Empower Me is owned and operated by Kambo Energy Group, a social enterprise that delivers turn-key energy solutions for commercial buildings and residential communities. Empower Me, Kambo Electric, and Community Power operate as divisions of Kambo Energy Group. Across all our divisions and programs, we put people at the centre, equipping and empowering them to make smart, safe, affordable energy choices. Better choices. Better lives. Better world.
Our Divisions
Community Power partners with Indigenous communities to pursue their energy goals such as reducing energy costs, building energy expertise or working towards energy self sufficiency.
Empower Me is an education program that helps newcomers, seniors, and indigenous homeowners and renters to understand and take control of their energy use, making their homes more affordable and efficient.
Sustainable electrical services including Electric Vehicle Charging, LED Lighting Projects, Sub-metering and Monitoring, and Clean Technologies.
Our History
The program was initially established in 2012, when we determined that not everyone was able to take advantage of the important energy efficiency information and education available to them. Empower Me decided to launch a pilot program with a sign-up sheet at a Gurdwara event in Surrey, BC. We hired a couple of community members, provided them with some initial training on energy efficiency, and then sent them back out into their communities to see what the impact would be.
The reaction was immediately positive; many people we spoke to had never heard the information before and were not familiar with how to run their home in Canada. There was a lot of important energy messaging out there, but it was only available in English and through mainstream communication channels. This was causing a disconnect in reaching communities who may not be able to access this information due to language, accessibility, cost, and trust barriers. We knew we had struck a chord, and the program was born.