A power outage is planned for Saint Andrews on July 24. The outage will begin at 11:00 p.m. on July 23 and last until 6:00 a.m. on July 24. “Please be advised that power maintenance work is scheduled for the neighbourhood that your home or business resides in,” according to a Voyent Alert issued by […]
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NB Power said an outage planned for the Saint Andrews region has been postponed. “Following further discussions with stakeholders and in consideration of local concerns raised by local businesses around timing, we’ve rescheduled the work,” said NB Power spokesperson Elizabeth Fraser. IT said the work would be rescheduled but did not say when it would […]
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Three people entrusted with comprehensive review of NB Power were named on Friday. As NB Power projects “significant” rate increases, the Holt government announced a three person team in-charge of leading a comprehensive review of the debt-laden NB Power. The team includes; Michael Bernstein and Duncan Hawthorne, former energy sector executives, and Anne E. Bertrand, […]
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Power has been restored to about 2,200 NB Power customers in the Saint Andrews region. NB Power said it believe the source of the outage was wildlife contact.
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A comprehensive review has been announced by the provincial government of New Brunswick’s largest utility NB Power. “We have been listening to New Brunswickers and we have been hearing their worries and frustrations and concerns about rising power bills,” said Premier Susan Holt during a press conference. Holt said it is something her government is […]
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Residents in New Brunswick are expected to see a rise in the cost of their utility bills following another rate hike by NB Power. Customers can expect a rise of 9.7 per cent, which was approved by the Energies and Utilities Board back in November 2024 and follows an identical hike from April 2024. “As […]
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NB Power says a third-party audit looking into metering and billing accuracy is taking longer than initially expected. The report was supposed to be ready for when the utility appears before the legislature’s public accounts committee on Thursday. But one day before that scheduled appearance by President and CEO Lori Clark, NB Power said work […]
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By John Chilibeck, The Daily Gleaner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Brunswick’s Holt Liberal government should consider a larger inquiry into NB Power if it wants to help people upset over high electricity bills, says a political observer. Mario Levesque, a political science professor at Mount Allison University, said Premier Susan Holt was smart to […]
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The New Brunswick government is launching an independent third-party audit into the increases in recent NB Power bills. Premier Susan Holt, speaking with reporters on Tuesday, said hundreds, if not thousands, of people contacted MLAs about the bill increase. “In a week, or 10 days or so, our team has received many, many messages, emails, […]
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By John Chilibeck, The Daily Gleaner, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Last year’s costly, prolonged shutdown at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in New Brunswick is just a piece of debilitatingly expensive repairs to come, warns an industry critic. The outage that lasted between April 6 and Dec. 11 could end up costing New Brunswick […]
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