Haida Nation will receive $2 million to develop and build a two\u002Dmegawatt solar farm on Haida Gwaii\u0027s Northern grid
That money will come from the $29 million community energy diesel reduction program set up to spend that amount over three years to help B.C.’s 44 remote communities develop alternative-energy projects and advance energy efficiency. The majority of those communities are First Nations.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
Osborne said that in 2019 B.C.’s remote communities burned at least 19.1 million litres of diesel, emitting the equivalent of 51,784 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
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