C3 Views – JANUARY 2009, ISSUE 26

Climate Change Central
MICROGENERATION: SMALL POWER WITH A BIG IMPACT
Alberta has reached a crossroads as aging power lines, record-breaking usage, land-use conflicts and environmental concerns force citizens, industry and governments to take a hard look at how to keep the electrons flowing most effectively.
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REGULATORS REMOVE BUREAUCRATIC BARRIERS TO MICRO-GENERATION
New provincial and municipal micro-generation policies are making it easier for Albertans to generate their own electricity, cut energy costs and do it in an environmentally friendly way.
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GIRDING FOR EXPANDING ALBERTA’S ELECTRICITY GRID
Alberta’s electrical transmission system has been stretched close to the breaking point. How can renewable energy and micro-generation projects resolve a looming electricity shortfall?
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SMART METERS COULD HELP REDUCE ELECTRICITY
Smart meters can provide instant information on electricity consumption to both users and transmission and distribution companies.
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ALBERTA TAKES SMALL STEPS TOWARD MICRO-GENERATION
Small-scale renewable energy projects can provide heat and electricity to Albertans who want to reduce their carbon footprints and take responsibility for their own energy production.
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SOLAR SHOWCASE PROJECT A SUCCESS – REGULATIONS STREAMLINED
Twenty Alberta municipalities installed solar photovoltaic systems on everything from village schools to town halls to city buildings.
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THREE NEW HOMES IN ALBERTA PRODUCE MORE ENERGY THAN THEY CONSUME
Imagine a home that saves you more than $2,500 a year in energy bills and emits not a single kilogram of climate change-causing greenhouse gases. Sound too good to be true? It’s not as farfetched as it sounds.
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CALGARY HOME FEATURES THE POTENTIAL FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
Gary Holden believes he has the first true cogeneration house in Canada and perhaps North America.
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GRANDE PRAIRIE MICRO-WIND PILOT TO RESHAPE LOCAL BY-LAWS
As Alberta’s appetite for wind energy increases, urban centres are contending with more requests for micro-wind turbines.
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