New Brunswick to seek new fuel source to replace coal in major power plant
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s Crown-owned power utility will spend up to $7 million to find a new fuel source for its Belledune coal-fired generating station — with the aim of eliminating coal by 2030.
Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet said NB Power will look at alternatives such as hydrogen, biomass and natural gas.
“We all owe it to our future generations, our children, and our grandchildren to prevent the worst impacts of climate change from occurring,” Doucet said Wednesday.
The provincial government first announced its intention to eliminate coal last year, but Doucet said they now have the plan to move forward. He said the large Belledune plant, which employs 110 people, is worth keeping.