An Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) project led in partnership between the University of Victoria (UVic) and University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and with support from the Community Energy Association and Northern British Columbia Climate Action Network (NorthCAN)

Over three phases, we are working alongside communities and Nations across northern BC to identify and advance research to respond to place-based interests, needs, and opportunities in support of energy system transformation.

Northern Solutions

Amplifying the voices of northern, rural and remote communities

Place-Based Research

Identifying local solutions based on each community’s unique interests, needs and gaps 

Community-Led

Pathways and solutions co-designed by participating communities

Regional Development

Facilitating peer learning, collaboration, and building collective regional action

Phase 2

POWER FOR PEOPLE: COMMUNITY ENERGY NORTHERN BC

The Key Priorities Identified in Phase 1 are distributed into two themes (Capacity Development and Policy & Planning) with four subthemes each, led by different researchers.
Power for People

Phase 2: Power for People

Support targeted and community-identified capacity building initiatives. As we transition to the second phase of our multi-year research program, Northern Regional Energy Dialogues is actively building partnerships with communities and organizations across …

Phase 1: Northern Regional Energy Dialogues

Working with communities and Nations to identify their interests, needs and opportunities in support of energy transitions. NRED is now completed and will continue with Phase 2 of the project: …

Northern Regional Energy Dialogues

Our Numbers

14
Community Conversations
237
Participants
1
Regional Workshops
About Us

Meet the Team

Dr. Sinead Earley
School of Planning & Sustainability, University of Northern British Columbia
Dr. Tamara Krawchenko
School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
Dr. Kara Shaw
School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria
Get in Touch

Contact Us

If you would like to get involved or to learn more, please fill out the contact form below or reach out to our project Community Coordinator at aleahjordan@uvic.ca

ALEAH JORDAN

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR