Posted Mar 14, 2019, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cala Ghearraidh
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Wish it was more money, but it's a great start! 
Feds announce $3.5M to reduce diesel consumption in the North
$220,000 will help pay for Nihtat Corporation to study the possibility of a Beaufort Delta wood pellet plant
CBC News | March 5, 2019
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The government of Canada has announced $3.5 million in funding to help two Nihtat Corporation projects cut diesel costs and reduce fossil fuel use in the North.
Of that, $3.3 million will allow three businesses in Inuvik and Iqaluit, and 32 residential units in Inuvik to develop enough combined solar power and battery storage to run almost exclusively on solar energy during spring and summer months. The businesses include Northmarts in Iqaluit and Inuvik, and the Mackenzie Hotel in Inuvik.
The 1.25 megawatts of solar power is expected to cut diesel consumption in the communities by at least 380,000 litres per year, the government stated in a press release Tuesday.
The residential rate payers involved will see real savings.
"This equates to an average savings of over $2,000 a year for each household," said Jozef Carnogursky, Nihtat Corporation president in Inuvik.
For the 32 homes combined, there's a predicted savings of $1.6 million over 25 years he said.
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Full story: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...orth-1.5043614
In other news...
Astro Hill Place - Iqaluit
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...-lot-1.4943584
Astro Hill Gate - Iqaluit
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...-lot-1.4943584
and plans for another 32-unit apartment building in the same area called Astro Hill Lofts! Great to see so much development in Iqaluit.
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