NB Power had to fire up ‘all the available generation systems to generate our own power’ on June 1: public accounts committee hears
NB Power had to fire up most of its electrical plants on the first day of summer to avoid rolling blackouts, the second time this year the public utility was forced into such a nerve-racking situation.
Dominique Couture, a spokeswoman for NB Power, said on June 1 the province of Quebec was dealing with significant forest fires at the same time that much of NB Power’s generating fleet was undergoing regular maintenance. Hydro-Quebec couldn’t sell power to New Brunswick that day. She said although customers weren’t impacted, energy security was of utmost importance to the utility.
But New Brunswick still has no comprehensive plan for all the charging stations and more electricity that would be required. By contrast, in the Netherlands, where electrical vehicles sales have been strong, 4,376 fast charging stations have been installed in a country that geographically is just over half the size of New Brunswick.Even on a per-person basis, it has far more. It works out to 4,000 people per fast charger in the Netherlands and 18,000 people per fast charger in New Brunswick.
“It seems to me there’s a clear role for your department to bring some planning to help build up this infrastructure, and for NB Power,” Coon said. “I don’t know why they haven’t created a subsidiary company dedicated to delivering charging stations to EVs across the province.”
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