Photo: Sunny ways for Nunavut’s power corp.

An employee of the Qulliq Energy Corp. enters the Iqaluit power plant March 15 beneath 11 newly-installed solar panels. Nunavut’s minister responsible for the crown energy corporation, George Hickes, announced in the legislative assembly March 15 that the panels are a pilot project aimed at encouraging customers to connect solar panels to their home, which could, in turn, be connected to the city’s energy grid. The 11 panels produce three kilowatts of energy, but can be expanded, Hickes said. “This is truly an exciting moment for Nunavut, since previous renewable energy systems have never been connected to the grid,” the minister said. (PHOTO BY THOMAS ROHNER)