REAL PROJECTS. REAL BENEFITS. REAL CHANGE. Alternative Resource Energy Authority A lternative Resource Energy Authority by Lee Ann Atwater
Aaron Long
Spotlight on Business: Aaron and Lenta, why don’t we start off by you telling our readers a little about yourselves, your background, and roles with the Alternative Resource Energy Authority? Aaron Long: I grew up in rural nova scotia, with family heritage in the forest products industry dating back two centuries in Canada. That industry was in transition during my two technical degrees at Dalhousie University, and I became passionate about clean energy around the same time. So, it was logical to pursue a career in renewable energy to ensure meaningful employ- ment for me in Nova Scotia. I started in an analyt- ical role for a small independent power producer
is a 100% municipally owned company formed in 2014 by the towns of Antigo- nish, Berwick and Mahone Bay. As part of our Renewable Energy and Efficiency Series we sit down with AREA’s General Manager, Aaron Long and Program Development & Operations Manager, Lenta Wright for a Q&A about the company’s projects and customer programs as part of AREA’s mission to create a realistic path towards net zero in the supply and end-user sides of electrical power.
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MAY/JUNE 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MAY/JUNE 2022
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