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Cabin Radio 👤 Cabin Radio Ltd 📍 NT Oct 19, 2026 · 2 min read AI Analyzed ○ Unverifiable View full audit trail → C.R.E.E.D. audited

Lithium battery pilot planned for Fort Simpson is scrapped

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The company’s CEO, Mark Lerohl, previously told Cabin Radio the systems could save five to 20 percent of the energy the village consumes, depending on how they are used.
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          Lithium battery pilot planned for Fort Simpson is scrapped Claire McFarlane Monday October 19, 2026 at 5:52am MT Fort Simpson's power plant in April 2026. Claire McFarlane/Cabin Radio Share An energy management pilot previously planned for Fort Simpson is no longer moving forward, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation says. The system would have hooked up large lithium batteries to the community’s existing diesel generators to charge those batteries throughout the day, allowing Fort Simpson to be essentially battery-powered at night.…

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