Energy becomes big issue in Atlantic Canada as N.B. ties hopes to Quebec
HALIFAX, N.S. —
Competing visions of how to wean Atlantic Canada from fossil fuels and hook it into a greener hydroelectric grid have caused premiers to clash and old hopes of regional unity to falter.
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Lump sum credit on electricity bills as soon as July
ST JOHNS - Most people who pay electricity bills will get a one-time credit as early as July.
The provincial government on Thursday outlined a new directive to the Public Utilities Board to provide a one-time credit for customers whose electricity rates are affected by the price of oil.
Electricity customers who are not a part of the Labrador interconnected system, including those using diesel on the north coast of Labrador, will receive the credit.
The credit, announced at a press conference Thursday morning, will come from the rate stabilization fund, which has an estimated surplus of about $50 million because low oil…
