Fall 2007

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Our goals:
-local ownership of local resources
-investment opportunities for members
-healthy return on member investments
-partnership and alliance building
-conservation and sustainability

Why a co-op?
-ownership of resources stays with local people
-each member has an equal voice regardless of investment amount
-the tradition of co-ops is well established in the BC and Alberta Peace region
-co-op development of renewable energy is well established world-wide

Become a Member!

With your initial investment of $200, and optional on-going monthly investments of $25,

you’ll receive:

1) full membership in Peace Energy Cooperative with an attractive membership certificate suitable for framing.

2) one $200 membership share that will pay dividends based on the profits that the co-op will generate.

3) investment shares that accumulate over time, based on your optional $25 per month investment, at the rate of one investment share for each $100 invested. Shares may also be purchased as full $100 shares. Currently a member may purchase 3 full Class A shares annually.

* Shares will be redeemable and will pay dividends when the co-op becomes profitable (It is expected that the co-op will become self-sustaining as it becomes profitable.)
** Purchase of Investment Shares is not a condition of membership.

4) opportunity to invest in more shares that will
appreciate in value as the co-op prospers. Not publicly traded, these shares will only be available to co-op members. Return on investment shares is expected to be between 7% and 15%, based on similar projects elsewhere in Canada.

5) opportunity to save money on your energy costs by purchasing green energy from the co-op at fixed rates. Your dollars spent on electricity will stay in the Peace River Region.

6) an equal vote with every other member for the election of the co-op board and other issues of importance to the co-op. Each member of the co-op has one, and only one, vote. This gives every member an equal say, regardless of amount invested.

7) information about green energy in the Peace Region and early notification of co-op sponsored workshops and conferences about green energy. As a member you will receive reduced rates for these events.

8) a voice. As a member of Peace Energy, you are part of an important lobby group that will affect local,
provincial and federal government policy on energy
issues.

9) the opportunity to contribute to sustainable
economic development in your community;

10) the knowledge that you are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, slowing global warming and creating a safer and more secure future.

* Membership and Investment Shares may be redeemed by the Board of Directors should a member wish to withdraw their membership.
** As with all investments there is an element of risk and the redemption of any shares depends on the ability of PEC to meet those requests.

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