The community is now operating a smart microgrid system and is interested in finding additional, innovative ways to improve the efficiency of the generation system that will in turn reduce the
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The community microgrid allows utilities to collaborate in the development of a smart energy community from its inception and develop processes and procedures as a blueprint for future smart energy
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By combining solar power, battery storage and advanced technologies, the La Plonge and Poplar House District smart microgrids will enhance energy resilience and security for northern
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Improve access to funding and provide support for clean energy initiatives in Indigenous, rural and remote communities across Canada.
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By incorporating distributed energy resources (DER), a microgrid can help save on energy costs by sending excess electricity back to the grid during peak demand. This not only improves reliability but
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Microgrids offer an opportunity for remote Indigenous communities to move from diesel dependence to renewable energy that is reliable and affordable. The research also examined the policies and
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The energy challenges in Canada''s remote and Northern communities are daunting—but they are not insurmountable. Microgrids, renewable energy, and battery storage provide a roadmap
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In the Americas, microgrid growth is clearly stretching north and south of the US border. Particularly interesting is the volume of microgrid and distributed energy projects in Canada.
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Microgrid energy storage includes all of electrical, pressure, gravitational, flywheel, and heat storage technologies. Microgrid technologies are improving rapidly, which is allowing wider deployment and
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Microgrids are small-scale, self-sufficient energy systems. They can be the key to emissions reductions, resilience, and localized control of services—especially in Northern, Indigenous, and remote
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