The Maritime Municipal Electric Utility Alliance secured federal funding for a project worth $505,000 to strengthen grid modernization and clean energy planning across its nine member utilities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
The MMEUA includes municipal utilities in the Towns of Antigonish, Mahone Bay, Riverport, Berwick and Lunenburg in Nova Scotia.
The Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), is making a non-repayable contribution of $420,750 toward the initiative to help community-owned utilities plan smarter, invest more strategically, and develop new programs to help customers make the switch to cleaner, lower-cost electricity.
Nine member utilities of the Maritime Municipal Electric Utility Alliance met recently in Berwick, N.S. to discuss a project worth more than $500,000, funded largely by ACOA, to strengthen grid modernization and clean energy planning. Shown here from left are Randy Delorey, Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Antigonish, Glen Fillmore, Vice-President of Strategic Growth and Transformation at Saint John Energy, and Greg Gaudet, Director of Municipal Services for the City of Summerside.
(PHOTO: Maritime Municipal Electric Utility Alliance)
A release from the alliance states the work means more reliable service, expanded electrification options, and utilities that are better equipped to keep rates competitive and infrastructure resilient.
It will include long-term infrastructure planning, operational benchmarking, enhancements to cybersecurity infrastructure and an electrification business plan to help member utilities capture new opportunities while serving customers through the energy transition.