Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the two-megawatt generator which I mentioned in my statement, is one that was planned to come into the community as a replacement already. So that generator had been ordered and was scheduled to be delivered on the sealift this summer. What that will do is provide us with the extra capacity. I said in my statement that the generators in place right now are sufficient to run the town at peak load. At the present time, there isn't a danger of having rotating outages or running into problems with there not being enough power, but we do have a problem with back-up. The two megawatts will provide us with sufficient back-up to get through, but that's not necessarily a long-term solution. We will be assessing whether or not the generator that failed last night can be re-built or whether it should be replaced, and I would be happy to keep the Member and the community informed as to the progress on that decision. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 255-13(3): Replacement Of Iqaluit Generator
In the Legislative Assembly on May 17th, 1996. See this statement in context.
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Question 255-13(3): Replacement Of Iqaluit Generator
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 16th, 1996
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