Lets make Squamish a Canadian Solar City! Here is some more information on the program for those interested. Those who are not familiar with this program can get more information at solarcitiescanada/ 10 Criteria to become a Canadian Solar City ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. The municipality has a climate change plan with short-term and long-term targets and time-frames in place 2. The municipality has a community energy plan in place 3. The municipality has an energy plan in place for its own facilities 4. The municipality has adopted targets for a proportion of total community energy demand to be met by renewable energy 5. The municipality has established policies and incentives for solar electricity and solar thermal utilization for residential homeowners 6. The municipality has established policies and incentives for solar electricity and solar thermal utilization for commercial ratepayers 7. The municipality has a communication plan in place to build awareness of its renewable energy projects and policies 8. The municipality has established policies for land use planning to promote and encourage energy efficiency 9. Community renewable energy, energy efficiency technologies and green living demonstration projects are developed, supported and encouraged by the city to demonstrate these concepts to the public 10. The municipality has policies in place to encourage district energy projects within its jurisdiction I have attached a short PPT presentation for those interested in more information. Lets Go Squamish!
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:46:37 +0000
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