Canada · Effective October 14, 2026
Firm power for Indigenous communities. AXERP to run it.
Indigenous communities across Canada face chronic power shortages, high energy costs, and deep infrastructure gaps. Confluence Partners Inc. is the Factory Authorized Business Partner in Canada for Green Technology Global, Inc. AXERP is the AI-ERP operating layer. Flux Home and Flux Ember are the on-site power.
What the record shows
The Canada Energy Regulator’s snapshot of 3 October 2018 describes communities that are off both the electrical grid and natural gas pipelines. The counts below are the Regulator’s. They are easy to mix together, so they are listed separately.
171
of 283 off-grid communities are Indigenous. 112 are not. Source: Remote Communities Energy Database, May 2017, as reported by the Canada Energy Regulator.
200,000
people live in the more than 280 communities connected to neither the North American grid nor natural gas pipelines.
56.7–112.3¢
per kWh, unsubsidized, from Iqaluit to Kugaaruk in Nunavut. That range is the Regulator’s, for diesel-based service.
About one-third of off-grid communities, and more than 100,000 residents, are in the northern territories. That territorial population is not a headcount of the 171 Indigenous communities.
Five conditions the program is built to meet
Off-grid diesel
Diesel generators carry remote communities. The fuel arrives by barge, aircraft, or winter road. Confluence Partners’ October 2026 overview, citing the Pembina Institute, puts annual diesel use for power above 90 million litres. A missed delivery is an outage.
Energy poverty
The same overview, citing Statistics Canada and the 2021 Census, reports that 12.9 percent of on-reserve households spend 10 percent or more of after-tax income on energy, against 5.6 percent nationally. The burden falls disproportionately on Indigenous women. Citing Western Standard, it notes at least 333 First Nations with no natural gas service.
Winter capacity
Northern and remote grids reach their limit in deep cold. The result is rolling-blackout risk and forced cutbacks for homes and industry. Power made at the building takes that peak off the shared line.
Storms, wildfires, and prepaid meters
Extreme weather and fire take down transmission and can leave several First Nations dark for days. Prepaid meters disconnect a household when credit runs out, including in extreme cold. A unit at the building, on a planned fuel supply, is a different failure mode.
Natural gas at the point of use
A steady supply of natural gas, turned into electricity and heat at the home or community building, is how this partnership proposes to retire diesel generation. Communities are already moving to solar-battery microgrids, and the Indigenous Power Coalition is pushing co-ownership of transmission. In July 2026 the Coalition launched Western Transmission Catalysts across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as noted in Confluence Partners’ overview. Frameworks are also opening so remote renewable generators can sell surplus into provincial markets.
Solar and wind belong in that picture. They are intermittent, and a northern winter includes long nights. The Canada Energy Regulator also writes about hydro, LNG, and new grid connections. Flux is the firm-power piece Confluence Partners can deliver now, with Indigenous equity written into the plan, beside those other paths.
The fuel cell has no combustion engine. It runs on natural gas, LP, CNG, PNG, bio-CNG, or methane, depending on the Flux configuration, and the fuel still produces carbon dioxide. It is quieter local power. Sample savings tables on the manufacturer’s site stay off this page.
Two layers, one program
AXERP, the operating layer
Axina’s AI-ERP is the system of record for a deployment:
- Asset registry for every unit, tank, and building
- Work orders, local crews, and the one-year limited warranty
- Fuel deliveries and inventory where the supply is a tank
- Telemetry and dispatch, alongside the unit’s own remote monitoring
- Ownership, Indigenous equity, and revenue if surplus power reaches a provincial market
Green Technology Global, the equipment
The Canada authorization covers the manufacturer’s converged off-grid power and water line:
- Flux Home — point-of-use solid oxide fuel cell for a home or community building
- Flux Ember — deployable unit for high-rise and emergency use
- PTE Turbofans — named in the authorization for primary and backup power
- Atmospheric water generators — commercial, industrial, and residential
Flux Home, as published
Specifications below are Green Technology Global’s, repeated in Confluence Partners’ 14 October 2026 overview. Axina does not manufacture the unit.
| Technology | Solid oxide fuel cell. Electricity plus useful heat. No combustion engine. |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Natural gas, about 0.35 m³ per hour. The Flux family also lists LP, CNG, PNG, bio-CNG, and methane. |
| Output | 120 VAC, up to 40 A |
| Size and weight | 2 ft × 2 ft × 5 ft; about 600 lb |
| Noise | Under 45 dBA at 10 ft |
| Installation | About one day. Indoor or outdoor rated. |
| Monitoring | Remote telemetry and dispatchable control |
| Certifications | UL 1741, UL 9540B, EN 50465 |
Where the gas comes from
Pipeline gas, where the community already has it. An on-site tank, where it does not. The overview converts the brochure’s 120, 250, 500, and 1,000 US-gallon tanks into litres. Estimated runtime for one unit is about one, two, four, and eight months. Actual runtime moves with load, climate, and gas quality. One delivery measured in months replaces a diesel cadence measured in weather windows.
| Tank | Natural gas | Estimated runtime |
|---|---|---|
| 454 L (100 imperial gal) | 184.6 kg | About 1 month |
| 946 L (208 imperial gal) | 384.6 kg | About 2 months |
| 1,893 L (416 imperial gal) | 769.3 kg | About 4 months |
| 3,785 L (833 imperial gal) | 1,538.6 kg | About 8 months |
Flux Home First Nation Access Program
- Partner. Meet community leadership and choose the first buildings.
- Plan. Measure loads, confirm pipeline or tank, and set ownership and financing, including Indigenous equity.
- Deploy. Trained local crews install a unit in about a day, with monitoring and commissioning.
- Empower. Train community members for service and fuel. Support continues after the one-year limited warranty.
- Scale. Move from a pilot to the community, and connect surplus to a provincial market where the framework allows.
Confluence Partners Inc., 712 6th Ave, #1281, Fox Creek, AB, Canada, T0H 1P0, holds the Canada appointment together with Daniel Brody, Co-Founder and COO/CTO. The letter, signed by Allan M. Olbur, Chairman and CEO of Green Technology Global, is available with the October 27, 2026 announcement.
Request a Pilot ConversationSources and limits
- Canada Energy Regulator, “Overcoming the challenges of powering Canada’s off-grid communities”, released 3 October 2018, page last modified 23 March 2026.
- Confluence Partners Inc., “Powering Indigenous Communities in Canada — Executive Overview,” 14 October 2026. Energy-poverty, diesel-volume, communities-without-gas, and Indigenous Power Coalition details on this page follow that overview and the sources it names: Statistics Canada, the Pembina Institute, The Narwhal, Western Standard, and the Coalition.
- Green Technology Global, Flux Home, for product specifications and the First Nation Access Program.
- Factory Authorized Business Partner letter, effective 14 October 2026.
Illustrative payback tables on the manufacturer’s website are not restated here. A deployment still needs a site assessment, fuel access, and the community’s own ownership decision.