A new online tool has been launched to help keep track of how much energy is being used by new environmental projects across the NWT.
The tool is named “How is the NWT Making a Difference?: Energy and GHG Savings in your Community.” It was created by the Arctic Energy Alliance, and is designed to show how much money a specific community has been able to save on energy costs, electricity, and fossil fuels over the last five years.
The tool is even able to cover certain isolated locations such as cabins and camps, and is able to draw up a total for the entire NWT.
Mark Heyck, the Executive director of the Arctic Energy Alliance, spoke on the motivation behind creating this tool.
“Although the AEA provided funding for the projects that this tool tracks, it’s the people and organizations in the communities who are doing the actual work, and we think it’s important for them to see the fruits of their labour beyond their own energy bills. The tool also shows the impact we can make when we invest in fighting climate change.”
The tool is available to the public, and allows for anyone to see how their community is saving on energy.
The Arctic Energy Alliance believes that this tool will become quite useful to different organizations and community governments, as it can help them gather information and make more informed decisions.
“We see the current version of this tool as a starting point: if all goes well, we’d like to be able to make improvements in the coming years to let people explore their community’s energy savings in even more depth.”
