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2010-2023
Grid-tied solar installation
Remote Communities
May 4, 2021
Article

Better government policies will unlock the cash remote Indigenous communities need for clean energy

Innovative government funding policy and strategic private partnerships are essential to finance Indigenous-owned power generation
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Solar energy system in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
Remote Communities
March 10, 2021
Article

What’s a fair and equitable price for renewable energy in remote communities?

The rate structure of power purchase agreements in remote communities needs radical transformation to advance renewable energy projects
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Remote Communities
January 21, 2021
Article

How to boost renewable energy integration in remote communities

Energy policy needs to catch up as innovations allow for effective integration of renewables in microgrids
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Remote Communities
November 18, 2020
Article

Rethinking energy policy in Canada’s remote communities

Moving from the diesel of the past to a clean energy future
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first page of Joint briefing note to the Government of Nunavut
Remote Communities
September 15, 2020
Publication

Recommendations on QEC CIPP policy application

Joint briefing note to the Government of Nunavut
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Cover of submission
Remote Communities
July 27, 2020
Publication

Recommendations on QEC’s commercial institutional power production policy application

Pembina Institute submission
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Remote Communities
July 8, 2020
Article

Tracking diesel reduction progress in remote communities

Report shows current diesel use in remote communities, and outlines goals and future opportunities for diesel reduction
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front page of research with solar in remote community
Remote Communities
July 6, 2020
Publication

Diesel Reduction Progress in Remote Communities

Research summary
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Solar panels in a field
Remote Communities
June 12, 2020
Article

How B.C. can be a leader in economic reconciliation

B.C.’s Indigenous utility regulatory inquiry – what does it all mean?
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Solar panels installated at a remote Canadian community
Remote Communities
May 19, 2020
Article

Rebuilding Canada’s economy includes energy resiliency in remote communities

Communities need a thoughtful economic rebuild that makes us more resilient
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Remote Communities
September 9, 2019
Publication

B.C. Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry

Letter of Comment
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Remote Communities
July 9, 2019
Publication

Power Shift in Remote Indigenous Communities

A cross-Canada scan of diesel reduction and clean energy policies
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Remote Communities
May 10, 2019
Article

The future of the electric utility in Canada’s remote communities

Regulatory and business model reforms could accelerate clean energy transition
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Remote Communities
March 27, 2019
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Comments on Qulliq Energy Corporation’s proposed IPP policy

Pembina Institute submission on independent power producer program in Nunavut
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Remote Communities
March 6, 2019
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The True Cost of Energy in Remote Communities

Understanding diesel electricity generation terms and economics — 2nd edition
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