Abstracts
Abstract
Reliability is an important feature of energy infrastructure. In Nunavut, reliability is impacted by the remote, isolated, and independent nature of the energy infrastructure. For Iqaluit, community members view energy reliability through numerous lenses, contexts, and narratives. Perceptions of reliability are examined from the perspective of relative reliability and the contrasting perspective of unreliability. This article explores these narratives to better understand how Iqalummiut view reliability. Respondents were drawn from recent and long-term residents of Iqaluit. Furthermore, this article begins a discussion about how this might be important for both the present and future of the city’s energy infrastructure.
Keywords:
- Arctic energy,
- energy transitions,
- energy history,
- Canadian Arctic,
- community energy,
- renewable energy,
- reliability
Résumé
La fiabilité est une caractéristique importante des infrastructures énergétiques. Au Nunavut, la fiabilité est influencée par la nature éloignée, isolée et indépendante des infrastructures énergétiques. À Iqaluit, les membres de la communauté perçoivent la fiabilité énergétique à travers de nombreux prismes, contextes et récits. Les perceptions de la fiabilité sont examinées du point de vue de la fiabilité relative et du point de vue contrasté de la non-fiabilité. Cet article explore ces récits afin de mieux comprendre comment les Iqalummiut perçoivent la fiabilité. Les personnes interrogées sont des résidents récents et de longue date d’Iqaluit. De plus, cet article ouvre une discussion sur l’importance que cela pourrait avoir pour le présent et l’avenir des infrastructures énergétiques de la ville.
Mots-clés :
- Énergie arctique,
- transitions énergétiques,
- histoire de l’énergie,
- Arctique canadien,
- énergie communautaire,
- énergies renouvelables,
- fiabilité
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