Article: Kugaaruk takes small step toward sustainable energy with new solar panels

After years of hard work and waiting, the hamlet of Kugaaruk, Nunavut, has taken a tentative first step toward sustainable energy with regulatory approval of a solar array to power the community freezer.

Speaking to CBC, Ittimangnaq said the project was partly “to educate the community about renewable energy.”

Aside from the new 10-kilowatt array, the community is “100 per cent reliant on diesel,” he said. But transitioning away hasn’t been easy.