Plug pulled on power deal
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill explains that while the deal to sell NB Power assets to Quebec Hydro may be dead, New Brunswickers still need to find a solution to their electricity problem.
NBers will pay more for their electricity needs
The deal to sell NB Power assets to Quebec Hydro may be dead, but AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill points out that does not help New Brunswick with its energy woes.
N.B., Quebec scrap power deal
With the deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec dead, AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill points out New Brunswickers cannot afford the status quo. In this article that appeared in newspapers across Canada, he says New Brunswickers were quick to denounce the agreement but very few other options have been put forward to deal with the energy problem.
Experts: No N.S. gain from failed deal
Nova Scotia media turned to AIMS to explain the impact on the province of the demise of the NB Power sale to Hydro Quebec. AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill points out New Brunswick is still attractive to investors without cheap power.
Power deal dead
This feature in the Telegraph-Journal reviews the demise of the deal to sell NB Power assets to Hydro Quebec. It uses material from an opinion piece by AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill to explain how and why the deal is dead.
The devil was, indeed, in the details
When the deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec fell through, the Telegraph Journal called AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill to provide an opinion piece.
Hydro-Québec would have nearly exclusive use of N.B. grid: analysis
The discussion around the sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec continues with AIMS latest analysis of the deal by Gordon Weil. This article in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal includes comments from Energy Minister Jack Keir who dismisses the analysis.
Quebec, N.B. claim new sale agreement on Crown utility benefits both provinces
When the New Brunswick government announced revisions to its proposed deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec, it invited AIMS to the pre-announcement briefing. After the announcement, AIMS vice president Barbara Pike explained that the deal still makes New Brunswick extremely competitive, but does not address concerns over transmission capacity.
Tories promise to reveal details if elected
The latest Weil analysis of the deal to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec published by AIMS made it to the floor of the New Brunswick legislature. This story relates the exchange between opposition MLAs and Energy Minister Jack Keir including his opinion of the latest analysis.
‘We’re not going to build it’
The proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec has Newfoundland and Nova Scotia talking about a subsea transmission line to the New England market. In this article, AIMS President & CEO explains that it may just be too costly for private investors to get a quick return on their money, and too much for the public purse.