VICTORIA — Twelve First Nations throughout B.C. are receiving provincial funding for clean-energy projects.
According to a press release, the First Nations Clean Energy Fund is providing approximately $1.49 million in capacity and equity funding to develop clean-energy projects.
The projects range from installing 24 residential solar photovoltaic systems on Cayoose Creek homes to developing a comprehensive community energy plan for the Nazko First Nation.
The Yekooche First Nation will explore clean-energy opportunities in its territory, where frequent climate-related hazards, such as wildfires and severe storms, have started to impact the local electricity supply, the release reads.
B.C. is providing $50,000 to help the nation complete a prefeasibility study that will assess the viability of solar and wind power projects.
The First Nations Clean Energy Fund also supports projects that align with the province’s CleanBC plan, including:
- community energy plans and clean-energy feasibility studies;
- energy efficiency projects such as heat-pump installations and improving insulation in homes; and
- clean-energy generation projects.
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