Arctic Energy Alliance

The AEA is a not-for-profit society that delivers public facing energy efficiency, conservation and renewable energy programs and service to communities, residents and business across the NWT on behalf of the GNWT. The GNWT provides funding to the AEA to administer public facing energy efficiency, renewable and alternative energy programs and services to residents, businesses and communities in the NWT. Together, the GNWT and AEA have been working together to phase out funding for solar projects in hydro communities. As part of the process, the GNWT has allowed the AEA to reallocate up to $75,000 in funding to the Alternative Energy Technologies Program to ensure applicants currently on the this year's wait list an opportunity to receive funding before support solar in hydropower communities becomes unavailable. The AEA will phase in $9.12 million in new funding and programs over the next several months, with full implementation on April 1, 2019. Funding is limited to projects and rebates that result in GHG emissions reductions. Under the 2030 Energy Strategy, the GNWT has committed to increasing building energy efficiency by 15% and doubling renewable heating to 40% by 2030. The new funding program will reduce greenhouse emissions in the NWT by 3,425 tonnes yearly by 2030.