https://www.pembina.org/pub/indigenous-power-shift
Power Shift in Remote Indigenous Communities
[report available at
https://www.pembina.org/reports/power-shift-indigenous-communities.pdf]
A cross-Canada scan of diesel reduction and clean energy policies
Publication - July 9, 2019 - By Dylan Heerema, Dave Lovekin
There are approximately 170 remote Indigenous communities in Canada,
found in nearly every province and territory, with a combined population
of over 100,000 people. Remote Indigenous communities are overwhelmingly
reliant on diesel fuel for heating and electricity generation. This
expensive and polluting fuel must be transported into the community at
high cost, requiring road, barge and often plane transportation. Burning
diesel for heat and power also creates local health and environmental
issues.
Reducing reliance on diesel fuel by advancing clean energy and energy
efficiency is one way to address these and other issues facing remote
communities. Effective government policies and programs are one
critical component in advancing community-led clean energy projects in
remote Indigenous communities. In this report, we conduct a cross-Canada
scan to evaluate the current policy environment for community-led
projects in each province and territory with remote Indigenous
communities. Three categories are considered:
• Government direction: Targets, plans, strategies and funding/capacity
building programs (provincial/territorial) that support the transition
of remote communities to clean energy.
• Utility and regulatory policy: The way electric utilities servicing
remote community microgrids are regulated and governed, how they procure
energy, and their commitment to work with proponents of clean energy
projects in these communities.
• Community project experience: The presence of community-led clean
energy projects in operation or development. This gives good insight
into how effectively each jurisdiction has created a supportive
environment for such projects to succeed.
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