Member Services

As an umbrella organization and resource clearinghouse for Community Power in Ontario, OSEA provides a variety of services to its members including: a unified voice for addressing policy makers, working groups and workshops, presentation templates, discounted guidebooks, facilitating the sharing of documents and resources, and many more.

Visit our Membership section to learn more about becoming a member.

Capacity Building

OSEA is working to catalyze the efforts of community organizers and raise awareness of the benefits of Community Power and renewable energy through various communication channels. We offer a variety of workshops and guidebooks on topics ranging from project start-up and financing to renewable energy technologies.

Policy and Communications

On behalf of its members, OSEA speaks in a unified voice for Community Power, advocating government policies and programs to spur the widespread deployment of renewable energy. OSEA initiated and led the highly successful campaign for a Green Energy Act for Ontario, which was passed in May 2009. Considered the most progressive energy legislation in North America because of its generous feed-in tariffs, the Green Energy Act includes specific provisions to encourage communities, energy co-operatives, individuals and First Nations to generate clean, green electricity. The act has also ignited a surge in commercial investment in renewable energy across the province.

OSEA was also instrumental in the introduction in 2004 of the Renewable Standard Offer Program, the precursor to the current feed-in tariff program offered by the Ontario Power Authority.

See our Green Energy Act section for more information.