Naka Power calls for simplification of NWT’s power rate system – Cabin Radio
December 5, 2024
Naka Power is calling for the Northwest Territories to simplify its power rate system.
Representatives from the private utility company, which is a partnership between Atco and Denendeh Investments, spoke to a committee of regular MLAs at a Tuesday public briefing regarding the territory’s energy challenges.
Jay Massie, Atco’s vice president of northern development and Indigenous relations, called for the NWT to move from seven electricity rate zones to two. He said now was a “very opportune time” to do so.
“With the existing zone structure and how it’s set up, it provides for unequal rates for similar customers. It’s fairly expensive to administer and quite complicated,” Massie said.
