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Pollution Probe and QUEST Canada Launch Advancing Community Energy Planning Alignment & Implementation Framework for Ontario

Pollution Probe and QUEST Canada Launch Advancing Community Energy Planning Alignment & Implementation Framework for Ontario

Pollution Probe, QUEST Canada launch an energy planning framework for Ontario

Pollution Probe, QUEST Canada launch an energy planning framework for Ontario

Pollution Probe and QUEST Canada Launch Advancing Community Energy Planning Alignment & Implementation Framework for Ontario

Pollution Probe and QUEST Canada Launch Advancing Community Energy Planning Alignment & Implementation Framework for Ontario

New Brunswick communities put their climate energy plans into action with the support of QUEST Canada

New Brunswick communities put their climate energy plans into action with the support of QUEST Canada

Prioritizing Communities and Driving Investment in the Canadian Green Building Strategy: An Open Letter to the Prime Minister

Prioritizing Communities and Driving Investment in the Canadian Green Building Strategy: An Open Letter to the Prime Minister

Policy and Advocacy

New Brunswick communities ramping up climate plans

New Brunswick communities ramping up climate plans

Ontario’s long-term energy planning framework review

Ontario’s long-term energy planning framework review

Policy and Advocacy

Maintaining Momentum on Climate Action after Municipal Reform

Maintaining Momentum on Climate Action after Municipal Reform

New Brunswick communities take their climate energy plans to the next level with the support of QUEST Canada

New Brunswick communities take their climate energy plans to the next level with the support of QUEST Canada

Clean Electricity Standard Consultation

Clean Electricity Standard Consultation

Policy and Advocacy

QUEST Canada Helps Saint Andrews, St. Stephen Find Smart-Energy Solutions For Their Environments And Economies

QUEST Canada Helps Saint Andrews, St. Stephen Find Smart-Energy Solutions For Their Environments And Economies

Communities Pass Halfway Mark in the New Brunswick Smart Energy Community Accelerator Program

Communities Pass Halfway Mark in the New Brunswick Smart Energy Community Accelerator Program

Mobilizing local climate action

Mobilizing local climate action

Creating Smart Energy Communities in Atlantic Canada

Creating Smart Energy Communities in Atlantic Canada

AUC Hydrogen Inquiry

AUC Hydrogen Inquiry

Policy and Advocacy

Net-Zero Emissions Pathways Analysis, Scope and Inputs Consultation

Net-Zero Emissions Pathways Analysis, Scope and Inputs Consultation

Policy and Advocacy

New Brunswick Standing Committee on Climate Change Consultation

New Brunswick Standing Committee on Climate Change Consultation

Policy and Advocacy

Engagement on Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan

Engagement on Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan

Policy and Advocacy

Advice for the Government of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan

Advice for the Government of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan

Policy and Advocacy

New Brunswick’s Smart Energy Community Accelerator Communities Enter a New Phase

New Brunswick’s Smart Energy Community Accelerator Communities Enter a New Phase

All Net-Zero Pathways Begin With a Local Step

All Net-Zero Pathways Begin With a Local Step

Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Program

Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Program

Pre-Budget Consultation in Advance of Federal Budget 2022

Pre-Budget Consultation in Advance of Federal Budget 2022

Policy and Advocacy

Building Community Capacity for Climate Action in Nova Scotia

Building Community Capacity for Climate Action in Nova Scotia

Policy and Advocacy

Nova Scotia Climate Plan for Clean Growth Consultation

Nova Scotia Climate Plan for Clean Growth Consultation

Policy and Advocacy

Enabling Meaningful Climate Action in the Building Sector Across Nova Scotia

Enabling Meaningful Climate Action in the Building Sector Across Nova Scotia

Policy and Advocacy

From Consensus to Action: How to Transform Canada’s Energy System

From Consensus to Action: How to Transform Canada’s Energy System

Where to start when developing renewable energy? Presentation of the AIRE Protocol [INTERVIEW]

