Fredericton, N.B.: NB Power announced in early February that it is inviting municipalities, co-operatives and not-for profit organizations to participate in a new program to integrate small-scale renewable energy projects onto the provincial power grid.
These groups, known as Local Entities, are asked to submit plans to NB Power under the Community Renewable Energy – Local Entities Opportunity, which is the second phase of the government’s Locally-Owned Renewable Energy Small Scale (LORESS) Program. Another Request for Expressions of Interest was released in January 2016 for the first phase for Aboriginal Businesses.
The program allows for the production of 40 megawatts of electricity from renewable resources like hydro, biomass, wind and solar energy. A maximum of 20 megawatts can be owned by one or more local entity or 40 megawatts can be owned by two or more local entities if they are located on the same site. The generation will be added to the transmission system at 69 KV or above.
Five public information sessions were planned to give potential proponents an opportunity to ask questions about the program and the process for submitting proposals. Local Entities were invited to submit their proposals by 3 p.m. on April 28.
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