Federal government funds three B.C. clean-energy projects totalling $4.08M
Funding for renewable feasibility studies and First Nation-led wind farms in Penticton, Prince Rupert, and Vanderhoof is part of broader national electricity strategy.
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Three British Columbia clean-energy projects are receiving $4.08 million in federal funding announced Tuesday, June 23, as part of a broader $16 million commitment to renewable and electrification projects across Western Canada.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen received $582,504 for the Penticton project, which will include energy audits, demand-side reviews, and renewable and electrification feasibility studies across 38 district facilities.
Metlakatla Development Corporation is receiving $2 million for the Metlakatla Mount Hays Wind Project in Prince Rupert. The funding supports the feasibility stage for a proposed 100-megawatt, 100-percent First Nation-owned wind farm intended to provide electrical capacity to the Prince Rupert region.
Saik'uz First Nation is getting $1.5 million for the Helhts'i Power Project near Vanderhoof. The funding will support pre-development activities for a proposed 200-megawatt wind farm located 30 kilometres south of Vanderhoof that will be Indigenous-led and majority-owned.
The Yukon and Northwest Territories projects are receiving $7.5 million and $4.4 million respectively. The funding follows a May 14 announcement of a planned National Electricity Strategy.
