A solar panel farm project on Haida Gwaii received more than $3 million in federal funding through the CleanBC Communities Fund, the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy announced on May 27.
Tll Yahda Energy, a partnership between Skidegate Band Council, Old Massett Village Council and the Council of Haida Nations, will use a coordinated approach to develop renewable energy projects on Haida Gwaii, Sean Brennan, project implementation manager, said on June 1. Together the three councils will build and operate the two-megawatt solar energy farm to displace fossil fuel use in northern communities on the island.
Currently, a site by the Masset airport is being investigated as a possible location, Brennan said. He hopes construction can start in early July. However, global supply chain issues have created some uncertainty around the project’s…
More than $3 million received by Haida Gwaii solar energy farm – Prince Rupert Northern View
