This week on Our Insights Podcast, we sit down with Lori Clark, the first-ever female CEO of NB Power, to explore the future of energy in New Brunswick. Appointed in July 2022, Clark brings nearly 30 years of experience within the utility to a leadership role marked by major infrastructure and sustainability challenges.

🔊 Listen now to gain insights into:

• The future of Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, whose license expires in 2032, and the critical decision to refurbish or replace the plant that supplies 700 MW to the provincial grid.
• The urgent repair needs of the Mactaquac Dam, which provides 20% of New Brunswick’s renewable energy and faces a $7.6–$9 billion overhaul due to premature cement issues.
• Plans to transition the Belledune coal-fired plant to biomass by 2030, with a projected cost of $100 million.
• The development of a new natural gas generation facility by the private sector to support renewable energy reliability.
• NB Power’s strategy to balance affordability, sustainability, and reliability for ratepayers amid these major shifts.

🎙️ Clark offers a candid and comprehensive overview of NB Power’s roadmap, the challenges ahead, and the leadership required to navigate a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

This special Insights podcast is the last of a three-part series of interviews with exciting entrepreneurs building bioeconomy companies in Atlantic Canada. You will find the first two interviews with Vyterra Renewables Inc. and Oberland Agriscience in the Insights podcast feed. This series is sponsored by Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada. This week we talk with Mark Masotti and his exciting new company, alterBiota. Mark ‘fell in love’ with anaerobic digestion and has a new technology that uses wood byproducts to create a product that strengthens concrete and at the same time reduces its carbon footprint. The Verschuren Centre in Cape Breton lured Masotti from Toronto and he raves about the support he received after arriving. He believes Nova Scotia is an excellent place to build a successful bioeconomy company and he tells us all the reasons why in this podcast.

On this week's Insights podcast, David speaks with Matt Symes about the potential of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in our region. Matt is a leading strategic thinker in our region, helping firms and organizations, and has integrated A.I. into his consulting practice. We discuss practical ways to use A.I. in health care, education, business services and even construction. We also discuss how government policy could support wider adoption of this transformative new technology.