Canada’s Clean Energy Fund will provide the city of Colwood, British Columbia with a CAN$3.9 million grant to help build a community-scale solar project. The funding is part of Stephen Harper’s government’s attempt to increase the energy efficiency of new buildings and reduce emissions from existing buildings.
“Investing in clean energy technologies stimulates the growth of a domestic clean energy industry, creating high-quality jobs for Canadians,” said Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport).
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The multi-faceted project will see PV systems fitted on both residential and municipal buildings and installing electric vehicle-charging infrastructure throughout the city. “We are aiming to help retrofit 1,000 Colwood homes with solar hot water and other clean energy upgrades over the next three years,” said Colwood Mayor, David Saunders. “Solar Colwood incentives will cover a significant portion of the cost of installation of solar hot water heating. Our mission is to help residents and business owners achieve significant savings on their energy bills at a time when costs are on the rise.”
Since 2006, the Canadian government has invested considerably in initiatives to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions; providing in excess of CAN$10 billion for the development of clean energy technologies, green infrastructure and the production of cleaner energy and cleaner fuels.
