The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has directed Maritime Electric to refile its application to convert Prince Edward Island customers to smart meters, criticizing the company’s lack of transparency regarding increased costs.
P.E.I.'s Energy Minister Steven Myers says the province needs to do everything it can to mitigate the loss of a cheaper, cleaner source of energy for the Island.Last week, the Nova Scotia government announced it will abandon plans for the so-called Atlantic Loop, which would have brought hydroelectric power from Quebec into the region. The Nova Scotia government said the project was too expensive at a cost of $9 billion.Myers said he is disappointed the federal government did not do more to make