Natural Resources committee  Okotoks was part of the group that went with NRCan to Europe to look at alternatives. Okotoks also had a sustainability plan complete within their community. The solar energy capabilities of the location of Okotoks, with all those three issues—this opportunity to partner with NRC

Natural Resources committee  The complicating factor with this is that there are a number of different facilities or a number of different units to this. Solar panels have a lifespan, and I can't pick the specifics out, but I believe it's somewhere in the neighbourhood of 20-plus years. For the energy system

Natural Resources committee  The $136,000 on a per-home basis was the total capital cost of developing the solar energy system. That cost was primarily funded through all the funding partners, primarily NRCan. If people had had to spend their own money, they would have had to pay $136,000 more for that home.

Natural Resources committee  The knowledge of these systems is increasing over time throughout all of our communities. The issue is still the technology. The technology needs to be proven. It needs to be explored. It's one thing to design it, but it's another thing to actually put it into practice and make i

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Joining me today is Shahrzad Rahbar, from the Canadian Gas Association. It's my pleasure today to present to you the Drake Landing Solar Community, a project that demonstrates how an integrated energy system using leading-edge technology and using renew