A pair of Saint John poverty researchers have told N.B. Power’s rate hearing that rising electricity prices are a serious affordability problem for low-income households and the utility or provincial government should match programs in place elsewhere that would help.
N.B. Power’s rate hearing headed for final arguments Friday
Robert Jones · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 19, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Liam Fisher, left, and Heather Atcheson were the final two witnesses at N.B. Power’s two-week long rate hearing. The Saint John researchers prepared a report on energy poverty in New Brunswick that was submitted as evidence. (Youtube)
A pair of Saint John poverty researchers have told N.B. Power’s rate hearing that rising electricity prices are a serious affordability problem for low-income households and the utility or provincial government should match programs in place elsewhere that would help.
“One of our recommendations is designing and implementing a low-income affordability program because that is a gap we recognize,” said Heather Atcheson during testimony Wednesday.
“The low-income affordability piece is something we recommend be looked at.”
Atcheson and Liam Fisher work for the Human Development Council in Saint John and were the final witnesses in N.B.
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