Electricity in New Brunswick

A public company founded in 1920, Energy NB (also known under the name Energy NB or NB Power , in English), produced, transports and distributes the majority of electricity to New Brunswick. Three cities, whose Midsummer's Day and Edmundston, has a municipal electric delivery system.

The network of the 14 powerplants of Energy NB has a clear working installed capacity of 3.313 MW, of which nearly 60% comes from six thermo plants:

  • 1903 MW coming from the thermo plants, like the thermo plant of Belledune;

  • 884 MW of the hydroelectric stations, whose most powerful is the hydro-electric power station of Mactaquac
  • 526 MW of the turbines with combustion.

To this power is added, the energy produced by two power stations exploited by subsidiary companies of Energy NB:

  • the Nuclear plant of Point Lepreau of a working installed capacity of 635 MW;
  • the coal center of Coleson Cove of a working installed capacity of 978 MW.

Moreover, one park of wind will open in 2008. The 25 turns will have a power of 75 MW. The government wishes to increase the capacity to 200 MW from here 2009 and 400 MW from here 2016.

Part of electricity is imported Quebec.

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