NB Power (French:
Énergie NB), formerly known as
New Brunswick Power Corporation and
New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is an electrical utility in the
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
.
NB Power is a Crown Corporation wholly owned by the Government of New Brunswick and is composed of a holding company and 4 sub-companies: NB Power Distribution and Customer Service, NB Power Generation, NB Power Nuclear, and NB Power Transmission.
Following the deregulation model, the company was subdivided in 2004 with the future aim of selling off the various components (
privatizationPrivatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector...
).
NB Power (French:
Énergie NB), formerly known as
New Brunswick Power Corporation and
New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is an electrical utility in the
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
.
NB Power is a Crown Corporation wholly owned by the Government of New Brunswick and is composed of a holding company and 4 sub-companies: NB Power Distribution and Customer Service, NB Power Generation, NB Power Nuclear, and NB Power Transmission.
Following the deregulation model, the company was subdivided in 2004 with the future aim of selling off the various components (
privatizationPrivatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector...
). NB Power functions as a regulated monopoly and serves all the residential and industrial power consumers in the province, with the exception of those in
Saint John, New BrunswickSaint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043...
; Edmundston,
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
and
Perth-Andover, New BrunswickPerth-Andover is a Canadian village in Victoria County, New Brunswick.The village is divided by the Saint John River with Perth on the east bank and Andover on the west bank; both were separate communities until municipal amalgamation in 1966.Perth-Andover's population meets the requirements for...
who are served by
Saint John EnergySaint John Energy, formerly known as Power Commission of the City of Saint John and Civic Hydro, is the electrical utility reseller of power purchased from NB Power in Saint John, New Brunswick....
, City of Edmundston Electric and the Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission respectively.
NB Power supplies electricity to
Maritime ElectricMaritime Electric is the supplier of electricity in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Maritime Electric is a public utility regulated by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission under the Electric Power Act and the Renewable Energy Act. Electricity rates and directives over all operations and...
in
Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
through a sub-sea interconnection cable on the floor of the
Northumberland StraitThe Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...
, and imports/exports from/to
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. Its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest province in Canada with an area of...
via Canada's first electrical interconnection between two provinces.
NB Power also has interconnections to
MaineThe State of Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of...
and
QuebecQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and imports and exports to those regions.
In October 2008, NB Power Holding Corporation was named one of "
Canada's Top 100 EmployersCanada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies...
" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in
Maclean'sMaclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.}-History:...
newsmagazine.. In 2009, NB Power became the first electric utility to be recognized by the National Quality Institute by being awarded a Healthy Workplace Award.
Governance
Current members of the
board of directorsA board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board...
of NB Power are:
Edward BarrettEdward Edmond Barrett was a track and field athlete, wrestler and hurler.He was born in Rahela, Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland....
,
Norman BettsNorman M. Betts is a Chartered Accountant, university professor, and former provincial politician....
, Graham Brown, Francis McGuire, Patrice Merrin Best, Bernard Cyr, Eloi Duguay, Leon Furlong,
David HayDavid 'Davie' Hay is a Scottish footballer and current interim manager of Livingston.Davie Hay is regarded as one of the 'Celtic greats'...
, Lise Caissie, Normand Caissie, and Jane Fritz.
Generating Stations
NB Power Generation is operating 15 generating stations, with a total generating capacity of 3,324 MW
. It generated 15,946 GWh of electricity in 2006/2007.
Thermal
Coal
- Belledune Generating Station (458 MW)
- Grand Lake Generating Station (57 MW)
Diesel
- Grand Manan Generating Station (28 MW)
- Millbank Generating Station (399 MW)
- Sainte Rose Generating Station (100 MW)
Oil
- Coleson Cove Generating Station
The Coleson Cove Generating Station is a 1,050 MW Canadian electrical generating station located at 4077 King Willian Road in the community of Lorneville on the extreme western boundary of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick.-Location:...
(978 MW)
- Dalhousie Generating Station (300 MW)
Hydroelectric
- Beechwood
The Beechwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 113 megawatts....
(113 MW)
- Grand Falls
The Grand Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint John River in Grand Falls in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 66 megawatts with its 4 turbines....
(66 MW)
- Mactaquac
The Mactaquac Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 672 megawatts with its 6 turbines...
(672 MW)
- Milltown (4 MW)
- Nepisiguit Falls
The Nepisiguit Falls generating station is a hydroelectric dam built in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 11 megawatts with its 3 turbines.-External links:*...
(11 MW)
- Sisson
The Sisson Dam is a hydroelectric dam built in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is operated by NB Power corporation. Its power house has a capacity of 9 megawatts with its single turbine.-External links:*...
(9 MW)
- Tobique
The Tobique Narrows Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Tobique River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation...
(20 MW)
Transmission
NB Power Transmission owns and operates 68,015 km of transmission lines throughout the province, ranging in voltage from 69 kV to 345 kV. It transmitted 18,734 GWh of energy in 2006/2007 across its transmission lines.
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