Solar panels installed atop the Cape Dorset arena over the summer are only in need of a final sign off from the chief electrical inspector before they begin generating power, said Will Sandoval, the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 recreation director.

The two dozen panels were paid for through the gas tax fund, although the hamlet had to make in-kind contributions, he noted.

Sandoval is hoping that the panels can offset the buildingSA国际影视传媒檚 power bill by 10 to 15 per cent.

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Solar panels were also put in place at the Gjoa Haven arena this summer.

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In Iqaluit, where 40 solar panels were installed in 2016 for close to $100,000, the annual savings has amounted to almost $9,000, according to Amy Elgersma, the citySA国际影视传媒檚 chief administrative officer.

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