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Energy Plan - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Access to Programming <strong>and</strong> Services<br />

• $1.6 million annually for an energy rebate to address one <strong>of</strong> the most<br />

pressing issues for rural isolated communities in <strong>Labrador</strong>. The rebate<br />

will reduce the cost <strong>of</strong> basic electricity consumption needs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Labrador</strong><br />

rural isolated residential customers to a level on par with the <strong>Labrador</strong><br />

Interconnected Rates. Customers in the <strong>Labrador</strong> Straits area will<br />

receive a similar rebate to achieve the same goal.<br />

• Review <strong>Labrador</strong> isolated commercial customer electricity rates, with a<br />

view to introducing a comparable rebate when the Lower Churchill project<br />

is sanctioned for development.<br />

• Provide funding to follow–up on the recommendations from the Business<br />

Retention <strong>and</strong> Expansion Program.<br />

• Continue preliminary discussions on the concept <strong>and</strong> feasibility, including<br />

engineering <strong>and</strong> environmental–related work, <strong>of</strong> a fiber optic link<br />

throughout <strong>Labrador</strong>.<br />

Working Together<br />

• Pursue potential economic opportunities <strong>and</strong> partnerships with Nunavut,<br />

in conjunction with the Nunatsiavut <strong>Government</strong>.<br />

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