Funding announced to support more clean energy projects in northern and First Nations communities

The province is investing in seven clean energy projects in First Nations, northern and rural communities.

The Community Energy Leadership Program supports local governments through investments for, building retrofits, heat pumps and solar panels. This includes more than $470,000 in this round of funding to help reduce pollution, lower energy bills, stimulate economic activity and support communities.

George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy says, “together we can increase access to clean energy, reduce pollution and support good jobs as we build back from economic effects of COVID-19.”

Funding will be provided for the installation of a battery-power storage bank in the remote community of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation. The Village of Midway will also receive funding for energy efficiency retrofits to the community centre.

There’s 33 projects that have received funding from the Community Energy Leadership Program and that funding has resulted in the reduction of over 5,227 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to taking 1,110 passenger vehicles off the road each year.