Understanding Albertans’ Preferences for Community Renewable Energy Projects
Community renewable energy projects can be designed in many different ways. How decisions are made, how benefits are shared, and who has a voice all shape whether people choose to participate and invest.
The research team is inviting Albertans to take part in a short online survey (about 15–20 minutes) that explores these questions by comparing simple project options that vary in:
decision-making power
community benefit
investment structure
types of renewable energy used
By participating, you’re helping researchers better understand what supports strong, successful, community-led renewable energy projects.
Why This Matters
From our perspective, community renewable energy is about more than clean power. It’s also about ownership, local impact, and having a meaningful say in projects that affect our communities.
The insights from this research will help:
Guide governance decisions for co-operatives and community energy projects
Identify what motivates people to participate and invest
Support stronger, more resilient community-led initiatives
Ultimately leading to better project designs, greater participation, and stronger co-operatives and communities.
ACCA is reaching out to members of Alberta co-operatives in support of this University of Alberta research and encourages you to help support a student-led academic project by participating in the survey.
Support academic research shaping community renewable energy in Alberta:
