Can P.E.I.’s mighty breeze transform the island from power importer to energy exporter?
Prince Edward Island’s energy corporation harbours big ambitions when it comes to renewable energy, particularly wind power. Page three of the 2016/17 P.E.I. Energy Corporation strategy report states: “...we will explore and develop relationships with transmission and generation project partners to enable the province to take advantage of potential future export opportunities.” But while clean, renewable energy from the wind sounds promising, the question remains: Will P.E.I. be able to build enough infrastructure and capacity to not only take control of its own energy future, but also provide enough surplus for export?
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Halifax ready to go with Rapid Transit Strategy
Transportation projects are viewed as likely win-wins for public investment, as both an aid to post-COVID economic recovery and pathway to reducing carbon emissions.

 

In Nova Scotia, the hope is 2021 will see new financial commitments for some of the projects described in Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM’s) Rapid Transit Strategy—a plan for new connections, faster bus routes and farther-reaching ferries. The plan was years in development and received unanimous support from the HRM council in a May 2020 vote.
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