The Superior Renewable Energy Co-Operative wants local residents to take ownership of their energy supply.
The co-op held its annual meeting Wednesday night at the Waverley Library, where members discussed plans to develop a local, community-owned solar energy farm.
The project is still in the early planning stages, according to co-op president Charles Campbell. When complete, it would resemble to the one on the Thunder Bay Airport property, though it would be on a slightly smaller scale.
The difference between the two solar farms, he explains, is that the public will have the opportunity to invest in this project.
The province's Green Energy Act, which paved the way for this type of energy generation, has recently come under fire from the Fraser Institute, which cites major cost increases for large energy consumers as a huge problem.
But Campbell says if someone's going to make money off Thunder Bay solar projects, it may as well be the local residents.
The group is looking for a suitable property on which to develop the project, and they're open to ideas from the public.
Anyone looking to join the Superior Renewable Energy Co-Op can visit them online.
http://www.srecsun.ca/
(Thunder Bay Television)
