Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I too support this motion. And I think it's -- you know, if you look at this in the context of the report itself, it comes back to how residents that have expressed to us as Regular MLAs and through the committee review process that they feel that there's not enough alternatives in terms of energy choices for people. And as I understand it, this -- you know, we've talked about net metering for at least the seven years I've been an MLA, the need to review that and improve it. It's tied up with our energy future future, bigger picture issues. You know, we've got NTPC; there's governance issues, problems there; there's also -- they have a huge grid. And while the world is moving towards smaller grids and energy self-sufficiency, and this is really about transformation of all of this, but giving people more energy choices. As I understand it, this specific recommendation around reviewing net metering is something that's already in the next action plan under the energy strategy. It's something that as I understand committee -- or sorry, Cabinet, the government, is actually going to start to do anyway. So I expect when we get a response back that they're going to say that this work has already started. But I think this is some extra pushing along the way to make sure that we get the right kind of policy direction to the public utilities board, to look at net metering again, but also to redirect the Northwest Territories Power Corporation to encourage greater use of renewables and alternatives to help build energy self-sufficiency and give people more energy choices. Thanks, Madam Chair.
Kevin O'Reilly on Committee Motion 374-19(2): Committee Report 45-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 60: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act - Intermittent Renewable Energy, Carried
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Committee Motion 374-19(2): Committee Report 45-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 60: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act - Intermittent Renewable Energy, Carried
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