Federal Funding for Energy Projects

Ottawa has announced details of 16-million dollars it’s providing for energy projects in the Maritimes.The funds will go toward improvements to the electricity grid, carbon capture technologies and the expansion of wind and solar power projects.Funding for upgrades to the distribution grids includes six-million dollars for Nova Scotia Power, 5.3-million for Saint John Energy in New Brunswick, and two-million for Maritime Electric in P-E-I.