Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was at the Energy Charrette where the reference that my colleague from Yellowknife Centre made in terms of the most complicated 65 megawatts the guest speaker had ever seen and I think it’s indicative of one of the challenges. We have two challenges. It’s to bring down the cost of generation and then there’s the cost of distribution and transmission. On the generation side we know that we have to get off diesel, and we’re investing and will continue to invest in things like LNG investment in Inuvik. We’re doing some groundbreaking work in Colville Lake with batteries, solar and diesel to have a maximum amount of
solar penetration. We’ve put in some significant solar, as well, into Simpson.
Depending on the outcome of our borrowing limit, we intend and know we have to invest more money. We know that Yellowknife needs additional generation. We know that Yellowknife has existing diesel plants that are soon going to be reaching the end of their life. So we’re going to have to look at bringing in a cheaper form, a more inexpensive form of energy to run those power requirements.
At the same time, we know, from a structural point of view, how we set ourselves up with our various rate zones is a driver how our Territorial Power Support Program is applied for and where it’s used. How we are set up as a distribution system, as well, has to be looked at. So there are a number of issues, and we’ve committed, as a government, to make cost of living a priority. So, on the energy side, those are the areas we’ve got to look at. Thank you.