On March 3, 2026, the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced signing of agreements to continue advancing the proposed Bay du Nord offshore oil development project. The agreements signed with partners (Equinor and BP) include life-of-field benefits, royalties and an equity option. What is the Bay du Nord
Atlantic Canada's electricity sector is in a period of significant change. Provinces are procuring new wind and solar generation, energy storage is entering the grid, and offshore wind is attracting national and international attention. At the same time, the sector faces real challenges: rising cost pressures, a need for greater policy predictability, and the
The Canada Regulator released its bi-annual energy forecasts on March 17, 2026. Canada’s Energy Future 2026: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050 (EF2026) aims to help foster informed conversations about Canada’s energy challenges and trends into the long-term future. In the past, previous versions of the report have been used by the federal
Decisive action needed, but that action will be strongest when it is built on collaboration across all utilities - Gilles Volpé This commentary first appeared in The Telegraph Journal on March 11, 2026 What if a solution to help ease our province’s affordability crisis, by lowering heating costs and addressing NB Power’s
Across the Maritimes, several communities are served by municipally owned electric utilities rather than larger provincial utilities. While these local utilities vary in size, history, and capacity, they share a strong connection to the communities they serve and a common need to adapt as the energy sector evolves. To better understand how these utilities
There is a lot of excitement around the potential for offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia and elsewhere across the Atlantic, and rightfully so. On February 4, 2026, Premier Tim Houston and Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healey, signed an agreement to work toward Nova Scotia supplying Massachusetts with clean energy from offshore wind. The conversation
Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President, Atlantica Centre for Energy. This commentary appeared in the Telegraph Journal on January 23, 2026 and in The Chronicle Herald on January 24, 2026. Fear can be a powerful motivator. It protects us from real danger, sharpens our judgment, and forces important questions into the open. In the case
Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) energy future is at an inflection point. While the province has made strides in efficiency and clean energy, questions about reliability, affordability and how to reach net-zero remain top of mind for many Islanders. Central to the province’s energy future is the PEI Energy Strategy, which was released in October,
A commentary by Lori Clark, President and CEO of NB Power. This commentary appeared in the Northumberland Free Press on January 10, 2026 and in the Telegraph Journal on January 12, 2026. It is shared with the author's permission. We all know the feeling when an unplanned power outage occurs. First, you might see a
At the start of 2025, Atlantica’s team made a few bold predictions about where Atlantic Canada’s energy story was headed. Now that the year has wrapped, we can look back to see how we did. This is your 2025 wrapped, only less Spotify and more Energy. Indigenous partnerships and collaboration: Our prediction: We said partnerships
By Bruce Lourie, C.M. - President of the Ivey Foundation and a professor of practice at the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design, McGill University. First published on December 14, 2025, in The Globe and Mail. What if our pursuit of a perfectly clean electricity grid undermines the broader electrification revolution we
Insights on energy supply, pricing, and opportunities across Atlantic Canada. Overview: Atlantic Canada faces some of the highest natural gas prices in the world during winter months, a situation driven reliance on imports through a constrained system(in the United States). That was the central message from industry leaders at the 2025 Natural Gas Forum,