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Photovoltaic panels covered with snow
Renewables

Snow management strategies boost Nunavik solar uptime

Modular tilt frames and community maintenance rotations reduce snow cover downtime, keeping solar microgrids synchronised with diesel engines for reliable baseload.

By Zoe Martel
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Transmission maintenance crew in winter
Grid & Utilities

Line crews adapt to extreme icing with heated fiber monitors

New sensors in northern Alberta transmit live ice load readings, informing helicopter patrols and preventing cascading faults during polar vortex events.

By Rylee Hunter
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Hydroelectric reservoir in winter
Markets

Atlantic interties coordinate winter reliability bids

Utilities in Labrador and Nova Scotia pursue seasonal capacity exchanges backed by hydropower storage and emergency LNG charters.

By Liam Fraser
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Government building in winter
Policy

Clean electricity regulations centre remote diesel transition timelines

Federal regulators propose staged emissions targets paired with funding for hybrid storage, emphasizing co-developed timetables with Indigenous leadership.

By Erin Calloway
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Community energy hub in the north
Northern Regions

Community hubs tie energy literacy to outage response in Nunatsiavut

Local training centres provide real-time outage dashboards, strengthening confidence in hybrid systems and reinforcing collaborative decision-making.

By Johanna Pitsiulak
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Tidal energy turbines in icy water
Renewables

Tidal pilots in the Bay of Fundy test ice-resilient mooring designs

Engineers modify turbine housings with reinforced fasteners and real-time fatigue monitoring to withstand ice floes and shifting currents.

By Alex Proulx
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Microgrid control room
Grid & Utilities

Microgrid control rooms embrace digital twins for storm rehearsal

Operators in Whitehorse simulate blizzard-driven faults using digital replicas, refining manual override protocols and satellite redundancy.

By Mia Desrosiers
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Policy forum attendees
Policy

Territorial energy forum highlights sovereign procurement pathways

Leaders from Yukon First Nations explore partnership structures enabling community-led procurement of storage and grid upgrades.

By Naomi Sutherland
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Energy storage units
Markets

Storage auctions in Alberta integrate cold-weather testing clauses

Developers must now demonstrate battery performance during -35°C events, with remote monitoring obligations extending across winter peaks.

By Tomas Reid
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Airstrip in remote northern community
Northern Regions

Hybrid power supports aviation hubs across the Northwest Territories

Energy planners coordinate runway lighting upgrades with storage-backed microgrids to maintain aviation schedules through extreme cold.

By Sasha Komak
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