Remember this?
Well, today is DELIVERY DAY! This morning our crew took delivery of our new large-scale
@Tesla
battery that "will help us truly deal with climate change and take full advantage of renewable energy"
#poweringourfuture
#growsj
Our Tesla megapack is now fully operational and we are using it to control the peak. By storing excess power at off-peak times, the battery helps us to save the environment by lowering our GHG emissions
#PoweringOurFuture
Happy Monday! On Friday, 3 new Tesla Megapack batteries were delivered to our Somerset station – giving us access to the largest battery capacity of any electrical utility in Eastern Canada to date, thanks in large part to
@NRCan
.
#Zero30
Moving day! After 4,751km travelled from Leixões, Portugal 🧭, incl. 9 days at sea 🚢, 2.5 hrs from Bayside to Lorneville, the first blades for the
#BurchillWind
Farm are on site and on schedule to be operational within 90 days!
#poweringourfuture
#renewables
@naturalforcesns
Our team has been overwhelmed at how our community has pulled together during this unprecedented event. To do our part, we are stopping disconnections for non-payment until further notice. We're working for you at this challenging time, don't hesitate to reach out to us.
#COVID19
Less than a week after announcing our Burchill Wind RFP for new renewable energy we have over 30 developers who want to invest in our $30-$80M project.
#renewableenergy
#windenergy
#growsj
Fresh news just in 🚢
Blades for the Burchill have just arrived in the Port of Bayside & will begin their journeys to turbine sites for assembly soon.
After having travelled all the way from Portugal, the blades will power 15% of SJ in just a few months!
#PoweringOurFuture
James, not all superheroes wear capes, you are our hero 🦸🏻♂️We hope you are enjoying your special day! So much love for
#SaintJohn
, couldn’t be prouder of our city today – the sense of community has never been more alive! Thanks everyone!
#JamesStong
#SJStrong
We apologize to the over 16,000 customers disrupted by two separate
@NB_Power
transmission failures in 2 days. We will continue to advocate for improved service reliability from the monopoly provider.
#service
#reliability
All power has been restored to customers affected by the power outage due to loss of supply from NB Power. If you are still experiencing issues with your power please call us at 506-658-5252
Saint John Energy,
@hydroquebec
and
@NB_Power
teams working together to turn power back on for the good people near Fredericton and in time to head home to their families for Christmas!
#partnersinservice
80 tiny affordable homes are coming to Saint John! 🏡 We're proud to be part of the solution, donating land & refurbished heat pumps to Sunnyside Tiny Home community. As Marcel LeBrun said, “Community is the healing agent.” Read more:
#SocialInnovation
We asked, you answered, we listened. Our customers told us they want their energy to come from cleaner and more renewable sources at stable rates, so we’re taking action by seeking a partner for a brand new wind energy project. Learn more
We offer the lowest electricity rates in Atlantic Canada. We have one of the highest reliability rates in the nation. We are committed to a strategy for growth fuelled by innovation.
#poweringourfuture
#growsj
More big news! "This project presents another opportunity that will leverage the nimble nature of Saint John Energy and contribute to growing the Smart Energy entrepreneurial eco-system in the province." -
@R_Robinson3
#AI
#renewableenergy
#solar
#WindEnergy
With the worst of Monday's storm behind us, three of our crews are preparing to travel to Fredericton to support our partners
@nbpower
as they work to restore service.
#NBStorm
#helpinghand
#PeakAlert
Saint John Energy could use your help Tuesday morning between 9am to 11am. If you can, please limit the use of major appliances so we can keep fossil-burning peakers turned off, keeping environmental and financial burdens low.
#poweringourfuture
The storm is over and we did not experience any outages so we are on the road to help restore power with our neighboring utilities. We have sent 3 crews to Rothesay to support
@nb_power
and 2 crews to Truro to support
@nspowerinc
.
#community
#teamwork
Transformer delivery at our
#Burchill
substation today 🎉 Fast forward to just a year from now and the substation will allow us to distribute
#greenenergy
from the wind farm to our community.
