CRED-NB Champion, the CEDAR project at St. Thomas University, submitted its critique of NB Power to the NB Power Review team. CEDAR researchers believe NB Power needs a complete overhaul. Key messages:
- The energy system – climate system connection is missing
- There is a strong case against nuclear power as a climate-friendly supply option
- Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is “moral and economic madness”
- Global energy systems are transitioning to renewable energy, and NB Power needs to do the same
- Renewable energy investments are already signalling the way forward in New Brunswick
- Customers expect a public electrical utility they can trust; they are getting the opposite.
- NB Power is frozen in the past. The utility needs a fundamental change of direction.
Read the full submission HERE.