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Welcome to NEI’s blog. Our goal is to help people make informed choices by demystifying the energy industry. Our blog aims to explain the challenges and opportunities that northern communities encounter in the energy transition.
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Dispatchable Vs Intermittent Generation
Whether it’s charging a phone, using electric heating, or keeping food refrigerated, steady and reliable power is a large part…
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Integrating Renewables in Remote Communities
The Canadian north is an expansive region with a low population density, which poses some unusual challenges to providing modern…
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Nuclear in the North: Small Modular Reactors
How Can Nuclear Energy be used in Northern Canada? It may seem odd to talk about nuclear power in northern…
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Zero-Emission Vehicles: Vehicle Charging
The Yukon government’s Our Clean Future strategy, released in 2020, outlines how the territory plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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Zero-Emission Vehicles: The Yukon and Canada’s Action Plan
Transportation plays a significant role in greenhouse gas emissions across Canada. In response, action plans have been developed at the…
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Understanding Wind Energy and Its Role in a Clean Energy Future
Renewable energy plays an increasingly central role in shaping Canada’s energy future. As part of its commitment to sustainable development,…
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Electricity Rate Regulation in Yukon
Yukon Energy Corporation (YEC) has proposed a rate increase to help fund over $350 million in critical infrastructure repairs and…
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Electric Thermal Storage
Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) – A Tool for Heat and Energy Efficiency The topic of electric thermal storage (ETS) has…
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Peak and Energy Demand
Peak & Energy Demand Living in the Yukon, I’m sure everyone has had some experience with unplanned power outages before.…
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Grid Scale Energy Storage
Grid Scale Energy Storage Grid-scale energy storage refers to a system capable of storing large amounts of energy and converting…
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Demand Side Management
A Transitioning Energy System Northern Canada is undergoing an energy transformation. As climate change drives action towards decarbonization, the adoption…
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Yukon’s Energy Landscape
Understanding the energy landscape in the Yukon is the key to understanding the challenges, policy implications, and decisions that we…
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We Are Northern Energy Innovation
Greetings readers. Welcome to the launch of our Northern Energy Innovation blog! Sit down, take a load off and feel…
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