Article: Arctic community’s successful switch to solar-diesel power could be a glimpse into the future

Arctic community’s successful switch to solar-diesel power could be a glimpse into the future

COLVILLE LAKE, N.W.T.-A year after his tiny Arctic community became a test case for solar power in the North, it’s the sounds that Alvin Orlias notices. “I’m standing outside right now and it’s quiet,” said the superintendent of Colville Lake’s unique solar-diesel power plant. “You can hear birds chirping in the background.”