Rate increases of 50% over six years under the spotlight at N.B. Power hearing | CBC News N.B. Power is in front of the New Brunswick Energy and utilities board seeking approval to raise its rates by 4.75 per cent this year, but the utility's plans to follow that with a 6.5 per cent increa...

#NB this impacts you.

By 2028, with projected increases, the price increases reach 50% in 6 years by #NBPower. #nbpoli

#PEI #MaritimeElectric has been approved by #IRAC for 10% increase; as well as 3.5% increase to cover cleanup costs from Fiona Hurricane. #IRAC approval pending. #peipoli

Nova Scotia Secures Power Supply Deal with New Brunswick - Cozzy Energy Solutions Nova Scotia has reached a preliminary agreement with New Brunswick Power to acquire a portion of the power generated from a planned natural gas power plant. The billion-dollar facility, located in Tantramar, New Brunswick, is scheduled to begin operations in 2028, with a capacity to produce 500 megawatts of electricity, enough to power approximately 400,000

Nova Scotia Secures Power Supply Deal with New Brunswick #IESO #NovaScotiaPower #NaturalGasPower #EnergyGrid #RenewableEnergy #NBPower

While it’s a ‘what we’ve heard’ report, it clearly rules out any major changes, including a partial or full sale of #NBPower.

I was supportive of the panel & its mandate.

It now appears to be ‘keeping are we’re doing’, under a subtle re-marketing exercise. www.gnb.ca/content/dam/... #nbpoli

#NBPower needs radical restructuring.
1. How has #NBPower been mismanaged so badly that it's in such a dire financial situation
now that the public is forced to bail out the corp w. continuous rate increases?
2. Why is the senior leadership not (a) held accountable & (b) facing consequences?

Big industry seeks exit from N.B. Power grid | CBC News Large industrial companies in New Brunswick are making a push to exit the N.B. Power grid and generate their own renewable electricity in a move the utility says could leave other ratepayers facing hi...

Large industrial #companies in #NewBrunswick are making a push to exit the #NBPower grid and generate their own #renewable electricity in a move the utility says could leave other ratepayers facing higher bills.
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Big industry seeks exit from N.B. Power grid | CBC News Large industrial companies in New Brunswick are making a push to exit the N.B. Power grid and generate their own renewable electricity in a move the utility says could leave other ratepayers facing hi...

The chaos at NB Power continues. If JD Irving can generate wind energy at a commercial scale, cheaper than the grid, why can't NB Power? Why build a gas plant? Build wind! #nbpoli #NBPower #renewables

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It feels like #NSPower & #NBPower are approaching some undefinable denouements, detailed outcomes unclear, except some broad suppositions:
1. Both power corporations are in significant trouble.
2. The regulators & governments seem either unwilling or unable to deal with the basic structural issues.

N.B. premier looks for alternative sites for Tantramar gas plant | CBC News Premier Susan Holt says she’d still like to find a different site for a controversial natural gas power plant now planned for a rural area in Tantramar. Holt told CBC News in a year-end interview that...

#NewBrunswick premier #SusanHolt won’t say whether she has confidence in #NBPower selection process for controversial #GasPlant project.
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N.B. Power agrees to buy energy from J.D. Irving's Brighton Mountain wind project | CBC News J.D. Irving has secured an agreement to sell power from the large wind farm it's building in western New Brunswick to N.B. Power.

#JDIrving has secured an agreement to sell #power from the large #windfarm it's building in western #NewBrunswick to #NBPower.
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Aaaaand now the power is out. #nbpower

Welp... looks like I have a chance to test the new UPS I got for the modem. #nbpower

Equipment failure thwarts nuclear plant from resuming production | CBC News As frigid temperatures approach New Brunswick, the troubled Point Lepreau nuclear generating station missed its expected return to service date earlier this week.

"Lepreau is New Brunswick's...lowest-cost facility...replacing its output with other sources of electricity costs between $1 million and $4 million per day...
#NewBrunswick #PointLepreau #NBPower
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N.B. Power wants flexibility from power-hungry data centres | CBC News N.B. Power says it’s not alarmed by the electricity needs of a proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John but will be looking for flexibility from such centres on their consumption.

You know that feeling you get when you're being lied to, and you kinda feel you know why, but starting a list would take you all day? I'm getting that right now. #nbpower #nbpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Conservationists question N.B. Power decision not to build gas plant in industrial area | CBC News N.B. Power says in a report that it chose rural Tantramar, rather than an industrial park, for its new gas plant because it would cost less and face shorter timelines for regulatory approval. But cons...

