Renewable Energy Task Force

Task Force Update

The Renewable Energy Task Force report was accepted by the Executive Council on May 23, 2012. Thank you to every member of the task force and all of the contributors who provided advice and input to the final report.

A report on the Renewable Energy Plan will be going to the Executive Council this summer (2013).

About the Task Force

The Renewable Energy Task Force was created by Edmonton City Council to develop and deliver a report to the City of Edmonton that examines the opportunities, barriers and potential technical, economic, and policy solutions to the generation and use of renewable energy in Edmonton.

The 12 members in the task force include hand-picked experts from the community who represent institutions and organizations in the areas of engineering, environment, policy, economics, renewable energy and training.

The members of the Task Force will look at all aspects of renewable energy including its energy generation, emission reductions, costs, viability, and the barriers to its implementation.

As part of their work, the Task Force will seek the advice and input of other municipalities, countries, academic institutions and industry, for the broadest range of options available to the City.

Task Force Members

The Renewable Energy Task Force includes the following members:

• Bassil Bassil, Manager, Commercial Credit, TD Commercial Banking
• Rachel Bocock, Senior Policy Analyst, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
• David Dodge, Vice President, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
• Bill Dushenko, Dean, School of Resources and Environmental Management
  School of Arts, Science and Communications, NAIT
• Rob Harlan, Executive Director, Solar Energy Society of Alberta
• Gordon Howell, Senior Solar Development Engineer, Howell-Mayhew Engineering
• Kim Israel, City of Edmonton, Corporate Properties
• Linda Keyes, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
• Simon Knight, President and Chief Executive Officer, Climate Change Central
• Vik Maraj, VikMaraj Consulting
• Simon O’Byrne, Managing Principal, Stantec
• Peter Odinga, Development Officer, City of Edmonton Current Planning Branch
• Chris Vilcsak, President & CEO, Solution 105 Consulting Ltd.
• Tim Weis, Director, Renewable Energy and Efficiency, The Pembina Institute

 

For more information:

Renewable Energy Task Force

Suite 750, Tower 1 Scotia Place
10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3R8

Email	RenewableEnergyTaskForceEmail@edmonton.ca