INVITATION TO BECOME A SOLAR COMMUNITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VANCOUVER B.C., February 24, 2010 — Local governments and First Nations are invited to submit an application to become a Solar Community under the SolarBC Program (SolarBC). A grant of $5000 will be provided for 6 communities selected through this application process. The Solar Communities project is a part of the SolarBC Program, which has a goal of transforming the market for solar hot water (SHW) systems in B.C. The goal of this invitation is to add six Solar Communities to the nine Solar Communities that are in place: Dawson Creek, Kelowna, Saanich, Tofino, T’Sou-ke First Nation, District of North Vancouver, Vancouver, West Moberly First Nation and Whistler.
Solar Communities Will:- Act as flagship communities and provide leadership to community members;
- Help to develop means to remove barriers to solar hot water installations;
- Help to promote and raise awareness of SolarBC to community members; and
- Provide visible solar demonstration projects.
Applications will be assessed and selection of Solar Communities will be determined according to the following criteria:
- Solar targets, actions and initiatives proposed; Innovation in the targets, actions and policy/planning/leadership measures proposed;
- Intention to apply for grants to help implement the solar hot water initiatives;
- Commitment of resources to achieve the solar hot water initiatives;
- Demonstrated commitment and past implementation of solar initiatives in the community; and
- Applicability of initiatives in other communities.
Please fill out the attached form indicating the initiatives that will be implemented by the community before April 1, 2011 and email it to nharris@solarbc.ca
The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010.
For more information on this or other SolarBC programs, call the toll free hotline:
