St. John's community energy use, by fuel, in a BAU scenario, 2016-2050. St. John's energy profile is unique and opportune in its large share of nearly emissions-free electricity, almost exclusively from hydroelectric generation as of 2022.
That's clear from today's $4-million investment in Saint John Energy's Zero30 initiative to transform our growing electricity system and from our investment in the 42-megawatt Burchill Wind Energy project. Investments like these are how we create good-quality jobs for generations to come while taking ambitious climate action.”
The City may be able to assist these efforts by: generally keeping communication channels open and transparent. The Energy Transition will not only save money on household and business energy costs, it will also create many local economic development opportunities for St. John's.
In addition, the net-zero scenario modelled for St. John's also prioritizes energy efficiency via actions such as building envelope retrofits and increased transit service, which helps reduce energy costs and exposure to energy price fluctuations.
The territory needs good news on the energy production front, and what better news could the V. I. Public Services Commission get Tuesday than progress on a project to convert all the
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To ensure that we can continue to attract investment and create more good, middle-class jobs, we need to keep increasing the supply of reliable, clean and affordable power right across
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Results include 440 kt of forecasted GHG reductions and a clear path to clean, reliable and affordable electricity for Saint John. The replicable Zero30 roadmap calls out “Road trip!” to the rest of the country.
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It covers your awareness of the Zero30 initiative, thoughts on financial incentives and energy efficiency programs, concerns about future electricity demand, the sustainable changes
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In February 2023, the Government of Canada announced $1.7 million to support St. John''s Corporate Climate Plan, which along with a provincial investment, will improve energy eficiency in 17 city
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In addition to energy efficiency, by increasing the local renewable energy supply, St. John''s has the potential to display leadership, create local jobs, generate revenue, and increase the community''s
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In re-introducing the matter to the PSC, AST attorney Boyd Sprehn noted that the plan is to “produce a little under one megawatt of electricity as a baseload unit while taking care of virtually...
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Expanding clean energy across North America through utility-scale wind, solar, and storage, distributed energy resources, and green fuels.
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The resulting Burchill Wind Energy Project will supply a full 15 per cent of Saint John''s electricity, coming online in December of 2022. “What we have learned is that the price of renewable
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Canada, as a whole, is supporting clean energy technologies that encourage energy efficiency and bring cleaner renewable energy onto a smarter electricity network. Saint John Energy''s new Smart Energy
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