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Taykwa Tagamou Nation

Current status, energy mix, organizations, suppliers, equipment, controls, reported specifications, and project updates—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations9
System facts19
Sources reviewed13
Evidence reviewed2026-07-20

Taykwa Tagamou Nation's project progressed beyond the archived planning status into a community-wide rollout of grid-connected distributed solar, initially on public buildings and then on residences. The clearest exact pilot is a 50 kW ground-mounted array plus 50 kWh battery at the Community Complex. Developer JAZZ Solar describes a broader 2021 installation as 250 kW solar plus storage and markets the Nation as '100% solarized,' while 2024 community reporting says each participating home has roughly 8-9 kW. Those claims do not form a reconciled as-built inventory and do not mean the community is off-grid or meets 100% of annual load from solar.

Research status
Phase 1 on community buildings was reported complete and residential phase 2 underway in 2021; by 2024 community reporting described solar on every home and substantial bill savings. Taykwa Tagamou's own current corporations page describes community-wide solar microgrids managed through its energy enterprise. A February 2026 RFP for load, distribution, and Hydro One connection studies confirms continued grid-connected energy planning and expansion. No consolidated 2025/26 meter, storage, outage, or installed-capacity inventory was found, so the correct status is installed and operating as distributed grid-connected systems, with aggregate performance not independently verified.
Historical classification
Community
Reported capacity
See component specifications
Coordinates
49.06250, -81.02496
Evidence note: “Every company” cannot be proven from public material alone. This page lists every organization found in the recovered record and reviewed sources, preserves unknown roles, and explicitly marks undisclosed controller or equipment details.
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Project delivery

Who was involved in Taykwa Tagamou Nation?

9 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

Government of Canada

Provided C$1.36 million through the Small Communities Fund for the rollout and later more than C$1 million shared with Oneida Nation for distributed-energy training and capacity building. [9][8]

Organization

Hydro One

Utility coordination counterparty for current distribution planning [3]

Organization

Hydro One Networks Inc.

Grid/distribution connection counterpart referenced in the Nation's 2026 engineering RFP; it is not identified as owner of the behind-the-meter solar assets. [7]

Organization

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Funded the 50 kW/50 kWh Community Complex pilot and later training, virtual-power-plant feasibility, EV-charging, and energy-as-a-service work through Indigenous energy programs. [4]

Organization

JAZZ Solar Solutions Inc.

Developer/EPC and long-term community-energy partner for the solar-and-storage rollout; publishes the 250 kW portfolio claim. [5][9][8]

Organization

Natural Resources Canada

Program administrator and contribution funder [2]

Organization

Ontario Energy Board

Provided approximately C$351,000 through its Innovation Sandbox/Indigenous energy-support work for energy-system research and development. [12]

Organization

Takwata Spring Energy Limited Partnership

Taykwa Tagamou-owned community micro-utility/energy enterprise associated with the Nation's solar, efficiency, and broader clean-energy work. [6]

Organization

Taykwa Tagamou Nation

Project owner/host and beneficiary; led community energy planning, public-building and residential deployment, and current grid-capacity planning. [6][4][7]

System evidence

Energy mix, capacity, and specifications

Values can describe different project phases, generation sources, storage systems, or other components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

Federal contribution
C$1,127,600 capacity-building agreement, 2022–2027 [2]
Community Complex pilot
50 kW ground-mounted solar plus 50 kWh battery storage. This IESO record is the strongest exact project-component rating. [4]
Developer portfolio claim
JAZZ Solar lists a 2021 Taykwa Tagamou installation at 250 kW solar plus battery. Its website does not disclose battery kW/kWh, site breakdown, commissioning test, or whether 250 kW includes the 50 kW IESO pilot. [5]
Residential systems
Community reporting in 2024 says every home received approximately 8-9 kW of rooftop solar. An earlier report described nearly three dozen households in phase 2; no final as-built home count and nameplate rollup was located. [11][9]
Phase-1 sites
Reported sites included the public-works garage, Community Complex, water-treatment plant, Lands and Resources building, and Healthy Babies building, with solar and storage included in the community-building phase. [10][9]
Project cost and grants
Contemporary reporting gives an approximately C$2.04 million rollout, including C$1.36 million federal Small Communities Fund support and C$200,000 from IESO. Later capacity-building awards are separate and should not be added as construction cost without project accounting. [10][9]
Lifetime savings forecast
The project team forecast 16.5 GWh of generation and approximately C$4 million in electricity-bill savings over 30 years. These are projections, not realized lifetime results. [9]
Reported household savings
A 2024 community article reported roughly 40-50% bill reductions and as much as 70% in summer for homes. This is self-reported outcome evidence, not a utility-billing audit. [11]
NRCan 1 MW / 38 kWh statement
A 2023 federal release quotes JAZZ describing 'solar (1 MW) and storage (38 kWh)' deployed through pandemic-era community projects. The wording covers Taykwa Tagamou and Oneida work collectively and conflicts with site-specific figures, so 1 MW is not assigned to Taykwa Tagamou alone. [8]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

