Welcome readers to the first blog post from the Community Energy Development Co-op.
Over the last year things have been pretty busy around here. In 2015 we:
- Grew our community to over 600 members.
- Offered our first round of investments, raising over $9.6 Million!
- Brought the first of our co-owned solar projects online, promising strong financial returns for our members by generating clean energy for Ontario.
But we aren’t slowing down – in fact we’re just getting started! This year we expect to:
- Have more than 20 solar projects generating electricity by the end of 2016
- Take over ownership and generate revenue from our Solvation-V, Solvation-F, and Solvation-VF projects in Blind River.
- Pay our first dividend to our members and investors.
- Open up a second round of investment so even more people can realize the financial benefits of investing in green energy.
We can’t wait to share these milestones with you. In the mean time we will be blogging about topics we know excite us and our members, such as:
- Investing
- Why is renewable energy a smart investment?
- How the co-op model works
- Saving for retirement – investment tips
- Energy and the Environment
- Myths and mistruths about renewable and non-renewable energy
- The state of the Canadian energy sector
- Energy saving tips
- Our community
- Co-op ambassadors – stories from our members
- Community leaders – businesses investing in renewable energy
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