A Renewable Energy Requirement for B.C.Executive Summary

Publication - Aug. 16, 2011 - By Josha MacNab, Paul Cobb, Alison Bailie, Claire Beckstead, Matt Horne, Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze
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This executive summary of a report prepared for BC Hydro advocates the following renewable energy requirement for buildings in B.C.:

"All new residential and commercial buildings must meet 10 per cent of their estimated annual energy consumption with eligible on-site or community-based renewable energy. Compliance is mandatory in jurisdictions where the requirement has been adopted."

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