Plug-In Solar · take control of your electricity
Small solar panels can make electricity for your home through a regular wall outlet. We're working to make certified plug-in solar an option across Canada.
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A little power of your own
In many Northwest Territories communities, electricity starts with diesel that has to be brought in. Sunshine arrives on its own. A small solar kit could help a household make some electricity during the brighter months, while staying connected to the community's power supply.
A plug-in solar kit uses small panels to make electricity for your home. A device called a microinverter converts that power for use in your home's wiring. Kits can mount on a balcony, a wall or a railing and connect through a regular wall outlet. Germany has more than a million of them. We're working to make certified kits an option here.
Colville Lake's solar project shows that solar can play a part in a northern community's electricity supply. A household kit would be much smaller. As the territory works on rules for community and Indigenous power projects, we're asking it to make room for household systems too.
We're asking NTPC and the territorial government to include certified plug-in solar in their work on electricity rules. The aim is a clear process for a household to connect a small kit and use the electricity at home. Add your name to support that option.
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Add your name to the petition for plug-in solar in your territory. It takes thirty seconds.
Goal: 10 by January 1, 2027. 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.
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