In Dec. 2024, #NBPower told reporters the major new #GasPlant would likely be built in the Scoudouc #IndustrialPark. But according to the two-page report, the utility decided just two months later it would instead go with property near Centre Village in #rural Tantramar.
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New Brunswick smart meter refusals surge to 17,000 | CBC News N.B. Power wants thousands of New Brunswick households that have refused to accept smart meters to pay a higher fee.

#NBPower wants thousands of #NewBrunswick households that have refused to accept #SmartMeters to pay a higher #fee.
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"There are compelling reasons to reduce fossil fuels where possible and to utilize cleaner sources of energy. And, you know, one of the big questions about a 500 megawatt gas plant is how much of it is really going to be used as a backup. It sort of sounds like New Brunswick Power is planning to […]

Wildlife organization concerned about new neighbour — a natural gas plant | CBC News N.B. Power's proposed natural gas plant on the Chignecto Isthmus would be about four kilometres from the Atlantic Wildlife Institute, which is concerned about how the plant's emissions would impact it...

The people in charge obviously made this choice based on proximity to existing pipelines, and very obviously are ignoring the impact this will have on wildlife.

Do better.
#nb #newbrunswick #nbpower #nbgov #wildlife #therearebetteroptions #thinklongterm

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Centre Village Renewables Integration and Grid Security Project Home page for the impact assessment of the project - Centre Village Renewables Integration and Grid Security Project

👉 Tell decision-makers we need real climate solutions — not more fossil fuels:
🔗 iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluati...
#NBPower #Tantramar #CleanEnergyNow #NoMoreMistakes #PublicComment #Greenwashing #LungHealth #ClimateJustice

N.B. Power, U.S. company pick Tantramar site for natural gas plant | CBC News N.B. Power has changed the location of a proposed natural gas plant it wants to see built in southeast New Brunswick, opting for a remote location in the Tantramar area instead of a site in Scoudouc.

Did #NBPower consider a Canadian firm or at least a non-US firm?

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a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and long blonde hair . Alt: a close up of a woman’s face with her eyes closed and long blonde hair. It’s Alicia Silverstone from the movie Clueless

O boy.. I heard the CEO of #NBPower say Smart Meters are the *solution* to high power bills & I just need her to run that by some rural Ontarians for a 2nd opinion..

Holt Liberals set one-year timeline for N.B. Power review | CBC News The Holt Liberal government is giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden N.B. Power.

The Holt #Liberals are giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden #NBPower. Some details about a planned #PublicConsultation process — including who will run it and how many open meetings there will be — are still taking shape.
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New Brunswick :flagnb: launches independent review of NB Power’s future.

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Le Nouveau-Brunswick :flagnb: lance un examen indépendant d’Énergie NB […]

What to know about N.B. Power's right to install a smart meter on your home | CBC News N.B. Power is asking New Brunwickers to treat its employees better after a worker was allegedly assaulted in Cap-Pelé, and as telephone support workers face verbal abuse.

Hey #NewBrunswick: we had a #SmartMeter installed last year. Yes, our energy bills ⬆️ a bit in Jan/Feb 🥶 bt ⬇️ in March. We can't blame the wild increases on smart meters alone... + honestly? The people doing the work on site at #NBPower need our kindness not frustration.

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No fooling: N.B. Power rate hike April 1 to cost average residential customer $244 | CBC News N.B. Power's latest rate increase went into effect early Tuesday and will add about $244 in higher charges for residential customers this coming year, according to the New Brunswick Energy and Utiliti...

@susanholtnb.bsky.social
Sell the goddamn thing! #nbpoli #cdnpoli #nbpower
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All options on table as N.B. tries to restrain rising bills — including sale of utility | CBC News Premier Susan Holt says the New Brunswick government is examining options — from a rate freeze to the sale of N.B. Power — to tackle high energy bills.

Do not make it private, look what happened in Nova Scotia.

All options on table as N.B. tries to restrain rising bills — including sale of utility #NewBrunswick #NBPower #Canada

N.B. Power much deeper in debt 15 yrs after a former govt's unpopular effort to sell it

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Yeah NB Power! Thanks for getting the power back on in the Kimble Estates area of Fredericton. It was starting to get a little cool in the house here. Cheers 🥂 for the 4-5 hour turnaround. #fredericton #poweroutage #nbpower

My bill was way up and no one was living there for the entire month! #nbpower. Hot water is off and heat in registers is down to 10 as well as a new mini split at 15. Make this make sense

Finally looked at my #nbpower bill. Based on the last 3 years, this was my highest consumption and by 890 kw compared to last year. Definitely something abnormal

Great that #SaintJohnTransit is anticipating higher cost to operate, but passing these costs on to riders in a year when #NBPower is jumping up too, isn’t fair (especially to many of the families in my neighbourhood)

Ridership will suffer!