The Atlin hydro expansion project could increase electricity rates, according to a new Yukon Utilities Board report which has dominated question period at the Yukon Legislative Assembly this week.
Taku River Tlingit First Nation have been generating hydro power with water. They'll supply power where diesel generators are used to generate electricity.
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Yukon Energy has entered into an agreement with Atlin, B.C.’s Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership to buy renewable energy from its proposed $206 million hydro expansion project for 40 years beginning in late 2024.
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BURNABY, BC, April 16, 2021 /CNW/ - The impacts of climate change are felt across Canada, and many Indigenous communities have identified clean, reliable energy as key to a more secure and resilient future. The Government of Canada is investing in community-led clean energy projects with remote Indigenous communities to displace fossil fuels and advance reconciliation and self-determination.
Terry Beech, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North Seymour, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today announced almost $8.4 million for nine community-led clean energy projects across British Columbia that will build capacity and support rural and remote communities reducing their reliance on fossil fuel for heat and power.