REINDEER Renewable Energy Program
Renewable Energy
Two Types of Renewable Projects Available
- Must be a renewable resource
- Must have First Nation participation/support (if in a First Nation community)
- Project must be sized according to the electrical needs of the community and to the kW size of existing generation in the community
"Net" Metering
Deer Lake First Nation School
Wapekeka First Nation Water Plant
Kasabonika First Nation Water Plant- Production of renewable energy “nets” or offsets building energy use
- Customer/owner enjoys lower energy bills
- Currently a typical net metering installation is on a Standard “A” Community-owned building (school, water treament plant, etc.) as these buildings are charged the highest rates
- Find our rates HERE!
- Projects must be sized according to the facility's load and may not exceed 50% of annual energy consumption
- Available for grid-connected and non-grid connected communities
Stand-Alone
- Payments are made for kWh injected into Remotes' system
- kWh rate is based on 3 year historical average cost of fuel per kWh (avoided cost of fuel) specific to that community
- Customer/owner gets paid quarterly
- Only available for non-grid connected communities
Ontario's most northern First Nation goes green with their first solar project | CBC News
Shoulderblade Falls Hydel (partnership with Deer Lake First Nation)
Download PDF version:
(English), (.PDF) - Reindeer Overview
(English), (.PDF) - Reindeer Guidelines