NU · Diesel microgrids · 2023

Nunavut

Twenty-five diesel microgrids. No hydro, no ties, the highest rates in the country. Full dossier not in this edition.

TWh generated

96 MW

capacity

non-emitting

—

g CO2e/kWh (2022)

—

TWh net exports

Oil / diesel

Oil / diesel 0.2 TWh · 95%

Generation mix, 2023. Source: CER Energy Future 2026.

CER Current Measures — demand, generation, capacity

	2023	2026	2030	2035	2050
Generation TWh	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4
End-use electricity TWh	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4
Capacity GW	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Gen − end-use TWh	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1

Same workbook for every jurisdiction. Residual ≠ surplus. Source: CER EF2026.

No interties. Iqaluit hydro is a proposed community-scale project, not a grid.

The expensive end of CER’s $83–$375 / 1,000 kWh range. Subsidies on a first block of kWh.

Operator: Qulliq Energy Corporation. Regulator: Utility Rates Review Council / Government of Nunavut. This page will take the same skeleton as Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and B.C. without a redesign.

Numbers

Metric	2023	Note
Generation	0.20 TWh	CER EF2026
Capacity	95.8 MW	includes storage where reported
End-use electricity	0.2 TWh	converted from PJ
Net international exports	—	positive = export
Interprovincial in-flows	—	Quebec’s in-flow is mostly Churchill Falls