Province receives final report from Energy Commission

The provincial government received today the final report from the New Brunswick Energy Commission containing more than 50 recommendations focused upon developing a 10-year energy plan.

Co-chairs Jeannot Volpé and William Thompson prepared the final document after receiving input from those who attended public or stakeholder meetings; made presentations; provided written and online input; or participated in dialogue sessions over the past six months. This first phase was followed by a feedback document released in April that provided an opportunity for more input during the past month. During this part of the process the commission received another 200 responses from the public and stakeholders.

"We will now move forward with many of the recommendations in the report and will commence the necessary analysis of others that will require a longer timeframe to review,” said Energy Minister Craig Leonard. “Overall, I am very pleased that we will have a New Brunswick energy plan that incorporates the knowledge and opinions of residents from all areas of the province.
“Now that we have the commission's report, our government will examine the document fully and take the necessary time to review the numerous recommendations. Some are more complex than others and will take additional time to examine to understand clearly all of the costs and ramifications."

The document was developed by the commission from information gathered through more than 1,400 completed surveys submitted online, reviewing more than 200 public dialogue attendee surveys, meeting with more than 60 stakeholder groups and receiving nearly 75 public presentations.

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For a copy of the final report click here.