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NB Power would be transformed into a renewable energy provider by 2035 if the New Brunswick Green Party forms the next government.
Green leader David Coon took a swipe at the Crown corporation noting how it would no longer need to generate power using plutonium or fossil fuels.
“With vastly improved energy efficiency, on-shore and off-shore wind, solar farms, storage technologies, and long-term purchases of hydropower from Quebec and Labrador, we can become 100% renewable in 15 years, and avoid generating power with plutonium or fossil fuels,” said Coon.
The Greens also vow to introduce energy efficiency measures for homes and to make zero-interest loans available for solar panels.
Coon also committed to amending the Electricity Act to break down the barriers for municipalities, First Nations or housing developers looking to buy or produce renewable energy for their own use.
