Smart Energy Communities Benchmark

The Smart Energy Communities Benchmark (formerly Scorecard) is the first tool of its kind to help local governments and utilities understand where their community stands relative to its peers on a range of 10 critical community energy indicators. By driving action in each of the 10 areas, a community can capture the benefits of what we call a Smart Energy Community. Such a community benefits from new opportunities for local economic development, lower energy costs, a cleaner environment, and improved community resilience.
Pilot Communities
Nine communities across Canada are currently piloting the Smart Energy Communities Benchmark:

News and Media
Six Best in Class Communities Selected to Pilot the Smart Energy Communities Scorecard
Three New Smart Energy Communities Scorecard Pilot Communities Selected
Project Partners
The Smart Energy Communities Scorecard project is being led in partnership by QUEST and Pollution Probe.


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Other Projects
QUEST conducts and packages cutting edge applied research to empower practitioners and decision makers with the tools they need to advance Smart Energy Communities. Find out more about our projects: