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It’s time for an honest conversation in Atlantic Canada about the federal Clean Electricity Regulations

2023-09-11T11:50:34+00:00September 11th, 2023|Commentaries, Featured, News|

Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President. This commentary appeared in all New Brunswick on September 8, 2023 and in the Telegraph Journal on September 11, 2023.  The federal government recently released their Clean Electricity Regulations. These are sweeping rules designed to eliminate virtually all greenhouse gas emissions from electricity produced in Canada by 2035.  After

How can burning oil help us reach net zero?

2023-08-29T20:22:55+00:00July 26th, 2023|Commentaries|

Commentary by Jonathan Alward, Vice President, Policy Given all the interest in climate change and in reducing the use of fossil fuels, especially those generating electricity, it is no surprise many people were shocked to learn about Nova Scotia Power’s plans to transition existing coal-fired electricity generation at the Lingan Generating Station to use

My energy knowledge shift

2023-08-29T20:22:36+00:00May 31st, 2023|Commentaries, Energy Stories, News|

Student Perspective by Yeasmin Ibrahim I am Yeasmin, I will be graduating from the NBCC Business Administration: Marketing Diploma program in June. I consider myself a creator at heart with many mediums including food, artwork, and ideas. I was pleased to be selected for the Marketing Outreach Coordinator position at Atlantica Centre for Energy

Where are the Clean Electricity Regulations?

2023-06-27T23:59:39+00:00April 26th, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President of the Atlantica Centre for Energy  The federal government is in the process of developing transformative new Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) to nearly eliminate emissions from electricity generation for utilities across Canada beginning in 2035. This process is taking time though as the proposed framework was released last July

Shifting the Atlantic Loop into gear

2023-06-27T23:58:58+00:00March 29th, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Stephen MacMackin, Chair Potential clean energy investments in Canada have been stalled. Francis Bradley, the President and CEO of Electricity Canada, recently commented “We’re kind of stuck in neutral right now and we need to get this into gear.” Investment decisions have been waiting, in large part, for a clear path forward

The race to a green economy

2023-06-27T23:58:13+00:00February 21st, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President, Atlantica Centre for Energy It feels like Atlantic Canada is in a global race to be part of the net zero by 2050 transition. New sources of energy generation, storage and/or transmission seems to be a priority for each and every province and state. For the first time in history,

Nova Scotia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan Process

2023-03-01T18:19:39+00:00January 24th, 2023|Clean Technology, Commentaries, Educational Resources, Energy Efficiency, Energy Stories, News, Plans & Roadmaps, Policy, Policy, Wind|

Commentary by the NS Power IRP Project Team Nova Scotia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) presents a long-term strategy for delivering safe, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity to customers across Nova Scotia.  It is undertaken through a consultative process together with interested parties, the energy community, and our regulator to plan for the long-term

New Research Examines Energy Mix Options to Meet Net Zero 

2023-03-01T18:20:29+00:00January 24th, 2023|Commentaries, News|

Commentary by Jonathan Alward, Vice President, Policy, Atlantica Centre for Energy Recent analysis shows that cost-effectively transitioning our energy system in Atlantic Canada to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be based upon a mixed portfolio of solutions including wind-, hydro-, nuclear-, and natural gas-based energy generation.   The federal government is currently developing the

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