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Questions over future of NB Power's Coleson Cove plant

Original: # NB # canada With NB Power’s Coleson Cove Generating Station near Saint John set to sunset in about 15 years, will the

NB Power's Coleson Cove Generating Station near Saint John is expected to stop operating in about 15 years, prompting debate in New Brunswick about what comes next. The plant currently burns bunker C, a heavy residual oil, and observers are asking whether the provincial Crown utility will simply shift to burning a different fossil fuel or pursue cleaner alternatives as the facility's end of life approaches.

Why now: The plant's planned retirement within 15 years is prompting discussion about New Brunswick's energy future and the risk of replacing one fossil fuel with another.

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• # NB # canada With NB Power’s Coleson Cove Generating Station near Saint John set to sunset in about 15 years, will the provincial Crown corporation switch from burning one kind of fossil fuel to burning another kind? Coleson Cove burns bunker C oil, a heavy, tar-like leftover… · Snoro · 4

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