New Brunswick’s electricity system is about to see its biggest upgrades in several years. This summer, NB Power announced two major initiatives - a new 500-megawatt generating station in Westmorland County and more than $300 million in improvements to the utility’s transmission system. The new generating station will provide needed flexible and
Understanding the energy used in Atlantic Canada is an important step towards understanding energy affordability, reliability, and its emissions. Many people, media, and even governments sometimes use “energy” and “electricity” interchangeably as if it's the same thing. It’s not. There are many different types of energy we use each day. In fact, most energy
Decades of experience: built for success This summary is shared, with permission, by Energy NL. June 26, 2025 The Energy NL Conference & Exhibition 2025 has come to a successful close after three days of impactful discussions, keynote addresses, and networking among leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy sector. Held
The last month has been eventful for the energy sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. Anchored by the Energy NL Conference & Exhibition 2025 in St. John’s, stakeholders from across the province’s energy sector provided the latest updates along with using the event as a platform for major announcements. Here are a few highlights: May
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Guest commentary by Larry Hughes, Dalhousie University, who has been on sabbatical with the Atlantica Centre for Energy since January 2025. This commentary first appeared in The Halifax Examiner on May 22, 2025. It is shared with the author’s permission. Nova Scotia Power’s first quarter Management Discussion and Analysis for 2025
Before learning about CANDU nuclear reactors, its first important to understand how nuclear energy is used to generate electricity. What is Nuclear Electricity Generation? Nuclear electricity generation works by splitting atoms in a process called fission. Uranium-235 is the atom most often used in nuclear reactors and makes up less
The Atlantica Centre for Energy, in collaboration with the University of New Brunswick (UNB), hosts the Energy Fundamentals for Leaders (EFL) certificate program each year. This program was created 13 years ago and is tailored for professionals, leaders, and managers at all career levels who are engaged directly or indirectly in the energy sector. Professionals
Last January, the Atlantica Centre for Energy suggested that 2024 could be a pivotal year for the energy sector if some of the ‘politics’ can be removed to give Atlantic Canadian businesses more confidence to make investments. By the end of 2024, the federal government finalized the Investment Tax Credits for many types of
On July 30, the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia released The Nova Scotia Regional Energy and Resource Table Framework for Collaboration on the Path to Net Zero (Collaboration Framework). This Collaboration Frame is a result of the Canada-Nova Scotia Regional Energy and Resource Table, which launched in October 2022. Nova Scotia’s Regional Energy
Facts about Atlantic Canada’s Energy Sector: Atlantic Canada’s energy sector directly employed more than 16,500 jobs in 2023. Atlantic Canada’s energy sector indirectly employed more than 21,200 jobs in 2023. The Atlantica Centre for Energy used data from Careers in Energy's latest report, combined with electricity sector
Facts about Atlantic Canada’s Energy Sector: The average compensation for paid employees in Atlantic Canada's energy sector was $102,508 in 2022. This is more than 1.5 times the average for other jobs in the region. The Atlantica Centre for Energy analyzed data from Statistics Canada to determine