Where to start when developing renewable energy? Presentation of the AIRE Protocol [INTERVIEW]

Blog, Interview

QUEST, CGA, and CBA Release the National Renewable Natural Gas Handbook for Canadian Municipalities

QUEST, CGA, and CBA Release the National Renewable Natural Gas Handbook for Canadian Municipalities

Announcing the launch of the New Brunswick Smart Energy Communities Accelerator Program

Announcing the launch of the New Brunswick Smart Energy Communities Accelerator Program

Ontario Long-term Energy Planning Framework Review

Ontario Long-term Energy Planning Framework Review

Policy and Advocacy

Reflections on a Benchmark for Indigenous Community Energy Planning

Reflections on a Benchmark for Indigenous Community Energy Planning

Putting People First: Building Prosperity and the Capacity to Achieve Net-Zero

Putting People First: Building Prosperity and the Capacity to Achieve Net-Zero

Policy and Advocacy

What is hindering Canada’s ability to achieve net-zero? It might not be what you think.

What is hindering Canada’s ability to achieve net-zero? It might not be what you think.

QUEST Team Update – March 2021

QUEST Team Update – March 2021

Getting innovative to meet net-zero targets

Getting innovative to meet net-zero targets

Electricity Self Supply and Export

Electricity Self Supply and Export

Policy and Advocacy

Implementing Renewable Energy into Canadian Municipalities Just Got A Little Easier

Implementing Renewable Energy into Canadian Municipalities Just Got A Little Easier

Improving Competitiveness and Reducing GHGs with Cogeneration

Improving Competitiveness and Reducing GHGs with Cogeneration

Policy and Advocacy

Investing in People? Not Novel but Highly Necessary to ‘Build Back Better’

Investing in People? Not Novel but Highly Necessary to ‘Build Back Better’

Proposed amendments to regulations under the Environmental Protection Act and the Environmental Assessment Act

Proposed amendments to regulations under the Environmental Protection Act and the Environmental Assessment Act

Policy and Advocacy

Proposed changes to Ontario’s Net Metering Regulation to Support Community-Based Energy Systems

Proposed changes to Ontario’s Net Metering Regulation to Support Community-Based Energy Systems

Policy and Advocacy

Why Canada’s Energy Sector Should Start Playing in Sandboxes

Why Canada’s Energy Sector Should Start Playing in Sandboxes

Canada’s Energy Sector Should Start Playing in Sandboxes

Canada’s Energy Sector Should Start Playing in Sandboxes

Conservation and Demand Management Framework

Conservation and Demand Management Framework

Policy and Advocacy

QUEST Appoints Five New Board Directors

QUEST Appoints Five New Board Directors

It’s Time to Unleash the Potential of Smart Energy Communities in NB and PEI

It’s Time to Unleash the Potential of Smart Energy Communities in NB and PEI

Leveraging the Great Pause – Accelerating our Smart Energy Transition

Leveraging the Great Pause – Accelerating our Smart Energy Transition

QUEST and Pollution Probe Release a Cutting-edge Report on Innovation Sandboxes in the Energy Sector

QUEST and Pollution Probe Release a Cutting-edge Report on Innovation Sandboxes in the Energy Sector

Positioning for net-zero by 2050 through the establishment of SECA Program

Positioning for net-zero by 2050 through the establishment of SECA Program

Policy and Advocacy

How Would a Smart Energy Communities Benchmark Differ for Indigenous Communities?

How Would a Smart Energy Communities Benchmark Differ for Indigenous Communities?

