Clean energy in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick get $1B infusion from feds – National Observer
December 11, 2024
The federal government is investing over a billion dollars to help Saskatchewan and New Brunswick clean up their electricity production. A key priority for the funding will be Indigenous-led initiatives that help provinces transition away from fossil fuels.
“The investments that we saw this week are going to help Saskatchewan and New Brunswick on the path to net-zero electricity because they’re paying for the things that we know work when it comes to wind, solar, energy storage and grid upgrades, and Indigenous involvement in all of those things,” said Stephen Thomas, clean energy manager at the David Suzuki Foundation.
The government of Canada announced last week that it will provide Saskatchewan with more than $250 million to help SaskPower and proponents shift to lower-carbon, affordable energy production. They also announced over a billion dollars in federal support to New Brunswick.
