Wind Heat North is a husband-and-wife business that incorporated in 2023 to from agreements with other organisations interested in advancing the development of wind and energy storage projects in the North. Their primary business is installing and operating wind monitoring towers in remote communities from Alaska to Nunavut. WHN also analyses wind data and uses village energy modelling tools to evaluate optimum wind scales to match the community’s use of electricity, space heating and transportation.
WHN has a combined 60 years of experience working, advocating, and intervening in the Yukon’s energy and utility sector. WHN has operated wind monitoring stations in over 60 locations over the past 30 years. WHN advocates for wind and storage development and has started several initiatives including the North Energy Innovation at the Yukon University, the Kluane Lake Wind Project, and the Whitehorse electric heat storage project.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, we acknowledge that we live, work, and gather on the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, including the Blackfoot Confederacy—comprising the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani Nations—as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina Nations.
This land, known as Moh’kinsstis in the Blackfoot language and encompassing what is now Districts 5 and 6, is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.
We recognize and honour the deep connection these Nations have to the land, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share in its stewardship.
As we continue our work, we commit to learning from Indigenous knowledge systems, uplifting Indigenous voices, and fostering relationships rooted in equity, understanding, and reconciliation.
