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flag New Brunswick may face power shortages without a $1B U.S.-built gas-diesel plant to back up renewables.

flag New Brunswick could face an electricity shortage within three years unless a new 400-500 megawatt natural gas-diesel power plant is built, according to NB Power’s Brad Coady. flag The utility has selected American firm ProEnergy to construct the $1 billion facility in Tantramar under a 25-year power agreement, citing rising demand and budget overruns. flag The project aims to provide backup power for wind and solar, but critics raise concerns over environmental impacts and high costs, especially given a similar plant in PEI cost $300 million. flag Coady said no Canadian firms could meet the timeline, despite trade tensions, and the decision has sparked debate over energy security and reliance on foreign companies.

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