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With N.B. Power about to make its case to increase rates for power bills across the province, the number of New Brunswickers struggling to pay their power bills remains high.
Energy and Utilities Board set to hear case for 4.75% rate increase
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 06, 2026 4:45 PM EST | Last Updated: 40 minutes ago
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N.B. Power has applied for a 4.75 per cent general rate increase for the province, which already has the second-highest rate of energy poverty in the country, according to a new report. (Silas Brown/CBC News)
N.B. Power is about to make its case for raising rates, but the number of New Brunswickers struggling to pay their power bills is already high, advocates for low-income residents warn.
The utility has applied for a 4.75 per cent rate increase for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, and hearings begin Monday before the Energy and Utilities Board.
The Human Development Council has released a report that found New Brunswick has the second-highest rates of energy poverty in the country in 2025.
A key finding of the report was that electricity costs increased 21 per cent between 2021 and 2025,
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