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Will the NB Power Review finally shake up NB Power?
The report released on March 30 from the NB Power Review panel was meant to chart a path to a better future for the public utility. Does it do that? NB Power desperately needs a very big shake up. The NB Power Review report rattled the utility but not nearly hard enough, writes CRED-NB core member Susan…
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Stand with Save Lorneville
CRED-NB support’s Save Lorneville’s call for a moratorium on new large data-centre grid allocations and full transparency on the proposed Beacon Data Centers project in Lorneville. We’re asking supporters to act by April 17. Email a letter to Premier Holt and officials. It takes only 2 minutes using the letter template available HERE. Copy and…
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Getting to yes on wind and transmission
Climate action expert and CRED-NB Champion Louise Comeau presented on a panel on how to get a “yes” from communities on wind farms and transmission lines. The session was excellent and worth a watch if you missed it. Organized by Re.Climate, the webinar recording is HERE.
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Canadian energy exports should not include electricity generated by nuclear energy
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources is currently studying Canadian Energy Exports. CRED-NB submitted a brief to the MPs on the committee. CRED’s position: Canadian energy exports should not include electricity generated by nuclear energy because of the heavy costs borne by Canadians. Read our submitted brief HERE.
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Does SMR stand for Spending Money Recklessly?
A small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) across the country is designed to generate 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity or less, compared to Canada’s existing CANDU power reactors which generate 500 MW or more. Proponents claim that SMRs will decarbonize the electricity grid in New Brunswick and other provinces. So, how is Canada’s SMR strategy going,…
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Questions about another ProEnergy gas plant – in P.E.I.
ProEnergy Services is active not only in New Brunswick but also P.E.I. A new study raises significant concerns about proposals by the provincial utility in that province, Maritime Electric, to purchase two refurbished aeroderivative combustion turbines from ProEnergy Services to service the Prince Edward Island electrical grid. Read the article and see the link to…
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Open Letter to Premier: Contradiction between pursuing big data centre while “running out of power”
It is troubling that the province is pursuing new large consumers of power while NB Power is saying we are “running out of power”. In an open letter to Premier Susan Holt, Dr Chris Watson lays out his evidence for this bizarre situation as drawn from the results of his Right to Information and Protection…
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Make energy efficiency a nation-building priority
The organization Efficiency Canada has organized a Parliamentary petition for individuals across Canada to sign. The petition calls for the Canadian government to make energy efficiency a nation-building priority, with two clear goals: 1) Double the rate at which we improve energy productivity, so Canada gets more economic value from every unit of energy used,…
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The Tantramar diesel plant is a deal New Brunswick can’t afford
Beverly Gingras, the Executive Director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick wrote about the costs of and alternatives to the power plant proposed for Tantramar. You can read her piece HERE.
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New Poll: Majority of Canadians Say Clean Energy Is More Important Than Ever After US Actions
CRED-NB Champion Group Sierra Club Canada commissioned a poll that found most Canadians believe that made-in-Canada renewable energy is important for strengthening Canada’s national security, independence and resilience. The survey, conducted February 4-13, 2026 by polling firm Opinium highlights concern across Canada about the geopolitical risks linked to oil and gas reliance. Read the results…
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