#MaritimeElectric
I miss my trees that #maritimeelectric hacked down. Why couldn’t they have buried the wires? Sometimes the world just goes backward. #pei
March 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#PrinceEdwardIsland approved a 3.1% rate increase for every #MaritimeElectric customer to recover from the damages to ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE due to the #HURRICANEFIONA

On top of regular increases, #PEI approved customers PAY the damages of Hurricane Fiona. #peipoli

Insurance didn’t cover it?
August 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
#PEI #Lantz govt needs to ensure investment to support upgrades to #MaritimeElectric service and grid.

“It’s concerning that these turbines have an unproven #cold-climate track record, when the rationale for the purchase is to address winter energy reliability concerns.
#cdnpoli #PEIPOLI #peipoli
Independent review raises questions about Maritime Electric’s $334-million diesel-fired turbine proposal in P.E.I. - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
For immediate release - 19 March 2026: An independent technical review by energy consulting firm Energy Futures Group, commissioned by the Ecology Action Centre and Climate Action Network Canada, raises significant concerns about proposals by Maritime Electric to purchase two refurbished aeroderivative combustion turbines from ProEnergy Services to service
climateactionnetwork.ca
April 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#NB this impacts you.

By 2028, with projected increases, the price increases reach 50% in 6 years by #NBPower. #nbpoli

#PEI #MaritimeElectric has been approved by #IRAC for 10% increase; as well as 3.5% increase to cover cleanup costs from Fiona Hurricane. #IRAC approval pending. #peipoli
Rate increases of 50% over six years under the spotlight at N.B. Power hearing | CBC News
N.B. Power is in front of the New Brunswick Energy and utilities board seeking approval to raise its rates by 4.75 per cent this year, but the utility's plans to follow that with a 6.5 per cent increa...
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March 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Does anyone get alerts etc for martimie electric planned power outages? Apparently had one last night and would have been Fn good to know so I could have prepared and maybe not be woken up and not being able to get back to sleep. #maritimeelectric
June 27, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Kirk Harnish has been facing the threat of #MaritimeElectric turning his power off. He hasn't paid his bill for the past two months because he's convinced it's not accurate. So far, the utility has not disconnected his #electricity. / #Canada #Maritimes
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P.E.I. man refuses to pay his power bill until Maritime Electric can explain why it's so high | CBC News
Many Islanders have taken to social media of late to raise questions about inexplicably high power bills, and to try and find some solutions.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM