Solar Panel Projects

Many Northern and Arctic communities are almost entirely reliant on diesel to heat and light their homes and businesses. In October 2022 our community ‘flipped the switch’ on a new 10 kilowatt (kW) solar power installation with support from Canada’s Northern REACHE Program.

With the call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, thereby helping to slow down or even stop global warming, the completion of this projects marked a proud moment for our community, as we take steps to transition to a clean energy future.

These panels are mounted on the west side of our Hamlet office/community complex building. It is a ‘net metering’ installation, which means it helps offset the cost of power for this building.

However, we also have a new solar panel project underway, for a 100 kW installation. Materials are being shipped to the community on the 2024 sealift, with actual installation scheduled for 2025. Rather than being a net metering project (which offsets the energy usage at the Hamlet’s office complex) this project will generate enough clean energy to allow us to sell power to Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC).