AmgineJan 29

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@pinhman/115980346172550674

This article highlights one of the problems with #BCHydro: it does not serve communities, it serves corporations.

#Renewable #energy generation is slightly more $$ efficient when centralized. But #PowerGrid design is more #resilient when generation is #decentralized.

#Quatsino is an #entrepreneur model - 600 members, remote, nearly #OffGrid w/storage. A co-op #microgrid with the hamlet could be the ideal pilot program for #BC Hydro.

#Indigenous #IndigenousWisdom #BCPoli #BCGreens #BCNDP

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@pinhman

Something else I was thinking about when reading this article: the #Quatsino nation could use the $18k saved by this to become an #ISP.

#Indigenous #DigitalSovereignty … I honestly cannot say I have **ever** heard of this, though I suspect some nation, some where, has done it. Yes, there are ongoing costs, risks. And there is a big up-front cost if they want to run fibre to the community.

But likely less than **not** doing it.

#internet #InternetInfra

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Show threadGordon J HoltslanderJan 29

@Amgine Internet Society has good resources for communities seeking to connect to the internet independently.

Will Canada's First Nations challenge our lame service providers?

https://www.internetsociety.org/our-work/connectivity/community-centered-connectivity/

Community-Centered Connectivity - Internet Society

We support community-centered connectivity initiatives to help people take Internet access into their own hands, bridging the digital divide.

Internet Society
Show threadGordon J HoltslanderJan 29

@Amgine
What Is Community-Centered Connectivity and Why Should We Care?

https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/what-is-community-centered-connectivity-and-why-should-we-care/

What Is Community-Centered Connectivity and Why Should We Care?  - Internet Society

Community-centered connectivity is when connectivity solutions are built for, with, or by local communities themselves.

Internet Society
Show threadAmgineJan 29

@pinhman

This was exactly what I was thinking - it would be a very quick sell for everyone on Vancouver Island.

But even if they focus on solely their community and needs, it means the government of Canada cannot censor their internet (or shut it down, or traffic-shape it, or…)