Insights from community building

This paper provides a summary of QUEST's five business cases, highlighting their technical, governance, regulatory and financial issues, and outlines a common set of drivers and lessons learned relevant for ICES community-builders. QUEST's first Business Case Series features Integrated Community Energy Solutions (ICES) in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Québec and Nova Scotia. The cases were developed in partnership with five of Canada's top business schools as a resource tool for community builders: developers, municipalities, energy utilities, other project proponents and the investment community.