Renewable Energy & Communities Connected
Local Energy. Amplified Purpose.
The Community Energy Cooperative (CEC) is a cooperative of community based renewable energy projects that establishes long-term partnerships with mission driven non-profits to amplify their mission and help bring renewable energy to underserved communities.
Empowering Our Community Heroes with Renewable Solutions
Our Members create opportunity for non-profits to access the long-term benefits from community-based renewable energy. CEC Members partner with these non-profits as "Community Heroes" to support their mission and bring sustainable energy to those who need it most. Currently CEC’s efforts are focused on Oregon projects and non-profits, though the Coop hopes to bring the benefits to other communities in the Pacific Northwest.
The Coop also provides a way for individuals to help support the transition to a cleaner future by investing in local renewable energy via investing in green bonds.
A center for changing the lives of people physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Member
Projects
Projects represented are either Members or pending Members
Founding Board
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Jonathan Nelson
Oregon-born and raised, Jonathan has been developing small-scale community solar energy projects since 2017 via Conifer Energy Partners LLC. Prior to developing solar, Jonathan’s experience includes over a decade in the energy industry including energy commodities research, utility resource consulting, and clean-tech. Jonathan is passionate about creating community value from renewable energy and using that value to help support philanthropic efforts that expand goodness and do justice.
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Nate Seymour
With a 20 year background in construction management and real estate, Nate Seymour brings relevant experience to help qualify CEC's Members' projects for membership and long-term viability. Nate is passionate about using his vocational strengths to leverage opportunities and efficiencies that can be realized through thoughtful project management and mission-driven capital deployment. Nate desires to help CEC with potent outreach and support of non-profit Community Heros that support stable families and meaningful youth formation through charity, counseling and mentorship, and sports.
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Spencer Wallace
Spencer has been a marketer and entrepreneur for close to a decade. As Principal of Magnify Assets LLC, Spencer is driven by a desire to create opportunities that magnify economic opportunity and community flourishing from the bottom up. With a young family, Spencer sees renewable and sustainable energy as benefiting the future for the next generation and the good of others one project at a time.