- In the last six years, SSREC has been instrumental in the installation of close to 110 solar arrays on roofs of residential and community buildings, and a few ground mounts, around the Southern Gulf Islands
- We’ve installed close to 3000 panels with a total capacity exceeding 850 kW
- These PV arrays generate close to 900,000 kWh of electricity a year, while preventing the emission of almost 300 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year over hydroelectricity
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Electric Vehicles and Solar Energy – Their Role in Climate Change Mitigation
By Tom Mommsen (SSREC) 1 - Preamble As made perfectly clear in the recent reports from the IPCC, the world must stop burning stuff. Not in 2025 or 2030. Now. When emissions [...]
Solar Energy and Battery Storage – A Primer
by Tom Mommsen, SSREC Solar modules combined with batteries are increasingly popular – if somewhat expensive – because they allow homeowners and small businesses to generate and store their own emission-free electricity [...]
SSREC’s Guide to BC Hydro’s Net Metering Questionnaire
Last March and April, BC Hydro held two workshops on net metering as part of a series of engagement activities for their net metering program. As part of the activities, a questionnaire [...]
Musings on Capturing Solar Radiation with Solar Panels
By Tom Mommsen & Risa Smith Capturing solar radiation with solar panels makes sense for a number of important reasons: a. Conceptually: Input from the sun is fairly predictable, entirely free of [...]
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With tens of thousands arriving in Dubai for the COP28 climate talks that begin today, environmentalists and policy experts are expressing concern over the growing presence of fossil fuel lobbyists at...
Parkland to deploy 2,000 DC faster chargers with $220M CIB loan
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Parkland will use the $220-million loan from the CIB to deploy 2,000 DC fast chargers in B.C., while eyeing further expansionCurrent Initiatives
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Community Solar in BC – A Short Primer
This article was first published in early 2017, and since then the community of Hudson’s Hope has been busy installing 500 kW solar PV on public buildings, and the Upper Nicola Band is embarking on a 15 MW solar project, while two independent utilities (Summerland, New Westminster) have seen the light and follow Nelson in installing community solar. On the negative side, BC Hydro’s standing offer programs have since been suspended, and BC Hydro is attacking the net-metering program with an application to the BC Utilities Commission to limit net-metering. Link: http://www.bcuc.com/ApplicationView.aspx?ApplicationId=629