How Implementing Community Energy Planning Creates Jobs

How Implementing Community Energy Planning Creates Jobs

Leveraging Emerging Energy Innovations in a Post-COVID-19 Economy

Leveraging Emerging Energy Innovations in a Post-COVID-19 Economy

Developing the Next Generation of Deep Energy Retrofits

Developing the Next Generation of Deep Energy Retrofits

Why Smart Energy Communities are a Solution for Post-COVID-19 Canada

Why Smart Energy Communities are a Solution for Post-COVID-19 Canada

District Energy Considerations in COVID-19 Recovery

District Energy Considerations in COVID-19 Recovery

Policy and Advocacy

OGC and NRCan Request Information on Building Energy Mapping and Analytics

OGC and NRCan Request Information on Building Energy Mapping and Analytics

QUEST Announces Changes to the Board of Directors

QUEST Announces Changes to the Board of Directors

AUC’s Distribution System Inquiry

AUC’s Distribution System Inquiry

Policy and Advocacy

Introducing the Smart Energy Communities Benchmark

Introducing the Smart Energy Communities Benchmark

QUEST Unveils Key Lessons for Canadian Communities on Resilience

QUEST Unveils Key Lessons for Canadian Communities on Resilience

QUEST to Work with Four Communities to Help Improve Energy Resilience in Alberta

QUEST to Work with Four Communities to Help Improve Energy Resilience in Alberta

See What QUEST Has in Store for 2020 – New Year, New Plan, New Team!

See What QUEST Has in Store for 2020 – New Year, New Plan, New Team!

Go Home: A Groundswell of Momentum

Go Home: A Groundswell of Momentum

QUEST Receives Commission for Environmental Cooperation Grant to Help Four Alberta Communities Increase Energy Resilience

QUEST Receives Commission for Environmental Cooperation Grant to Help Four Alberta Communities Increase Energy Resilience

Will Communities Be Centre Stage in the Forthcoming Mandate Letters?

Will Communities Be Centre Stage in the Forthcoming Mandate Letters?

Are the Federal Parties Energy-Smart?

Are the Federal Parties Energy-Smart?

Is Your Community Energy-Smart?

Is Your Community Energy-Smart?

Blog, Community Implementation

Marta Kelly Joins the QUEST Board of Directors

Marta Kelly Joins the QUEST Board of Directors

QUEST Pre-Budget Submission Challenges the Federal Government to Think Local

QUEST Pre-Budget Submission Challenges the Federal Government to Think Local

Fueling the Future with Renewable Natural Gas

Fueling the Future with Renewable Natural Gas

Blog, Energy Roles Series

Utility Remuneration and Responding to DER Consultation

Utility Remuneration and Responding to DER Consultation

Policy and Advocacy

Navigating the Redesign of Conventional Energy Systems

Navigating the Redesign of Conventional Energy Systems

Blog, Energy Roles Series

To BE or not to BE?

To BE or not to BE?

Blog, Energy Roles Series

Five Municipalities Accelerating the Implementation of Renewable Energy

Five Municipalities Accelerating the Implementation of Renewable Energy

Join Us in Welcoming Aïda Nciri as the new Senior Lead, Projects & Advisory Services

Join Us in Welcoming Aïda Nciri as the new Senior Lead, Projects & Advisory Services

Charting a Course for Energy in the Federal Election

Charting a Course for Energy in the Federal Election

Pollution Probe and QUEST Release New Report on Canada’s Energy Transformation

Pollution Probe and QUEST Release New Report on Canada’s Energy Transformation

What Does Budget 2019 Mean for Smart Energy Communities?

What Does Budget 2019 Mean for Smart Energy Communities?

QUEST Partnering with Municipalities and Utilities for Community Resilience

QUEST Partnering with Municipalities and Utilities for Community Resilience

Join Us in Welcoming Eric Muller as the new Senior Lead, Central Canada

Join Us in Welcoming Eric Muller as the new Senior Lead, Central Canada

How Can Municipalities Become Energy Transition Leaders?

How Can Municipalities Become Energy Transition Leaders?

Updating EGSPA for a Prosperous Future in Nova Scotia

Updating EGSPA for a Prosperous Future in Nova Scotia

Policy and Advocacy

The Energy Revolution is Here – How Will You Adapt?

The Energy Revolution is Here – How Will You Adapt?

