Electricity rates across New Brunswick jumped 4.29 per cent early Tuesday following an order issued by the province’s Energy and Utilities Board.
EUB approves a final N.B. Power increase slightly lower than utility wanted
Robert Jones · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 14, 2026 12:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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N.B. Power’s rate hearing in Fredericton was conducted by a three-person panel of the Energy and Utilities Board, including chair Christopher Stewart. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Electricity rates across New Brunswick jumped 4.29 per cent early Tuesday following an order issued by the provincial Energy and Utilities Board.
The order directly affects all customers of N.B. Power, but the province’s three municipal utilities, including the largest, Saint John Energy, are adopting the same increase for themselves.
The three receive most of the electricity they resell to customers from N.B. Power.
“Effective April 14, 2026, Saint John Energy electricity rates will increase by 4.29 per cent,” the city-owned company posted on its website.
N.B. Power has raised rates on customers 34.9 per cent in four years in an effort to deal with its chronic financial problems. » Read More
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