NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Power your balcony, not your bill

Photo: Tiagox2 / CC BY-SA 3.0

2
Canadians have taken action

Goal: 100 by September 1

The Minister of Infrastructure and the NWT Power Corporation can approve a small-scale interconnection pathway for certified plug-in solar in territorial communities. Every signature is delivered with the email it generated.

2% of the way there

The Balcony Solar Saver

When Northwest Territories unlocks this, here's what it pays back.

An 800W south-facing balcony solar system in Yellowknife, against the local residential rate. Real numbers from the same model that powers our methodology.

$121
Saved per year
4 yr 3 mo
Pays back in
762 kWh
Generated per year

What's blocking it

What's blocking it in Northwest Territories

Here's the regulatory picture, what's settled, what's friction, what's actively blocking.

4
Issues identified
3
Actively blocking
1
Add friction

How to fix it

How to unlock it in Northwest Territories

No new legislation is needed. The authority to make these changes already exists.

2
Pathways available
Zero
Need legislation
0
With precedent

What's next

Help build the Northwest Territories campaign

No campaign coalition yet in Northwest Territories, be the first to put your name to it.

Talk to your condo board

Most condo and rental bylaws were written before plug-in solar existed. Start the conversation with your board, even a single panel on a south-facing balcony is enough to put the question on the agenda.

Three ways to unlock Northwest Territories

Email your rep · read the regulations · learn the pathway.