The community of Beaver Creek YT, home of the White River First Nation (WRFN), currently receives its electricity from diesel-powered generators. Copper Niisuu Limited Partnership, the development branch of the WRFN, is developing a solar project to lower GHG emissions and generate a sustainable income.

3EYOND Consulting has been supporting the project through various phases since 2019, from feasibility study, design and construction.

• Feasibility Study and Front End Design
• Detailed Design, Construction and Commissioning Management

• Develop a business case for an industrial-scale solar plant in a 100 people community
• Design on permafrost and arctic climate
• Design and build a power generation system in a microgrid / remote community with a short construction season

• Negotiate an Electricity Purchase Agreement (EPA) with ATCO Electric Yukon
• Optimize the solar plant layout and battery storage to maximize the diesel reduction
• Secure grant funding
• Support procurement process, including tendering, permitting (YESAB) and community consultation
• Support construction quality control

• System designed to generate sustainable income for the client and be able to maintain the asset for 30 years
• System designed to minimize capital cost and maximize GHG reductions
• Construction already started: Site preparation performed in March 2021
• Construction and commissioning expected to be completed in late 2022
• 1.9 MW: capacity of solar panels to be installed
• 3.5 MWh: capacity of battery storage to be installed