Indigenous-owned company forging a new path toward renewable energy in Inuvik
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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Nihtat Energy Ltd., a northern Indigenous-owned and operated company, is developing a 1-megawatt solar farm on a brownfield site in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
Key Points:
- Nihtat Energy Ltd., a northern Indigenous-owned and operated company, is developing a 1-megawatt solar farm on a brownfield site in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
- This will improve local air quality and save the community $1 million in diesel costs per year.
- While in Inuvik, Minister Vandal visited with Nihtat Energy Ltd. president Grant Sullivan and toured several other solar projects in the area.
- This is why the federal government is pleased to support projects like Nihtat Energy's solar farm in Inuvik.