PB Energy quarterly update · Q2 2026
Planning for a more flexible grid
April–June 2026
This quarter’s writing centred on what our energy plans value—and what they could enable. The next demand-side management plan, the distributed energy resources roadmap and the debate over battery capacity all raised connected questions about customer participation, electrification and the best use of existing infrastructure.
Compiled from articles published during this quarter. The perspectives and forward-looking questions reflect that period.
In focus
More from the quarter
- Electrification and the 2035 ambitionJune 30, 2026
- New Brunswick net metering: a conversation with CBCJune 17, 2026
- The Maritimes’ energy management advantageJune 16, 2026
- What Ontario’s battery procurement means for electricity planningJune 12, 2026
- How a warming climate changes electricity planningJune 11, 2026
- Nova Scotia’s right to self-generateJune 9, 2026
- Customer-sited backup generators: an existing capacity resourceJune 4, 2026
- Atlantic Canada’s electrification progressMay 31, 2026
- Inside the White Rock Battery ProjectMay 29, 2026
- How battery cost assumptions shape electricity planningMay 27, 2026
- Getting New Brunswick’s net-metering transition rightMay 25, 2026
- What Wind West means for Atlantic Canada’s transmission systemMay 21, 2026
- Solar and resilient design at Halifax’s new Boat SchoolMay 18, 2026
- Why the next batteries need to do more than the firstMay 16, 2026
- Why wind and solar complement each other in Nova ScotiaMay 12, 2026
- The incentives changing commercial heat pump economicsMay 10, 2026
- What will drive the next phase of demand-side emissions reductions?May 9, 2026
- Nova Scotia’s district energy modernization opportunityMay 2, 2026
- Public support for solar in Atlantic CanadaMay 1, 2026
- How Halifax’s Centre Plan creates an opening for rooftop solarApril 30, 2026
- The economic cost of Nova Scotia’s dependence on gasoline and dieselApril 29, 2026
- Co-operatives and community-led solarApril 29, 2026
- Why energy efficiency program costs are changingApril 24, 2026
- Nova Scotia’s declining dependence on home heating oilApril 21, 2026
- SR&ED: an opportunity for Atlantic Canadian energy innovatorsApril 20, 2026
- Electric vehicles and the perception gapApril 18, 2026
- Halifax’s electric buses: the operating-cost opportunityApril 16, 2026
- Unlocking behind-the-meter solar in Atlantic CanadaApril 15, 2026
- Small businesses need more than efficiency incentivesApril 6, 2026
- What Nova Scotia’s community solar pipeline tells usApril 1, 2026
Looking ahead
What to watch next
Looking ahead from June, the priorities were translating the DER roadmap into practical opportunities, considering strategic electrification in demand-side planning, and comparing batteries with other capacity options on a consistent basis.




