- Promises to keep energy prices among the lowest in the country by selling surplus energy to other jurisdictions (1)
- Approved the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, promising to keep energy rates low by subsidizing rates from selling surplus energy from the project to other jurisdictions (1, 2)
- Will continue to work to implement net metering [which allows individuals and businesses to generate their own electricity, sell their surplus energy back into the grid and use it to offset the cost of electricity they draw from the grid] (1)
- Will continue to work to create a new National Energy strategy with the other premiers to ensure easy energy transmission through provincial boundaries (1)
- Will continue to investigate new energy sources such as Gull Island Hydro Project and wind power (1)
| - Pledges to use surplus power from energy prices to subsidize energy prices for people in the province (4)
- Will make details of the Muskrat Falls project available to the public including how money has been spent on the project (4)
- Pledge to implement net metering [which allows individuals and businesses to generate their own electricity, sell their surplus energy back into the grid and use it to offset the cost of electricity they draw from the grid] (1)
- Will develop Pay-As-You-Save programs [which allow you to pay only as you see savings for the upgrades] for improving energy efficiency in residential, commercial, and industrial areas (3)
- Will ensure that all future appointments to Nalcor’s board of energy are based on recommendations of the Independent Appointments Commission (3)
- Will investigate small-scale hydro and wind farm developments, particularly for communities far from the main power grid; and the Gull Islands Hydro Project (3)
| - Opposed the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and believes it will increase energy costs for the province; will provide government subsidized energy efficiency upgrades to reduce energy bills for the province instead (3)
- Proposes a “Keep The Heat” program to help people make home energy improvements by providing up to $2,500 in rebates for energy-efficient improvements, free energy assessments, low-interest financing for energy upgrades between $5,000-$25,000 (4, 5)
- Pledge to raise funding for the province’s Residential Energy Efficient Program by $2 million to help low-income homeowners retrofit their homes with energy-efficient upgrades (4, 5)
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