The federal government is investing more than 1.5 million dollars for a solar power project at a northern Manitoba First Nation.

 

The money will be used to retrofit Saint Teresa Point School with a solar panel system that will provide necessary electricity to power the facility.

 

It will also provide backup power to the facility which could also act as a gathering place for the remote community during power outages.

 

Ottawa says in addition to increasing the school’s self-sufficiency, these improvements will reduce energy consumption by more than 21 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by approximately ten tonnes annually.

 

This project is expected to generate between 50 thousand to 75 thousand dollars in hydroelectric savings annually for Saint Teresa Point.