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.
Opponents of NB Power deal back long-term energy contracts
The Weil analysis of the sale of NB Power, published by AIMS, continues to drive the discussion around the proposed deal. Weil was one of the speakers at an "options" conference organized by a group opposed to the sale.
Province faces more questions over control of power grid
Energy analyst Gordon Weil, who wrote an analysis of the NB Power MOU for AIMS, explains how transmission capacity in New Brunswick will be affected by the deal.
Heat still on Tory leader for his power stance
When the Tory leader in New Brunswick suggested his party would nationalize NB Power, reporters turned to AIMS for comment. President & CEO Charles Cirtwill explains that throwing around the nationalization threat is not the way to do business.
Deal satisfies premiers
AIMS vice president Barbara Pike is asked for comment on the revised plan to sell NB POwer to Hydro Quebec.
N.B. should push for a revised power plan
In this op-ed in the Telegraph-Journal, AIMS author Gordon L. Weil suggests there is a way to improve the porposed sale of NB Power assets to Hydro Quebec. Weil's Commentaries for AIMS have driven much of the policy discussion around the controversial MOU.