Point Lepreau Returns to the Grid as New Brunswick’s 500-MW Gas Plant Debate Intensifies on the Chignecto Isthmus
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station returned to service December 14 after a months-long maintenance outage, restoring a major power source for New Brunswick. Meanwhile, Tantramar council voted 5–2 to formally oppose a proposed 500-MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village, urging the province to pause the project and consult residents.