We are indeed looking at diesel communities and power production. The rate base right now.... Through the existing structure we deal with communities at a community rate–based structure scenario. I think we need to have that debate as Members of the Assembly.

For example, at the Association of Communities I spoke to the fact that how we treat the Power Corporation as the sole shareholder in the Northwest Territories has to be reviewed in the sense of.... Right now we match everybody, as I said earlier, to the 700 kilowatt hours, but after that you pay a community rate base. Some communities have a very high cost. Here’s an opportunity we need to look at. For example, after 700 kilowatt hours, should there be a unified rate across the Territories, treating it as a territorial piece of infrastructure and not as a community piece of infrastructure? Those scenarios need to be looked at, and that Energy Coordinating Committee will be looking at those types of options.