2009-04-05
09:35:52
(Energy Minister Jack Keir – file photo)
The idea of harnessing the Bay of Fundy tides to generate energy is far from dead — Energy Minister Jack Keir says Irving Oil continues to do the groundwork on 15-potential sites in the bay to determine the equipment needed and the amount of power they could generate.
Meantime — the minister remains confident a major wind power development will proceed one way or another — the private sector company has shied away because of the economic conditions.
But Keir says N-B Power is getting ready to issue a request for proposals for another 100-megawatts of wind power — and — the existing development could be included if the utility and its partner can’t resolve their issues.
