新不伦瑞克省可能面临电力短缺,没有美国建造的1美元煤气柴油厂支持可再生能源。 New Brunswick may face power shortages without a $1B U.S.-built gas-diesel plant to back up renewables.

新不伦瑞克可能会在三年内面临电力短缺, 除非新建一座400-500兆瓦天然气柴油发电厂(NB Power的Brad Coady ) 。 New Brunswick could face an electricity shortage within three years unless a new 400-500 megawatt natural gas-diesel power plant is built, according to NB Power’s Brad Coady. 该公用事业公司选择美国ProEnergy公司根据一项为期25年的电力协议在坦特拉马建造10亿美元的设施,理由是需求和预算超支不断增加。 The utility has selected American firm ProEnergy to construct the $1 billion facility in Tantramar under a 25-year power agreement, citing rising demand and budget overruns. 该项目旨在为风能和太阳能提供备用电力,但批评者对环境影响和高成本表示关切,特别是考虑到爱德华王子岛一家类似的工厂耗资3亿美元。 The project aims to provide backup power for wind and solar, but critics raise concerns over environmental impacts and high costs, especially given a similar plant in PEI cost $300 million. Coady说,尽管贸易紧张,加拿大公司仍无法遵守时间表,该决定引发了关于能源安全和对外国公司的依赖的辩论。 Coady said no Canadian firms could meet the timeline, despite trade tensions, and the decision has sparked debate over energy security and reliance on foreign companies.