A new fund being touted as the first of its kind in Canada will be launched tomorrow to support the development of small community-based renewable energy projects.
The Community Power Fund, a $3 million grant program, said it will immediately begin accepting applications from farmers, community co-operatives and native groups looking to deploy wind, solar, small-scale hydroelectric, biogas and geothermal technologies locally.
“We look forward to receiving some robust proposals,” said Deborah Doncaster, executive director of the fund and former head of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association.
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