Atlantic Premiers Meeting

The energy framework signed Friday calls on the provinces to “strive” to increase the “regional generation of electricity” and for more sharing of information among energy ministers. New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham confirmed he's been talking to Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams about the idea of an undersea cable. “Premier Williams and I have been working together on the development of the Churchill Falls project, which is the cleanest form of renewable energy,” Graham said during the news conference. However, although Mr. Williams said the New Brunswick route is a “serious alternative,” he added he's keeping open the option of transmitting the power through Quebec and Ontario. If Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's proposal to wheel 740 megawatts of Lower Churchill electricity ever becomes a reality, it could mean $25-million annually in transmission fees for New Brunswick's public utility. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080118.watlprems0118/BNStory/National/

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