Solar Association Launches Campaign to Shine Light on Solar Energy in BC
Solar Association Launches Campaign to Shine Light on Solar Energy in BC Stand Up For Solar British Columbia encourages public dialogue on opportunities for solar in the province (VANCOUVER, BC) – the SolarWest 2011 conference, the Canadian Solar
Industry Association (CanSIA) announced the launch of Stand Up for Solar British Columbia, an advocacy campaign to showcase public and industry support for solar energy in British Columbia. Stand Up For Solar British Columbia will harness the power of social media to engage the public directly and offer the tools to promote clean, renewable energy source.
“Solar energy is gaining momentum across Canada— in the last three years there has been a fifty-fold increase in solar energy use,” said Jon Kieran, CanSIA Chair and Director, Solar, EDF EN Canada Inc.
“Stand Up for Solar British Columbia will encourage a public dialogue on the need to increase the
reliance on solar in B.C. and how a diversified energy mix, which includes solar, can benefit the province both environmentally and economically.” “There is tremendous potential for growing the solar industry in British Columbia,” said Elizabeth McDonald, CanSIA President and CEO. “The Stand Up for Solar initiative will help the public, other energy partners and governments at all levels understand the true value that solar offers. Through education and dialogue, we hope to encourage more and more opportunities for solar energy in British Columbia.”
Stand Up For Solar provides one site for consumers to provide input and demonstrate support for solar energy. By joining the Stand Up for Solar British Columbia movement, British Columbians will engage in a dialogue between the public, industry, government and utilities to contribute towards a positive environment for investment in solar energy production. The website is also an online resource that offers a number of educational tools for the public to learn more about how solar energy works, important facts and figures associated with the industry and advances being made in the development of solar equipment.
British Columbians are considering ways to meet the province’s growing energy demand, whether
through new infrastructure development or conservation projects, and solar energy has an important
role to play the province’s energy future. Much of British Columbia receives more solar energy per year than Munich, Germany, the world’s leading country for adoption of solar energy technology.
Additionally, solar creates more jobs than other energy resource (per kWh) and in British Columbia, the solar industry’s capacity and momentum is growing with a labour force of over 600 people across 200 businesses.
To visit the Stand Up for Solar British Columbia website, go to: www.standupforsolar.ca.
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