Yes, alternatives exist to more fossil gas in New Brunswick
NB Power claims the province needs a new fossil ('natural') gas-fired power plant. If built, the new power plant would ...
Tag: Tom McLean
Should Mactaquac be replaced by wind power?
The Mactaquac hydroelectric dam 20 km upriver from Fredericton is a major source of electricity in New Brunswick. Although only ...
Reduce power costs, keep the lights on, lose the nuclear albatross!
The Point Lepreau nuclear plant has been out of service for more than five months. NB Power says the main ...
How does electricity work when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow? Storage!
Energy storage plays a key role in helping wind and solar power dominate the growth in electrical grid capacity. Storage ...
Selling NB Power again?
In 2010, the New Brunswick government tried to sell NB Power. Then, it tried to sell “just” the hydro-electric power ...
NB Power has its head stuck in uranium
NB Power seems to want to be a nuclear utility no matter how much it costs or whether or not ...
Energizing the future for New Brunswick
The global energy landscape is undergoing a rapid paradigm shift driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gases. Accelerating that ...
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