Massive thank you to everyone involved in making this happen!
#PoweringOurFuture
Join us in congratulating our new CEO Ryan Mitchell, as Ray Robinson starts a new opportunity after a decade of exceptional service. Our work for a cleaner and more prosperous future will continue under Ryan’s leadership. More here
#poweringourfuture
@NB_Power
, in partnership with Saint John Energy, is installing the first public Level 3 fast
#EV
charger in the city of Saint John. Located near an important entry point to our city centre, this will be the first of many to make it easier for NBers to make the switch.
@Mark96854262
@Tesla
It's the first in Canada of the new generation "megapack", the largest so far (hopefully many more to come) in Atlantic Canada and the first in NB.
This new battery is a benefit to the whole province. "The more we can save on our peak, the better for us, and the better for GHG...In the future, the batteries can also be used to store renewable energy to power the grid"
#poweringourfuture
#climateaction
Safety is a top priority at SJE, our crews stood down at midnight for a much need rest. They are back out this morning, prioritizing and working on outages as we still have several across the city.
"This sort of large-scale battery is crucial to our power system if we want to truly deal with climate change and take full advantage of renewable energy."
Today is a special day for Saint John Energy- Susan Taylor started with us on June 21, 1971- 50 years ago today! It's an incredible achievement and we are so proud of her. Thank you for all that you have done over the years and continue to do- Without you, there would be no us 🥳
We have proactively placed trucks and equipment in the Dominion Park & Millidgeville area where there is a risk of road closures isolating our customers. This will allow us to boat our crews to the locations to complete disconnects if required.
#NBFlood2019
#BeSafe
1/2 Our first
#PeakAlert
this week was a tremendous success, with our combined actions saving us $150,000 MINIMUM! Thank you,
#SaintJohn
! We'll share more details in our blog next week, including GHG savings.
#poweringourfuture
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It's our birthday! We were formed in 1922 by the people of Saint John, for the people – as a result of a local group of citizens interested in having low-cost electric power for the city. Sounds like an energy revolution! Sound familiar?
🏡 Powering a brighter future in Saint John: See how Sunnyside is building a supportive community & empowering its residents.💡 We're proud to help power this change. 💚
#CommunityPowered
#SaintJohn
Learn more & get involved:
Video by Lauchlan Ough
Saint John Energy’s vision for an intelligent electricity grid has captured a global award saluting innovation in advancing a smarter and cleaner world.
#PoweringOurFuture
#smartgrid
#smartenergy
Our crew are on their way back home after several weeks of helping out neighbours in PEI who have been recovering from
#HurricaineFiona
. A massive thank you to everyone involved, we are incredibly proud of our awesome team and everything that they do 👏 👏 👏
We’re asking the province to pass legislation that will allow us to become a corporation -- a commercial structure enjoyed by the vast majority of our fellow municipal utilities in Canada. 🇨🇦 LEARN MORE:
#Zero30
#poweringourfuture
#MunicipalUtilities
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve added 8 new Level 2 EV chargers across the city, part of a wider project to bring charging stations to communities across the Maritimes.
#PoweringOurFuture
#EVs
#SJTownsByTheBay
A special shout out to our frontline heroes, like Mike, who are continuing essential water heater inspections and repairs during
#COVID19
. If a technician visits your house, keep a 2m distance and don’t enter the room while work is carried out. Stay safe and thank you!
Power has been restored to all customers in the Uptown/ Southern Peninsula area. If you are still experiencing issues with your power please call 658-5252
#PeakAlert
is back: SJE could use your help on Wednesday morning.
It's about to get very cold this week, the grid will be under extra pressure and we're expecting to reach an energy peak when we are all starting our day tomorrow. 1/2
T’was a few nights before Christmas and Saint John Energy elves have been busy wrapping presents to make two families’ Christmas wishes come true. Gifts have been wrapped, the sleigh has been loaded up and the gifts are on their way to two
@TopCornerHockeySJ
families.
