Tag Archives: PROENERGY

NB Power wants to fast-track another multibillion-dollar gas plant

Posted on June 12, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal June 11, 2026 NB Power’s CEO says her Crown corporation will build at least one more gas plant almost as soon as the controversial one in Tantramar is up and running. … Continue reading →

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NB Power still lacks Indigenous partner for $3.5-billion gas plant, CEO says

Posted on June 11, 2026 by brucewark

The President and CEO of NB Power says there is still no Indigenous partnership in the utility’s proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. “They are working hard on it right now,” Lori Clark told the legislature’s Public Accounts … Continue reading →

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Province still backing gas plant despite Auditor General’s warning on costs and risks

Posted on June 3, 2026 by brucewark

New Brunswick’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Keith Chiasson says the province needs the 500 MW gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus to help in the transition to intermittent, greener sources of electricity. “We do recognize the Auditor General’s report on the … Continue reading →

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Auditor General questions NB Power’s $3.55-billion gas plant deal

Posted on June 2, 2026 by brucewark

New Brunswick Auditor-General Paul Martin issued a report today accusing NB Power of pushing ahead with its proposed gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village without fully weighing the costs and risks to its customers or considering possible alternatives. The report … Continue reading →

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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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