On May 25, 2026, the Atlantica Centre for Energy hosted its Natural Gas Forum: Powering Economic Growth - Part II. This free public webinar explored demand-side considerations about natural gas use in Atlantic Canada. Experts shared information on how natural gas is used in the region, why it is chosen as
On May 19, 2026, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador released findings from the Churchill River Independent Review Committee on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Quebec in December 2024 regarding the future of electricity generation on the Churchill River. The Independent Review Committee’s Report: Creating Long-Term Value
Atlantic Canada is adding more wind and solar electricity generation than ever before. That’s good news for the region’s clean energy goals, but it comes with a challenge: the more renewables we add to an electrical grid, the harder it becomes to keep the grid stable and reliable. One of the key tools’ engineers
On May 25, 2026, the Government of New Brunswick released a comprehensive action plan in response to recommendations made through the independent review of NB Power. The Government will act on all 50 of the review recommendations; 44 recommendations were accepted, while six require further analysis. The Atlantica Centre for Energy provided a
Electricity is something most of us take for granted. We flip a switch and the lights come on. But behind that simple action is a complex system that needs precision and balance, second by second, across a large region. The people and organizations responsible for keeping that balance are called system operators. What
Commentary by Monica Justason, President and CEO of the New Brunswick Business Council. The NB Power Comprehensive Review arrives at a consequential moment. The province is navigating real economic pressures like rising costs, a tightening labour market, and global uncertainty that makes planning harder than it used to be. Against that backdrop, the energy
On March 27, the three leads responsible for the independent review of NB Power released their final report and recommendations. The report, Fit for the Future – A Comprehensive Review of NB Power, includes 50 recommendations for NB Power and the Government of New Brunswick to help improve the future of the utility.
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