to help mainstream this innovative transportation solution. York University interactive map: www.yorku.ca/web/maps/

11/23/2016

The Power of Community — This is a great event that is free to attend. SOCEC will be there, we hope to see you there too.

When it comes to maximizing the economic benefits and public support for clean energy sources like wind and solar, community participation and ownership matters. Ontario has become a leader in community power, and is reaping many benefits for everyday Ontarians. The Power of Community, a new report…