Maritime Electric has officially announced that a new power substation will be built on the Bagnall Road, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2017 at the latest. Special thanks to the working group that worked so hard to ensure that Maritime Electric was presented with acceptable solutions for the surrounding communities. Also […]
Proposed Power Transmission Lines and Sub-station
Thanks to the hard work of the working group, and Maritime Electric, the following power transmission lines and sub-station routes have been proposed for what was originally known as the “New Glasgow Sub-Station”. Thanks to Ken Brown for creating this Google Map of the proposed routes with information markers. Just click on a marker to […]
Build wind turbines in coastal waters
“In the Netherlands there are 100’s of windmills in the water. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is an ideal place to put windmills. There is no large shipping going on near PEI. The fishers do not go out too far so the mills can go beyond them. The windmills need to be owned by the taxpayer […]
Price of electricity highest in Canada
Why are PEI electricity rates the highest in Canada? Electricity on PEI As the price of oil varies, why does the price of electricity not vary directly with it? References: Maritime Electric – Comparing Prices CBC – Electricity in PEI “Avg. price: 16.1¢/kWh (highest among provinces) 2010 capacity: 328 MW 2020 forecast capacity: 426 MW […]
Use local, clean, renewable energy for PEI needs
“PEI needs to have re-usable, recyclable, regenerating energy, like solar, wind, bio-mass, wave. Government needs to support shift to solar and wind power, and invest in renewable energy. Ideally all energy used would be generated on PEI – reduce reliance on electricity from mainland (New Brunswick, Quebec). Get power utilities (e.g. Maritime Electric, NB Power) […]