The Ktunaxa Nation Council in Cranbrook partnered with Solar Now to install a large solar array on its Government Building, featuring 119 solar panels with a generating capacity of 40 kilowatts. This translates to 45,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year—equivalent to the power used by four typical homes. The project is complemented by an electric vehicle charging station—part of the Accelerate Kootenays network.

This small municipality in the Kootenay region—with a historical dependence on coal mining—has brought a new vision to the community with two solar panel installations, one on the Sparwood Town Hall and the other on the Leisure Centre. The 44 panels, spread over the two buildings, have a combined capacity of 12 kilowatts.

A 30-panel, eight-kilowatt solar installation is in operation on this elementary school in the West Vancouver School District, providing the school with renewable power and students with a learning opportunity. The school received additional funding support for the project from the Bowen Island Community Foundation and the community-run Knick Knack Nook.

The City of Vancouver partnered with Solar Now to install a solar system along the perimeter of its rooftop garden. The system consists of fifty-two 320-watt solar panels that generate 17,500 kilowatts of electricity per year—enough energy to power the LED lights on one of the newly renovated library floors.

Completed in partnership with the City of Vancouver, this installation features 60 solar modules over six boat sheds with a total generating capacity of 15 kilowatts. That’s more than enough power to meet the needs of a typical home in B.C. Over its lifetime, the system will feed 459,000 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity back into the grid, generating $62,000 in electricity at current rates while offsetting a portion of the energy used at the nearby Creekside Community Recreation Centre.

The East Kootenay village of Radium Hot Springs partnered with Solar Now to install solar panels on the rooftop of its new Community Centre. The panels generate energy for its three new electric vehicle charging stations—all part of the Accelerate Kootenays network.

The town of Invermere, located in the East Kootenay region, has outfitted its new multi-use facility, the Columbia Valley Centre, with 138 solar panels. The 9.6-kilowatt system produces 49,500 watts annually, which represents approximately $6,900 worth of energy per year at current electricity prices.