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LIFE Co-op, c/o Treehaus Collaborative Workspace, 79 Joseph St., Kitchener, N2G 1J2.
Please call us at 1-866-889-9155, or email info@lifecoop.ca, to schedule a visit or meeting.
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Draft Project Description Report for the St Agatha Wind Project
Our Friends
Community Renewable Energy Waterloo (CREW)
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)
Ontario Co-operative Association
LIFE is a renewable energy co-operative based in the Region of Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada. LIFE is developing community-owned solar and wind projects in Waterloo Region and elsewhere in the Ontario under the Feed-in Tariff program.
Our projects will: - Provide clean energy for Ontario
- Allow community participation in renewable energy
- Provide sound financial returns to member-investors!
Update! May 2013
LIFE has received word that many (perhaps all) of its Applications were successfully in the completion review. Now they will move on to the Transmission and Distribution Availability Tests (TAT/DAT). Final announcements are expected by the end of June.LIFE has also been awarded a grant of $40,000 from the Community Energy Partnerships Program (CEPP) to cover costs associated with completing its offering statement.
Update! February 2013
LIFE has submitted 25 applications for solar projects under the "Small FIT" window, which closed on January 18, 2013. A BIG THANKS to all our members who came out to help us qualify!
In a total of 25 FIT applications submitted, we have:
- 4 capacity "set-aside" applications (1200kW, owned 51% by the Co-op)
- 22 other project applications (3400kW, owned 15-50% by the Co-op)
- almost 200 new members in Bruce, Wellington, Huron, and Dufferin Counties and the Region of Peel.
Ten of these applications were submitted with 7 "priority points", and nine more with 6.5 points. We are optimistic that at least 50% of them will result in contract offers. We have had confirmation that our Applications are "complete" and correct, and now await final word in June 2013. The Co-op is now looking to its members to raise the funds we need to develop the projects. Member investment is currently limited to $1000 per member per year
For more information on our recent activity download our newsletter, "LIFElines", produced by volunteer Director Allan Grose.
Join the Co-op!
A LIFE-time Membership Share costs only $175, and entitles you to vote on co-op business, to enjoy our investment opportunities, and to receive a share of the co-op's surplus profits once our projects are up and running.
Invest in our projects!
Preference shares cost $50 each. Preference shares are currently available to MEMBERS ONLY, and are limited to $1000 per member per year. Contact us at info@lifecoop.ca for more information, or download an order form:
LIFE Co-op, c/o Treehaus Collaborative Workspace, 79 Joseph St., Kitchener, N2G 1J2.
Please call us at 1-866-889-9155, or email info@lifecoop.ca, to schedule a visit or meeting.