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Solar Power

Guest Editorial – Issue 11

By:

Kent Driscoll

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Summary

Right now, solar power only accounts for 1.7% of Canada’s total power generation. In Canada’s remote communities, where the cost of transporting fossil fuel is huge, it is becoming a bigger part of the total power picture.

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That 1.7% comes from a 92% increase in solar power capacity in Canada over the last five years. Solar power use is heating up in Canada. That’s why we decided to focus on solar power for this issue of Root & STEM, particularly when it is being used in remote communities.

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