Three New Smart Energy Communities Scorecard Pilot Communities Selected

Three New Smart Energy Communities Scorecard Pilot Communities Selected

Energy Mapping in the Digital Age

Energy Mapping in the Digital Age

What the Heck is Energy Mapping?

What the Heck is Energy Mapping?

Making Energy More Affordable Through Community Energy Planning

Making Energy More Affordable Through Community Energy Planning

Policy and Advocacy

Announcing QUEST’s New Executive Director

Announcing QUEST’s New Executive Director

L’heure de pointe – Acadie

L’heure de pointe – Acadie

What We Learned in Yellowknife

What We Learned in Yellowknife

Free green energy workshop in Port Hawkesbury

Free green energy workshop in Port Hawkesbury

From Boutique to Big

From Boutique to Big

Executive Director Leadership Change at QUEST

Executive Director Leadership Change at QUEST

Atlantic Canada Shows National Leadership on Energy Data – A New Report

Atlantic Canada Shows National Leadership on Energy Data – A New Report

2018 Dream Team

2018 Dream Team

Drumroll – New Senior Lead Western Services!

Drumroll – New Senior Lead Western Services!

Know More – Disruption and the Electricity Market

Know More – Disruption and the Electricity Market

Energy Transformation: Focus on energy use as much as energy sources

Energy Transformation: Focus on energy use as much as energy sources

Six Communities Selected for Smart Energy Communities Scorecard in Canada

Six Communities Selected for Smart Energy Communities Scorecard in Canada

Disruption & the Smart Energy Solution

Disruption & the Smart Energy Solution

Saint John coming up with ways to lessen extreme weather effects

Saint John coming up with ways to lessen extreme weather effects

Smart Energy Communities Disrupting Business as Usual

Smart Energy Communities Disrupting Business as Usual

Hubs of Green Economic Activity

Hubs of Green Economic Activity

Okotoks Planning For Climate Change

Okotoks Planning For Climate Change

QUEST Chosen by FCM to Help Six Communities Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Change

QUEST Chosen by FCM to Help Six Communities Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Change

Diversity and Inclusion – the Value of Expanding our Labour Market

Diversity and Inclusion – the Value of Expanding our Labour Market

City recognized for smart energy approach

City recognized for smart energy approach

City Selected to Pilot the Smart Energy Communities Scorecard

City Selected to Pilot the Smart Energy Communities Scorecard

Six Best in Class Communities Selected to Pilot the Smart Energy Communities Scorecard

Six Best in Class Communities Selected to Pilot the Smart Energy Communities Scorecard

The Emerging Market for Renewables in Western Canada

The Emerging Market for Renewables in Western Canada

How the Federal Budget Supports Smart Energy Communities

How the Federal Budget Supports Smart Energy Communities

QUEST’s Board Appoints Two New Directors

QUEST’s Board Appoints Two New Directors

Changing Things Up In 2018

Changing Things Up In 2018

QUEST Welcomes Ericka Wicks

QUEST Welcomes Ericka Wicks

Canada’s New Reality – Smart Energy Communities

Canada’s New Reality – Smart Energy Communities

Turning Investments into Successful Outcomes

Turning Investments into Successful Outcomes

2017 Smart Energy Communities Award Winners Announced

2017 Smart Energy Communities Award Winners Announced

QUEST Welcomes Helen Platis To The Team

QUEST Welcomes Helen Platis To The Team

The Smart Energy Communities Scorecard: Call for Expressions of Interest

The Smart Energy Communities Scorecard: Call for Expressions of Interest

QUEST’s Brent Gilmour named to Canada’s Clean50 for 2018

QUEST’s Brent Gilmour named to Canada’s Clean50 for 2018

Smart Energy Solutions: A Means to Ensure Widespread Energy Policy Adoption

Smart Energy Solutions: A Means to Ensure Widespread Energy Policy Adoption

The Green Button Standard

The Green Button Standard

Dealing with Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Getting it Done Where We Live and Work

Dealing with Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Getting it Done Where We Live and Work

