The future of NB Power
In an interview with Moncton CBC's Information Morning, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley argued that there is lots of room for co-operation between New Brunswick Power and Nova Scotia Power, including a potential merger as one possible outcome. Before the region can realise the benefits of the potential synergies, however, New Brunswick must get politics out of its electricity industry, as Nova Scotia has largely done through privatisation. A privatised and regionalised power utility would be in a good position to cut costs and to compete in international export markets. New Brunswick's electricity status quo is untenable, and is certainly incompatible with the growing movement toward deregulation and open energy markets.