VICTORIA — Twelve First Nations throughout B.C. are receiving provincial funding for clean-energy projects.
According to a press release, the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund is providing approximately $1.49 million in capacity and equity funding to develop clean-energy projects.
The projects range from installing 24 residential solar photovoltaic systems on Cayoose Creek homes to developing a comprehensive community energy plan for the Nazko First Nation.
The Yekooche First Nation will explore clean-energy opportunities in its territory, where frequent climate-related hazards, such as wildfires and severe storms, have started to impact the local electricity supply, the release reads.
B.C. is providing $50,000 to help the nation complete a prefeasibility study that will assess the viability of solar and wind power projects.
The First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund also supports projects that align with the province’s CleanBC plan, including:
- community energy plans and clean-energy feasibility studies;
- energy efficiency projects such as heat-pump installations and improving insulation in homes; and
- clean-energy generation projects.
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