2017 Smart Energy Communities Awards Finalists

2017 Smart Energy Communities Awards Finalists

QUEST is Supporting the Government of Canada’s Generation Energy

QUEST is Supporting the Government of Canada’s Generation Energy

QUEST Launches Advisory Services for Smart Energy Communities

QUEST Launches Advisory Services for Smart Energy Communities

B.C.’s New High-Performance Staircase

B.C.’s New High-Performance Staircase

Inside CaGBC’s New Zero Carbon Building Standard

Inside CaGBC’s New Zero Carbon Building Standard

De-Risking Smart Energy Solutions for SMEs – A Top Priority For Clean Growth

De-Risking Smart Energy Solutions for SMEs – A Top Priority For Clean Growth

Getting Smart About Mobility

Getting Smart About Mobility

2017 Smart Energy Communities Catalogue

2017 Smart Energy Communities Catalogue

How You Can Stay Cool this Summer with District Energy

How You Can Stay Cool this Summer with District Energy

Natural Resources Canada and QUEST Collaborate to Enhance Smart Energy Solutions

Natural Resources Canada and QUEST Collaborate to Enhance Smart Energy Solutions

New National District Energy Working Group

New National District Energy Working Group

Working Groups Getting Down to Business

Working Groups Getting Down to Business

QUEST Welcomes Five New Senior Associates

QUEST Welcomes Five New Senior Associates

Get Recognition & Exposure For Your Smart Energy Project

Get Recognition & Exposure For Your Smart Energy Project

2016 Impact Report

2016 Impact Report

Budget 2017 – A Direct Boost for the Smart Energy Communities Marketplace

Budget 2017 – A Direct Boost for the Smart Energy Communities Marketplace

QUEST Appears Before House Of Commons’ Standing Committee on Natural Resources

QUEST Appears Before House Of Commons’ Standing Committee on Natural Resources

National Post Feature

National Post Feature

Help Available for NB Communities to Reduce Emissions & Energy Costs

Help Available for NB Communities to Reduce Emissions & Energy Costs

QUEST Names Its Top Leaders & Innovators for 2016

QUEST Names Its Top Leaders & Innovators for 2016

New Tool Available to Assist with Community Energy Plan Implementation

New Tool Available to Assist with Community Energy Plan Implementation

QUEST 2016 Final Program

QUEST 2016 Final Program

GTI Announces Major Update to QUEST’s Smart Energy Atlas

GTI Announces Major Update to QUEST’s Smart Energy Atlas

Three Reasons Why Energy Efficient Cogeneration Technology Is Gaining Momentum in Ontario

Three Reasons Why Energy Efficient Cogeneration Technology Is Gaining Momentum in Ontario

Smart Energy Communities Award Finalists

Smart Energy Communities Award Finalists

QUEST 2016 Preliminary Program

QUEST 2016 Preliminary Program

Smart Energy Communities Market Survey

Smart Energy Communities Market Survey

SEC Awards Nomination Deadline Extended

SEC Awards Nomination Deadline Extended

New Report: Provincial Action Needed to Support Community Energy Planning

New Report: Provincial Action Needed to Support Community Energy Planning

QUEST Submits Federal Pre-Budget Submission

QUEST Submits Federal Pre-Budget Submission

Hot Off The Press – 2016 Smart Energy Communities Catalogue

Hot Off The Press – 2016 Smart Energy Communities Catalogue

The Low Carbon Partnership

The Low Carbon Partnership

2015 QUEST Impact Report

2015 QUEST Impact Report

Nominations Open for the 2016 Smart Energy Communities Awards

Nominations Open for the 2016 Smart Energy Communities Awards

Paul Kariya Joins the QUEST Board of Directors

Paul Kariya Joins the QUEST Board of Directors

Adapting To Climate Change Means Investing In The Right Infrastructure

Adapting To Climate Change Means Investing In The Right Infrastructure

CEPs Drive Economic Development, Cut Energy Costs, Reduce Emissions & Create Jobs

