Thank you, Mr. Chair. There’s no doubt that we have completed a large number of biomass projects already to date. In terms of operational systems, before this year we had 16 up and running, in place, operational. I think we had another seven underway this fiscal year that are
either in operation or will be in operation before the end of the fiscal year. We have a large number right now in client managed capital projects that we continue to be delivering. Those are things like the new health centres in Norman Wells and in Hay River. The Behchoko health centre is another one, Fort Providence. As we look forward in this capital plan, we also have two biomass installations in the Sahtu region in schools in Fort Good Hope and Tulita.
As the Member has indicated, it is becoming more challenging for us to find economical or biomass installations with the short-term paybacks. When we got into biomass we were looking at five, six, seven years. Some of these now, because of the challenges around the location and the delivery of the pellets are of much longer payback, but we’re continuing to pursue them to both work with the Biomass Strategy and promote biomass growth in the territory and projects, and we believe over time in places like the Sahtu the price of pellets will come down. As we look forward, every capital project now we consider biomass as part of the standard process.