01

Community Complex solar array

Model not publicly disclosed

50 kW ground-mounted PV system. Public funding records do not identify module or inverter manufacturers/models. [4]

02

Community Complex battery

Model not publicly disclosed

50 kWh battery system. Chemistry, inverter power, manufacturer, model, usable capacity, and present state of health were not located. [4]

03

Residential photovoltaic systems

Model not publicly disclosed

Approximately 8-9 kW per participating home in 2024 community reporting. No verified module/inverter bill of materials or consolidated system count was found. [11]

04

Public-building solar and storage

JAZZ Solar Solutions Inc. (developer/integrator)

Distributed arrays and batteries on several Nation facilities. JAZZ is identified as the delivery partner, but accessible sources do not support attributing the underlying hardware manufacturer or model to JAZZ. [5][10]

Technical record

Architecture, performance, and project updates

Concise technical facts, milestones, operating results, and later developments. Dated notes distinguish historical design claims from current evidence.

  • Architecture correction

    Evidence supports multiple behind-the-meter/grid-connected DER systems spread across buildings and homes. No source establishes an islandable community feeder, black-start capability, or a single central controller; 'microgrid' here is a program label, not proof of whole-community islanding. [13][4][6][7]

  • 100% claim qualification

    JAZZ's '100% solarized community' language means the rollout reached infrastructure buildings and homes. It does not establish 100% annual renewable-energy share, off-grid operation, or zero Hydro One purchases. [5][7]

  • Virtual-power-plant pathway

    IESO funded feasibility, training, and business-model work for residential solar aggregation, EV chargers, and an energy-as-a-service/virtual-power-plant approach. These activities are development work, not proof that a fully dispatchable VPP is commercially operating. [4]

  • Community economics

    The rollout was structured to reduce household and Nation electricity bills and build Indigenous ownership and technical capacity. Reported household savings are substantial, but a consolidated audited savings dataset was not found. [11][8]

  • 2026 grid study

    The Nation's February 2026 RFP seeks load assessment, distribution-capacity review, and Hydro One connection analysis. It is evidence of active expansion/planning, not evidence that existing assets failed. [7]

  • Current-data gap

    No authoritative consolidated as-built inventory, battery kW/MWh total, annual production, outage/islanding record, curtailment series, or 2025/26 savings audit was located. Exact pilot values and clearly labeled developer/community claims should remain separate. [4][5][11]

Provenance

13 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-02-26

  2. [2]
  3. [3]
  4. [4]
    Indigenous Energy Support Program Funding Recipients

    Independent Electricity System Operator · Primary source

  5. [5]
    Taykwa Tagamou Nation - 250 kW Solar + Battery project

    JAZZ Solar Solutions Inc. · Primary source

  6. [6]
    Taykwa Tagamou Nation Corporations

    Taykwa Tagamou Nation · Primary source

  7. [7]
    Request for Proposals

    Taykwa Tagamou Nation · Primary source

  8. [8]
  9. [9]
  10. [10]
    Solar power project saving people hundreds in hydro costs

    TimminsToday via Indigenous Business & Finance Today · Secondary research

  11. [11]
    October 2024 issue

    Wawatay News · Secondary research

  12. [12]
  13. [13]
    Taykwa Tagamou Nation - archived legacy record

    Microgrid Projects via Internet Archive · Archived source

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