Wind Energy Sustains Nova Scotia SPCA

The Nova Scotia SPCA has uncovered a predictable, reliable and sustainable source of revenue that will benefit not only the organization, but the community and the environment as well.

Working within the Province's COMFIT regulations, RMS Energy selected the NS SPCA to provide a "community" benefit for its application for a wind energy project. In return, the SPCA will receive dividends which could reach $100-200,000 annually for the 25-30 year lifecycle of the project beginning in 2014.

"Non-profit organizations like the SPCA need to be very adaptive and flexible. We are quickly moving toward framing our organizations quite differently than we traditionally have," said NS SPCA executive director Kristin Williams. "We're not necessarily the charities of the past, we are going to be hybrid organizations that are involved in business development, social enterprise and that are looking at new and interesting ways to become sustainable."

The Sustainable Wind Initiative will be presented by Kristin Williams as part of the Regional Innovation Showcase at the upcoming Regional Conference in Halifax on 18 April. 

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