The
province's energy utility bringing its companies together under one
umbrella. NB Power's Group of Companies are now one integrated Crown
Corporation as required by the Electricity Act.
That company is now solely responsible for generating, transmitting and distributing the province's electricity.
The
change means the Electric Finance Corporation which was created to deal
with debt is dissolved and the utility will take on $325-million in net
debt, and a new subsidiary, the NB Energy Marketing Corporation, will be
created.
President and CEO Gaƫtan Thomas says the changes will help keep energy prices low and stable over the next decade.