Countryside is a group of citizens in a predominantly rural environment, concerned about how we can generate
clean energy to help the countryside, towns and their inhabitants.
We started off as a local project, the Huron-Perth Community Power Project, which had a key goal in forming a co-operative
to develop sustainable energy projects and continuing operational & management processes.
The initial name originated in recognition of the Community Future Development Corporations in Huron and Perth counties
who sought and obtained seed funding to kick-off the first two projects.
The successor Countryside Energy Co-operative Inc is not constrained to the former boundaries and will actively pursue
viable renewable energy projects in South-West Ontario. The co-operative was officially inaugurated on August 3, 2005 when the Financial Services
Commission of Ontario approved the incorporation. We're a Service Co-operative, which represents an interesting
alternative to public service delivery.
projects:
Site testing and feasibility studies ongoing for two 10MW wind farms near Milverton
and Goderich
Partnering with TREC to develop Lakewind,
which will be North America's first community-owned wind farm.
