There are four thermal communities where the distributor of power is Northland Utilities, ATCO, and in those four communities there’s a subsidy program that is funded by the Government of the Northwest Territories to make sure that the NUL rate that the customers pay is the same as the NTPC thermal rate. So, you have the two distributors and the government subsidizes to make sure that people across the Northwest Territories are treated equally when it comes to buying power in their communities, and that requires a subsidy, in this case, of half a million dollars a year.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 876-17(5): Territorial Electricity Rate Equalization Fund
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 2015. See this statement in context.
Question 876-17(5): Territorial Electricity Rate Equalization Fund
Oral Questions
June 4th, 2015
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