CEPs Drive Economic Development, Cut Energy Costs, Reduce Emissions & Create Jobs

Canada’s “people power” energy revolution

Canada’s “people power” energy revolution

CELN Talks Climate Change

CELN Talks Climate Change

Get Smart: Smart Energy Communities are Coming Your Way

Get Smart: Smart Energy Communities are Coming Your Way

City of Guelph, Enmax Corporation and Windmill Developments Win QUEST 2015 Community Energy Builder

City of Guelph, Enmax Corporation and Windmill Developments Win QUEST 2015 Community Energy Builder

Finalists Announced! QUEST 2015 Community Energy Builder Awards

Finalists Announced! QUEST 2015 Community Energy Builder Awards

Campbell River, Calgary and the Region of Waterloo selected as GTI Pilot Communities!

Campbell River, Calgary and the Region of Waterloo selected as GTI Pilot Communities!

BNN Video | QUEST’s Brent Gilmour on Advancing Smart Energy Communities in Canada

BNN Video | QUEST’s Brent Gilmour on Advancing Smart Energy Communities in Canada

Nova Scotia a Leader in Smart Energy Community Innovations

Nova Scotia a Leader in Smart Energy Community Innovations

Nominations Deadline Extended: QUEST’s 2015 Community Energy Builder Awards

Nominations Deadline Extended: QUEST’s 2015 Community Energy Builder Awards

Nominations Open for QUEST’s 2015 Community Energy Builder Awards

Nominations Open for QUEST’s 2015 Community Energy Builder Awards

GTI Pilot Communities Initiative: Call for Expression of Interest

GTI Pilot Communities Initiative: Call for Expression of Interest

Communities Essential to Meet Provincial, Territorial and Community Energy Objectives

Communities Essential to Meet Provincial, Territorial and Community Energy Objectives

Pathways to Innovation – Three Considerations for Ministers

Pathways to Innovation – Three Considerations for Ministers

Extreme Weather Events Impose Significant Risks for Energy Delivery in Canada

Extreme Weather Events Impose Significant Risks for Energy Delivery in Canada

Interested in QUEST 2015 Sponsorship & Tradeshow Opportunities?

Interested in QUEST 2015 Sponsorship & Tradeshow Opportunities?

Unlocking the Door to Smart Energy Communities – a Framework for Implementation

Unlocking the Door to Smart Energy Communities – a Framework for Implementation

Dr. Vicky J. Sharpe Appointed to the QUEST Board of Directors

Dr. Vicky J. Sharpe Appointed to the QUEST Board of Directors

Communities Facing Challenges Implementing Community Energy Plans

Communities Facing Challenges Implementing Community Energy Plans

QUEST Announces Winners of the 2014 Community Energy Builder Awards

QUEST Announces Winners of the 2014 Community Energy Builder Awards

Finalist for Community Energy Awards Chosen

Finalist for Community Energy Awards Chosen

CEA offers certificate in Community Energy Management

CEA offers certificate in Community Energy Management

QUEST Ontario sends briefing notes to Provincial government

QUEST Ontario sends briefing notes to Provincial government

QUEST@EMMC

QUEST@EMMC

QUEST’s pre-budget submission for 2015

QUEST’s pre-budget submission for 2015

QUEST Nova Scotia meets Minister of Energy

QUEST Nova Scotia meets Minister of Energy

QUEST Announces Winners of the 2013 Community Energy builder Awards

QUEST Announces Winners of the 2013 Community Energy builder Awards

Supporting the Needs of Canada’s Smart Energy Community Leaders

Supporting the Needs of Canada’s Smart Energy Community Leaders

Cities and Communities to Take On New Role in Managing Energy in Ontario

Cities and Communities to Take On New Role in Managing Energy in Ontario

British Columbia: Making Progress on Sustainable Energy Community Development

British Columbia: Making Progress on Sustainable Energy Community Development

Canadian Local Energy Champions recognized by new National Award

Canadian Local Energy Champions recognized by new National Award

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