Diesel generation is the primary source of electricity for nine remote communities within BC Hydro’s Non Integrated Areas. These communities are home to approximately 6,000 British Columbians and exist outside the convenience and security of the Province’s electrical grid and natural gas infrastructure. Due to escalating subsidies, GHG emissions, and concerns over land and air pollution, this reliance on diesel is increasingly unsustainable. Using the community energy planning process in the community of Atlin, BC as a precedent, the primary lessons learned are that grid connection is often an unrealistic option, supply alternatives are limited, and opportunities for implementing demand side management programs are generally ignored. Despite the success of small-hydro projects offsetting nearly one third of diesel reliance in these nine communities since 1987, significant opportunities remain to further integrate both supply side alternatives and demand side management to further reduce the reliance on diesel within these remote communities.