Come out to the HHEAT's Building Renewable Energy Co-operatives 2012 Workshop Series!

Dundas Town Hall, Council Chambers Feb 23rd
Lots of great questions at this workshop. People learned about the various ways to finance a renewable energy co-operative and to secure the money that is necessary for project start-up.
Harry French from Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)lead this part of the workshop.

Graham Flint, our Technical Specialist with HHEAT, did a fantastic job of explaining creating a business plan formation and the risks associated with a project and how the co-op model can address them.
Thirty plus people attended this workshop.

HHEAT Business Plan

In this HHEAT presentation, you can learn about what a business plan is and the purpose it serves within a co-operative. You can also learn about how these plans can be structures and gain an insight into each section of a plan from the executive summary right down to the marketing and operations planning section in addition to relevant resources and references to other related subject material.

What is the HHEAT Project?

In this HHEAT presentation, you can gain a snapshot of what the HHEAT project is and what it is striving to achieve in Hamilton and Halton. You can also gain an introduction to renewable energy in Ontario, Community Power and next steps that you can take with regards to awareness, advocacy and education within your local community. 

Co-op Financing Mechanisms and Business Plans

In this HHEAT presentation, you can learn about co-op financing mechanisms and strategies. You can learn about the various ways to finance a renewable energy co-op, explore the differences between non-profit and for-profit models so that you can see which model can suit your co-op better in addition to what an Offering Statement and how it can be used at phase of co-op development.

An Introduction to Co-Operatives

In this HHEAT presentation, you can learn about how the basics of co-ops and co-op formation, how the community renewable energy co-operative business model works and the basics of renewable energy installation technology and site selection.

HHEAT Community Power Presentation

This HHEAT presentation has been split into two parts. In Part 1 you can gain an overview of the HHEAT project's goals and learn more about renewable energy in Ontario. In Part 2 you can learn about renewable's energy's relation to community power and the co-operative business model. You will also be exposed to the basics of co-operative structure and formation, Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act and the funding/technical assistance that is available to help you get your own community renewable energy co-operative started. 

Community Power Roadmap to Success Workshop Video