Power Fact

Why Join


 

The Clean Energy Association of BC focuses on two things:

  1. We are the voice of Clean Energy Producers in BC.
  2. We provide members with information services and networking opportunities.

 

Who Should Join?

Companies and organizations involved in or interested in the development, construction and/or operation of Clean Energy plants in BC.

Join the more than 350 members that include:

  • Clean Energy Development companies that are developing; run-of-river hydro, wind, biomass, biogas, gas, solar, tidal, wave, and geothermal projects.
  • Companies that provide Technical Services to Clean Energy Developers including; engineers, environmental consultants, turbine suppliers, equipment vendors, material suppliers, general contractors, and specialty sub-contractors.
  • Companies that provide Commercial Services to Clean Energy Developers including; lawyers, debt financiers, equity investors, public/government relations firms, management consultants, accountants, insurance and bonding companies.
  • Individual members that are independent consultants, unionized workers, co-op employees, and students.

 

Benefits of Joining

Clean Energy BC Members also enjoy the following substantial Event Discounts:

  1. Clean Energy BC members save ~30% on registration at Clean Energy BC events.
  2. When other conference organizers invite the Clean Energy BC Vice-President or Directors to speak, the Clean Energy Association of BC offers to assist on promoting their conference and waives speaking fees in return for getting a ~20% discount for Clean Energy BC members at these others' events.

With all those event discounts, Clean Energy BC members that attend 3 conferences a year can often recover their entire annual Clean Energy BC membership fee.

 


Power Generation Technologies represented by Clean Energy BC members:

  • Biogas
  • Biomass
  • Co-generation
  • Combined cycle
  • District Heating and Cooling
  • Distributed Generation
  • Energy Recovery
  • Geothermal
  • Wind Energy
  • Small Hydro
  • Solar power
  • Tidal power


Clean Energy BC members include:

  • Generators
  • Power Marketers
  • Contractors
  • Equipment suppliers
  • Consultants
  • Local Distribution Companies
  • Fuel suppliers
  • Engineers
  • Environmental consultants
  • Service providers
  • Financiers
  • Individuals
  • Students

 

Clean Energy Developers are independent from government and are power producers rather than self-generators that produce electricity largely for their own consumption rather than for the grid.