How we unlock plug-in solar across Canada

These are the regulatory levers, jurisdiction by jurisdiction, that permit certified plug-in solar without legislation. Pick a campaign to see the specific actors, mechanisms, and precedents.

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Pathways

Don't need legislation

With precedent

Northwest Territories — what unlocks it

Caitlin Cleveland — Minister of Education, Culture and Employment; Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment

Mechanism: Policy coordination across Industry/Infrastructure and NTPC

Name plug-in solar (certified, on-site-use, <1200W) as a distinct category in NWT energy strategy, giving NTPC an operational framework within which to implement simplified interconnection.

Legal basis: The Industry portfolio coordinates economic-development strategy including energy infrastructure. Plug-in solar can be named in territorial energy strategy as a distinct class.

Legislature required? No

Caroline Wawzonek — Minister of Finance; Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation

Mechanism: Ministerial directive to NTPC via cabinet and Legislative Assembly consensus process

Direct NTPC to create a plug-in generation category for certified systems under 1200W. Especially valuable for diesel offset in remote communities during summer months.

Legal basis: NTPC is a territorial Crown corporation. The Minister responsible can direct policy on interconnection and tariff structure. In consensus government, cabinet proposals are ratified through the Legislative Assembly’s standing committees rather than partisan caucus.

Legislature required? No

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