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Nunavut
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Petroleum-fired thermal electricity is the main source of energy produced in Nunavut.
All of Nunavut’s electricity, heating and transportation needs are met by imported fossil fuel.
Nunavut is unique in the way that each community has their own individual electricity generation and distribution system; they do not rely on any kind of integrated grid.
Discover the key energy facts about Nunavut.
By the numbers (268KB PDF)
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Thermal
In 2007 Nunavut Power Corporation, operated 88 diesel engines in 27 plants which generated and distributed electricity to 25 communities.
Nunavut’s total installed capacity amounts to 50 megawatts.
Electricity generation in Nunavut totalled 152,417,000 kilowatt-hours in 2006/07.
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