Peace Energy - A Renewable Energy Cooperative (PEC) was incorporated in 2003 to promote the development and adoption of renewable energy resources in the Peace Region. The Directors involved in PEC were amongst the very first to recognize the tremendous opportunities that exist for the region in renewable energy sources, given the significant environmental and economic benefits associated with the development of renewable energy sources as well as the priority placed by government on renewable energy. 

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Dawson Creek is a wind powered city;

thanks to Peace Energy Cooperative !

Three separate panoramic photos were taken by member E. Leer, and put together to form this one viewscape.

Be Part of something incredible;

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            Join hundreds of people from the BC and Alberta Peace Region and provinces all

            across Canada, who are working together to develop our renewable energy resources:

            wind, solar, biomass and geothermal.                          

            By joining Peace Energy Cooperative, you are:

                           * Ensuring a clean, safe future for your children;
                           * Benefiting from renewable energy investment opportunities;
                           * Owning renewable resources and creating a strong political voice.

Peace Energy Cooperative offices are located at:

1445 102nd Avenue

Dawson Creek, BC

Mailing address:

Box 2567

Dawson Creek, BC

V1G 5A1

Phone: 250-782-3882

Fax:     250-782-3884

Email: info@peaceenergy.ca

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Mile0city.ca October 18, 2011

Peace Energy Cooperative awarded for contribution to wind energy in Canada!

• New report claims significant increase in windenergy by 2025

The cooperative was awarded with a Group Leadership Award for its role in developing the Bear Mountain Wind Park, British Columbia's first commercial wind farm, which was officially commissioned in October, 2009. The cooperative initiated the project and was responsible for securing an investigative use permit for it in 2004, before AltaGas was brought in to develop and construct the wind farm.

"It is a huge honour, because CanWEA is a national organization that is very well respected," said Nicola Peacey, executive director of Peace Energy Cooperative, on receiving the award.

She added the 434 members of the cooperative – most of whom are residents of Dawson Creek and area, but also many others from all over the Peace region and the country – really deserve the credit for the award.

"It is the vision of the members of the cooperative and their desire to leave a legacy for their children of a greener planet that has allowed the cooperative to have this success," she said.

The Bear Mountain Wind Park generates 102 megawatts of power at peak output, enough to power 35,000 homes, or roughly the entire South Peace region. Peacey said the cooperative is certainly proud to have the project as a lasting legacy to benefit the city and the region, especially one in such a beautiful location as Bear Mountain.

"It's second-to-none, you can't find conditions like these that are as stunning anywhere."

The project is British Columbia's first commercial wind farm, but the Dokie Wind Energy Project near Chetwynd has since come on-line and is the province's largest wind farm. CanWEA notes six new projects are anticipated to come online by 2014, bringing the province's total capacity for wind energy to 784 megawatts. In its recently released report entitled WindVision 2025: A Strategy for British Columbia, CanWEA projects that the province could meet 17 per cent of its projected demand for electricity through wind power by 2025.

"I think it is a realistic goal, so long as we have the policies in place in order for us to fully capitalize on the availability of wind power," said Peacey, adding that much of that will be determined by BC Hydro.

She added the Peace region will undoubtedly continue to play a significant role in the development of that capacity.

"We have world-class wind here in the Peace region, and that is something we should really shout about."

Peacey said the cooperative is always looking for more renewable energy projects, especially in wind energy, to develop and invest in, though she couldn't divulge any information on specific proposals at this time.

Dawson Creek Daily News, Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Dawson Creek Civic Awards Winner:

2010 Innovative Green Business

Peace Energy Executive Director and President Rupert Kirk

Peace Energy Cooperative, best known for the reason the Dawson Creek horizon is lined with wind turbine generators, won the Innovative Green Business award in the 2010 Civic Awards.

“I'm proud of the cooperative,” said Executive Director Valerie Gilson...      

See the article at Civic Awards recognizes Peace Energy

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   'POWER SHIFT'         

        The hope and drama of monumental wind power

Wind power – the most promising alternative to fossil fuels in the global race to clean energy – but also the most controversial. As these massive machines march across our Canadian landscape, questions and doubts abound: are they really the answer in our fight against climate change? Are they dangerous? How do they work?
Power Shift is written for the layman, explaining wind power using simple language, fascinating facts and beautiful photographs by award winning photographer Don Pettit. It features the construction of one of Canada’s most successful and newest wind projects, Bear Mountain Wind Park in northern British Columbia.
Power Shift takes the reader on an exclusive behind-the-scenes photo tour of a state-of-the-art wind project: the technology, the opportunity, and the promise of these colossal, majestic symbols of a brighter future.

POWER SHIFT is available to order NOW! at Peace Energy Cooperative

Soft cover edition $29.95, hard cover edition $39.95 and companion video with dramatic footage and original music $19.95 plus applicable taxes, payable by cheque or cash. Shipping is extra on mail orders. Click here for the order form and preview. For further information or to order call or visit the Peace Energy office.

Sample pages from the book...

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