Tag Archives: PROENERGY

Opponents vow ‘fight is not over’ after EUB approves gas plant

Posted on May 29, 2026 by brucewark

NB Power Vice President Brad Coady says he understands that many people in Tantramar are angry about the utility’s plans for a 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. “I do sympathize with the anger and I commit that NB … Continue reading →

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NB Power wins regulatory approval for Tantramar gas/diesel plant despite harsh EUB rebuke

Posted on May 28, 2026 by brucewark

The New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board has approved NB Power’s plans for a 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village that would be built and operated by the U.S. company PROENERGY for 25-years. In an oral decision, Board Chair … Continue reading →

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Protesters rally in Sackville as environmental award goes to gas plant opponents

Posted on April 23, 2026 by brucewark

“Hey, hey USA take your plant and go away,” about 40 demonstrators chanted as they marched across Sackville’s main intersection at Bridge and Main on Wednesday. “No gas plant, no gas plant!” they shouted as motorists stopped at the lights … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council hears sharply divided views on proposed Isthmus gas plant

Posted on March 13, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council heard one presentation that tilted heavily in favour of the proposed 500 MW Chignecto Isthmus gas plant on Tuesday and two others strongly against it. Steve Cullen, a local management services consultant who has worked for various … Continue reading →

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Proposed Tantramar gas/diesel plant derails NB Power’s request for 4.75% rate increase on April 1st

Posted on March 9, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 9, 2026 NB Power won’t be allowed to impose a steep interim rate hike to electricity prices on April 1 in spite of its warning that the money is needed to … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Nova Scotia signs up to buy power from Tantramar gas plant

Posted on February 3, 2026 by brucewark

This article was updated on February 4, 2026 to include NB Power’s responses to a series of questions. (See below) Members of the Protect the Chignecto Isthmus Coalition (PCIC) are reacting with anger and disbelief after NB Power filed new … Continue reading →

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NB gov’t ‘cannot cancel’ PROENERGY contract, Holt says in response to AWI letter

Posted on December 29, 2025 by brucewark

New Brunswick’s premier says her government “cannot cancel” the contract between NB Power and the U.S. company PROENERGY as suggested in a strongly worded letter from Barry Rothfuss, executive director of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. “The project is currently undergoing … Continue reading →

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NB Power says Isthmus gas plant needed to avoid risk of blackouts

Posted on December 18, 2025 by brucewark

This is the first in a two-part series on NB  Power’s meeting with Tantramar Town Council. NB Power Vice President Brad Coady warned Tantramar council Wednesday night that the 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village is essential if the … Continue reading →

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AWI co-founders urge province to cancel Centre Village gas plant: ‘None of our community concerns are being heard’

Posted on December 9, 2025 by brucewark

The co-founders of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute are calling on the New Brunswick government to cancel NB Power’s plans to build a 500 MW gas and diesel generating plant on the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus. Barry Rothfuss and Pam Novak … Continue reading →

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Memramcook mayor, councillors & residents hear warnings about proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant

Posted on December 3, 2025 by brucewark

About 60 people attended an information session in Memramcook Monday evening to hear about the environmental implications of the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village on the Chignecto Isthmus. “I felt pretty excited that the whole issue was … Continue reading →

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Packed meeting hears objections to proposed gas plant & a suggestion from Mayor Black on how it may be stopped

Posted on November 23, 2025 by brucewark

About 130 people attended a public information session at the Sackville United Church on Sunday to hear about opposition to a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant that the U.S. company PROENERGY wants to build on the Chignecto Isthmus. “We’re using … Continue reading →

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