On Wednesday, October 29th, the Government of Prince Edward Island released its new energy strategy, which calls for strengthened consumer protections, upgrades to infrastructure, and regional collaboration. 

The strategy outlines a long-term vision for the Government of Prince Edward Island’s energy priorities through 2035. The province is building on its previous energy strategy by developing a consumer advocate role, working with partners on expanding on-Island generation and storage, and helping people and businesses use energy more efficiently. 

To move forward, the province will now develop a detailed implementation roadmap that turns strategy into action—with priorities, timelines, and coordination across government, utilities, the regulator and communities.

The Atlantica Centre for Energy looks forward to reviewing the province’s new energy strategy with government officials over the coming weeks and will share an in-depth feature in its newsletter next month (Wednesday, November 26th).

Key facts about PEI’s energy systems:

  • 42 per cent of PEI’s energy is used in transportation
  • Currently, 29 per cent of residential properties use heating oil as their primary energy source for home heating, down from 53 per cent in 2016
  • PEI has an average electrical load of less than 300 MW
  • PEI’s electricity comes from
    • on-Island renewable energy  (14 per cent)
    • imported from New Brunswick (85 per cent)
    • on-Island oil-fired generation (0.2 per cent)

To read the strategy and learn more about PEI’s energy systems, visit the website.