Thank you for inviting me to appear before your committee.
Founded in 2004, Kruger Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kruger Inc., a privately held company that is headquartered in Montreal and has been in business in Quebec for over 115 years. The company is owned by the Kruger family, with Joseph Kruger II, the founder's grandson, at the helm.
Kruger Energy has been in business since 2004 and specializes in developing and managing renewable energy power plants. We manage and operate 42 production sites, from wind, energy storage and solar power facilities to biomass cogeneration plants with a total capacity of over 542 megawatts.
My name is Jean Létourneau, and I am vice-president of Strategic Initiatives and Community Solar Development. I am currently leading the development of the community solar subsidiary in the Northeast United States and 20 projects at the development stage. I'm also leading the development of our first solar project in Guatemala. Lastly, I'm also responsible for a pilot project.
The three key factors that I would like to talk to you about are the long-term predictability of renewable electricity needs, the need to avoid stop and go approaches; engagement and integration of host communities, including first nations communities, and social acceptability; and a suitable and competitive environment for each of the renewable energy technologies.
Thank you for listening.