From concept to reality …

In 2020, the Biosphere Institute, in partnership with the Bow Valley Green Energy steering committee and outside consultants in law, social finance, business, solar energy, and marketing, proposed to incorporate and launch BVGEC and prepare it to accept investments in an initial community-run solar installation in the Bow Valley.

This process involved the prioritization of three solar project sites from a shortlist of 12 sites. KCP Energy was contracted to develop a project plan for each site, including a structural assessment of the facilities on which solar panels would be installed, design of electrical systems, and financial modelling of estimated costs and returns.

This project was made possible through an Investment Readiness Program grant from Community Foundations of Canada funded by the Government of Canada’s SI/SF Strategy and the Banff Canmore Community Foundation.