The province’s Energy and Utilities Board rejected N.B. Power’s argument that the proposed Tantramar project falls outside of the regulator’s purview.
Decision means the Energy and Utilities Board will study project risks, hear arguments from stakeholders
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 16, 2025 4:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Chair Christopher Stewart said the Energy and Utilities Board disagrees with N.B. Power’s argument that the project falls outside the board’s scope. (Ian Bonnell / CBC)
N.B. Power’s push to bypass the Energy and Utilities Board review process for a proposed gas plant outside Sackville was rejected by its regulator on Thursday.
In July, the utility entered into an agreement to pay a private company to design, construct, operate and maintain a natural gas plant over a 25-year period.
Because of that, the Crown corporation argued in a motion to the EUB, the project shouldn’t be considered a capital project belonging to N.B. Power.
Under the province’s Electricity Act, the board only has the authority to review capital projects of the Crown corporation.
But the EUB disagrees with the utility’s interpretation, board chair Christopher Stewart said an oral decision delivered by videoconference.
N.B. Power will have to undergo a full regulatory review before proceeding with its proposed Tantramar project. (CBC News)
Instead, the board found the project exposes N.B.
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