Two proposed power plants in New Brunswick will likely be exempt from new federal rules meant to limit emissions starting in 2035. A Tantramar gas plant could get a “planned project” exemption, and a gas plant attached to a proposed data centre in Saint John would be exempt if built “behind the meter.”
2 different loopholes may have helped fuel ‘dash for gas’ in province
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: May 05, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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A rendering of gas turbine units from Volta Grid, part of materials submitted for an environmental impact assessment review. (VoltaGrid)
Two large gas-fired power plants being planned for New Brunswick would likely be exempt from federal greenhouse gas emission limits passed in 2024.
Under the federal government’s clean electricity regulations, most fossil-fuel power plants would have a limit on their annual greenhouse gas emissions, starting in 2035.
The limit would allow for 65 tonnes of CO2 emissions for each gigawatt hour of electricity that a plant would produce if it ran at full capacity, 24 hours a day, for a full year.
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