PB Energy journal
News, analysis and perspectives on the projects, technologies and policies shaping our region.
Coverage of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador by David Brushett, P.Eng. Explore solar, battery storage, electrification, district energy and energy management. Archive articles retain their original publication dates.
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Transportation electrification can reduce exposure to global fuel-price swings and keep more energy spending in Nova Scotia.
Read article : The economic cost of Nova Scotia’s dependence on gasoline and diesel
A workshop discussion highlights the role of co-operatives in developing Nova Scotia’s solar industry.
Read article : Co-operatives and community-led solar
Diverging costs across residential, small business and large business programs point to opportunities for the next generation of DSM.
Read article : Why energy efficiency program costs are changing
A long-term decline in residential oil consumption connects heating upgrades with energy security and local economic benefits.
Read article : Nova Scotia’s declining dependence on home heating oil
Research and development incentives can help Atlantic Canadian businesses advance storage, microgrids, heat pumps and energy software.
Read article : SR&ED: an opportunity for Atlantic Canadian energy innovators
The evolution of the Nissan LEAF illustrates changing EV capability, with important qualifications to a circulated price comparison.
Read article : Electric vehicles and the perception gap
A comparison of diesel and electricity costs illustrates the operating-cost opportunity from electrifying Halifax’s bus fleet.
Read article : Halifax’s electric buses: the operating-cost opportunity
Reflections from Smart Energy Halifax on homeowner financing, customer-sited batteries and the role of strategic electrification.
Read article : Unlocking behind-the-meter solar in Atlantic Canada
Equipment replacement offers a practical opportunity to build flexible demand into homes at lower incremental cost.
Read article : Make water heaters grid-ready when they are replaced
Rising program costs point to a need for technical expertise, project coordination and support that helps businesses act.
Read article : Small businesses need more than efficiency incentives
The interconnection queue offers a view of potential development, with important distinctions between proposed and approved projects.
Read article : What Nova Scotia’s community solar pipeline tells us
The proposed 2027–2031 plan opens a new planning cycle for efficiency, demand response and innovation.
Read article : The next chapter of Nova Scotia’s demand-side management planFeatured perspective
Lower storage cost assumptions and higher gas costs are reshaping the relative economics of Nova Scotia’s resource options.
Read article : Falling battery costs change the planning picture