Newfoundland’s Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires an Efficient Pricing Regime

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Page Title:Newfoundland’s Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires an Efficient Pricing Regime – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Newfoundland’s Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires an Efficient Pricing Regime
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/newfoundlands-electricity-options-making-right-choice-requires-efficient-pricing-regime/
Published Date:January 11, 2012
Accessed Date:February 7, 2025

Newfoundland should hold off on plans to develop a power project on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Newfoundland’s Electricity Options: Making the Right Choice Requires an Efficient Pricing Regime,” Memorial University economist James P. Feehan says the province should first reform electricity prices to better reflect costs and reduce consumption, then assess its options.

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