A partnership between a global energy company and the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council is planning a 150-megawatt solar farm on 400 hectares of land in southeastern New Brunswick. The project would be the biggest solar farm in New Brunswick and one of the biggest in Canada.
Project near Tantramar gas plant would include more than 340,000 solar panels
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: May 08, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Pictured is a 5.32-megawatt solar array in Limestone, Maine, part of the operating portfolio of BNRG Renewables. (BNRG Renewables)
When Saint John Energy announced plans for a 10-megawatt solar farm last summer, the project was billed as the biggest solar project in New Brunswick.
But a new project announced last week plans to top that, by a factor of 15.
The Cookville Solar Project promises to supply up to 150 megawatts of electricity to the provincial grid, whenever the sun shines.
According to project proponents, it could produce enough electricity in a year to supply 12,500 homes, all without generating any greenhouse gases.
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