Power purchase policies for remote Indigenous communities in Canada - Research on government policies to

PPA contract rate design Power purchase policies resulting in a PPA signed between a utility and a remote community IPP are almost always based on the avoided cost of diesel to the utility; meaning that utilities will purchase electricity from clean power projects soley based on what it would cost the utility to purchase the diesel fuel and generate the electricity. [...] The main research goal of this research is to understand successful examples of power purchase policies and associated regulations that governments and utilities have implemented that have enabled clean power projects in remote communities, and to use this information to inform our thinking for advancing renewable energy projects in Nunavut and NWT. [...] The main objectives of this policy research are to: • research and document what government and utility policies / programs have enabled Indigenous communities (and partners) to produce renewable power and sell this power to utilities • understand why and how government and utility policies / programs were implemented and what were the motivations and drivers behind their conception. [...] Using the natural resources of the land and the energy found in the sun, wind, water and earth is at the heart of Indigenous values and beliefs. [...] Energy Act35 to “generate, manufacture, conserve, supply, acquire, and dispose of power and related products.”36 While BC Hydro owns the vast majority of electricity distribution and generation, some areas are serviced by others including Fortis BC, Nelson Hydro and the City of Penticton, all of whom own and operate the electric utility on behalf of the community.