Wind, solar wouldn't cost more than diesel power in parts of Nunavut: study

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Some Nunavut communities could cut their fossil fuel use by up to half with renewable energy that wouldn't cost any more than the aging diesel generators they now use, a new study has concluded.

"The technical challenges have been for the most part addressed," said Claudio Canizares, one of the authors of the report that was conducted by six Inuit, academic and environmental groups and funded by the World Wildlife Fund Canada.

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