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Large industrial companies in New Brunswick are making a push to exit the N.B. Power grid and generate their own renewable electricity in a move the utility says could leave other ratepayers facing higher bills.
Utility says letting forestry companies bypass them could push rates up for residential customers
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 14, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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An Irving Pulp and Paper official told a legislative committee its plans for getting into the wind business with sites like Brighton Mountain is to drive down electricity costs internally. (J.D. Irving Ltd.)
Large industrial companies in New Brunswick are making a push to exit the N.B. Power grid and generate their own renewable electricity in a move the utility says could leave other ratepayers facing higher bills.
The request — delivered publicly by J.D. Irving Ltd. to a committee of MLAs last September — has now earned the backing of the province’s Liberal natural resources minister.
John Herron says high power rates threaten the future of forestry jobs and if companies can generate their own cheaper electricity,
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