Energy Maps
Atlantic Canada has a diverse and vast array of energy resources used to supply power to the many homes, schools, hospitals and businesses in the region. The amount of energy needed for the different Atlantic province varies and each has its own ‘electricity mix’ featuring assets like wind farms, thermal plants, hydroelectric stations, solar projects, and more!
Because of how vital energy is for day-to-day living, especially during the winter heating season in Atlantic Canada, it is important that our baseload energy resources remain dependable as we transition to a more sustainable future. The Energy Maps were designed to educate and raise awareness of the region’s current energy infrastructure, and will be maintained to reflect how the energy sector develops overtime with the transition to net-zero emissions.
Click on a province using the icon to access its interactive energy map that explains each region’s total energy infrastructure.
New Brunswick is a province rich in natural resources and its diversity of energy assets. Its electricity distribution system has a total generating capacity of 4,415 Megawatts (MW) and is produced by assets like hydropower stations, windfarms, thermal plants, combustion turbines, biomass facilities, and the only nuclear station in Atlantic Canada. New Brunswick is also home to Canada’s largest refinery and its first state-of-the-art receiving and regasification terminal for liquified natural gas. The primary utility is NB Power, owned by the province, alongside other local utilities like Saint John Energy, Liberty, Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission, etc.
Click the icons on the map to explore New Brunswick’s total energy infrastructure and access descriptions for each.
Prince Edward Island is a province rich with renewable energy resources. Its electricity distribution system has a total generating capacity of 424 Megawatts (MW) and the province is largely reliant on imported energy from New Brunswick, especially during the winter heating season. The province is aiming for a net-zero electricity grid by 2040, its energy is currently produced by assets like windfarms, thermal plants, biomass facilities, district energy systems, alongside solar projects, and a clean tech park under development. The primary utility is PEI Energy Corporation, owned by the province, alongside other local utilities like Maritime Electric, etc.
Click the icons on the map to explore Prince Edward Island’s total energy infrastructure and access descriptions for each.
Nova Scotia is a province rich in natural resources and its diversity of energy assets. Its electricity distribution system has a total generating capacity of 3,206 Megawatts (MW) and is produced by assets like hydropower stations, windfarms, thermal plants, combustion turbines, biomass facilities, and an impressive network of district energy systems. The province is developing solar projects and is continuing to lead the nation in tidal energy research. Its electricity grid is private sector, and its primary utility is Nova Scotia Power, owned by Emera, alongside other local utilities like Eastward Energy, Antigonish Electric Utility, RMS Energy, etc.
Click the icons on the map to explore Nova Scotia’s total energy infrastructure and access descriptions for each.
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is a province that largely relies on its abundancy of hydro resources for its electricity. Its electricity distribution system has an estimated total generating capacity of 8,280 megawatts (MW) and its energy is mainly produced by its many hydro assets like Churchill Falls, Muskrat Falls and Bay d’Espoir, followed by other generating assets such as thermal, diesel, wind, and biomass. According to the Canadian Energy Regulator, NL is both the third largest oil producing province in Canada and is the largest producer of crude oil in eastern Canada! The province’s primary utilities are Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (NL Hydro) and Newfoundland Power, and includes others like Algonquin Power, Elemental Energy, and Kruger Energy.
Click the icons on the map to explore Newfoundland and Labrador’s total energy infrastructure and access descriptions for each.