by Rob Kerr, Independent Consultant and QUEST Senior Associate | Jun 23, 2020
Blog How Implementing Community Energy Planning Creates Jobs The Energy Economy is transitioning and growing fast and the communities and their local governments that are ready will be the beneficiaries. In an April blog post, QUEST made the case for accelerating the...
by Lorrie Rand, Nick Rudnicki and Emma Norton | Jun 15, 2020
Blog Developing the Next Generation of Deep Energy Retrofits According to the IPCC, we have just ten years left to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. To help address the climate crisis, Nova Scotia and Canada have committed to reaching a net-zero carbon...
by Tonja Leach and Cheryl Ratchford | Apr 24, 2020
Blog Why Smart Energy Communities are a Solution for Post-COVID-19 Canada No sector is untouched by COVID-19 and Smart Energy Communities are no exception. We wonder about how and when our lifestyles will get back to normal, but the reality is that some are wondering...
by Tonja Leach | Dec 11, 2019
Blog Go Home: A Groundswell of Momentum On December 2, 2019, Positive Energy hosted a debate at the Château Laurier, titled Go Big or Go Home: The Future of Canadian Energy. Will Canada’s energy future will be dominated by large-scale, centralized systems, or more...
by Tonja Leach, Executive Director, QUEST | Nov 27, 2019
Blog Will Communities Be Centre Stage in the Forthcoming Mandate Letters? With the announcement of the new federal cabinet, we now await the mandate letters. This is an important moment in setting the direction of all federal priorities. At QUEST, we argue that if...
