About

Past and Present Activities

Arrea was active in lobbying for solar array added to the new Edwin Parr High School.

Lobbied for solar ready infrastructures as part of new swimming pool at Multiplex

Encouraged Town of Athabasca to participate in Community Energy Improvement Program (CEIP).

Worked with Rural Routes to Climate Solutions, Marie Golanka and Alberta Solar Lab and invited Alberta Energy Futures Lab Roadshow to Athabasca with Town Council and community leaders.

Some ARREA folks worked with Town Administration and EFL leads to explore Imperial Oil contaminated sites recovery for our town “hot spots.”

Arrea kickstarted work with Town Council to adopt Community Energy Improvement Program (CEIP)

Arrea sponsored Middle and High School Energy Futures Writing Contest

Some of us collaborated in MCCAC Competition Community Energy Generation/: a joint project with County, Town, Boyle. 4 MW Solar Field (finalists).

ARREA runs an occasional Speakers Series:

Biomass to Energy (farm scale)
Hemp and Solar
Residential Solar Rooftop- Generate Energy

Work with Peace River Renewables Cooperative and
Rural Routes Climate Solutions: Storytelling workshop

Quest Community Energy

Collaborating with Science Outreach on public talk ” Demystify Renewable Energy and Electrify Your Life.”

Taking the Next Step

We see ourselves working to help those of you who have thought about and see the merit of installing solar panels or adopting energy efficiency upgrades (like heat pumps, insulation, new windows, or even buying an EV), but have hung up on making the final commitment.

In out brochure ( coming soon here) we share encouragement, suggestions (about grants, installers, trades people, and companies) gathered from a cross-section of Athabascans, many who have benefitted from green technology for a number of years.

If you’re thinking about installing residential solar ( or rural solar arrays on your land) our brochure sets out a step-by-step procedure, suggests some local installers, and gives you a phone number or two to speak with a local about how we did it.