They say that people make a place. One of the best things about our province is the people, our sense of community, and how we pull together through thick and thin. Here’s to our fellow NBers, wishing you a happy and safe NB day from everyone at Saint John Energy!
Hurricane Lee is being closely monitored by our Emergency Operations Centre. We have crews on standby ready to respond to safety issues and outages this weekend.
To report a power outage: visit or call (506)658-5252 and press 1
"We are at the dawn of a new era in Saint John, a new era of clean and renewable energy with the Burchill project now online."
Thank you for joining us for our AGM yesterday. If you missed it, you can watch it all here:
#poweringourfuture
#sjnb
"Unlike any initiative we have undertaken since our founding in 1922,
#Zero30
will inevitably lead to more
#RenewableEnergy
and more innovation – innovation in energy efficiency, energy storage, decarbonization and more."
#poweringourfuture
The SJE elves have been busy at work, brining the holidays to life for two
@TopCornerSJ
families ✨🎄 Gifts included books, art supplies, clothes and gift cards for Christmas groceries. A special shout out to Chris from Top Corner who came to pack the goodies onto his sleigh!
New Tesla Megapacks will Bolster our Ability to Capture Energy:
"This gives us the largest battery capacity of any electrical utility in Eastern Canada to date"
#poweringourfuture
#energystorage
Saint John Energy to lead an unprecedented effort to map a path to net zero by 2030
"We see it as a journey that will spur new opportunities."
#Zero30
#netzero
#poweringourfuture
Congrats, Ryan! We all know how proud you are of your NBCC roots!
#Zero30
#TransformNB
"Our vision at Saint John Energy is to be a national utility leader in the transition to net-zero. My role is to make sure we have an amazing team...and to challenge them to look into the
Meet
@mitchrya
, a visionary in innovative energy solutions, CEO at
@SJEnergy
,
and 2023
#NBCCAlumni
Recognition Award Recipient! ⚡🌎🏆
Join us in celebrating Ryan's incredible journey and his positive impact on the energy sector and beyond!
#myNBCC
#Zero30
Massive congrats to Jessica Delong, who has been given the Outstanding Campaign Volunteer award by
@SJUnitedWay
for her creativity, generosity and dedication to the community. We’re also thrilled to have been presented the
#1
in Corporate Giving award, thank you to our employees.
Today, we cut the ribbon on new Tesla Megapacks owned by Neqotkuk and
@NaturalForcesns
at our historic Somerset substation. This makes us New Brunswick's battery storage leader (2nd in Atlantic Canada) with a 6.95MW capacity, operated by Saint John Energy since December.
#Zero30
We just concluded our Community Survey, and a huge majority (95%) of respondents support our pursuit of
#renewableenergy
, and 86% tell us it is important for us "to act on energy consumption and
#climatechange
". We're on it!
Follow
@zero30plan
for more results next week.
#Zero30
"the first health care facility in Canada to be certified for its superior
#energy
performance."
One of our biggest customers and our community's most important 24/7 facility. Congratulations
@HorizonHealthNB
, your community appreciates your amazing work!
#Zero30
Congratulations to Saint John Regional Hospital (Saint John, NB)
@HorizonHealthNB
, the Hospital Building of the Year! This building received the highest ENERGY STAR score for hospitals in 2023.
Update: Crews are on site and working to restore power to 3200 customers in the Hickey Road, Loch Lomond Road and McAllister mall area. No ETA at this time.
Thanks to
@naturalforcesns
for a great afternoon at the Burchill Wind Farm with friends from GNB departments including Aboriginal Affairs,
@ONBCanada
, Environment and Local Government, and Natural Resources and Energy Development.
#zero30
#poweringourfuture
Dalhousie University research shows Saint John’s new wind farm will be highly energy productive and can provide power at peak times while complementing other wind energy sites in Atlantic Canada.
@DalhousieU
#poweringourfuture
#renewableenergy
All power has been restored to the uptown area just in time for Saint John Sparkles and the Mayor's tree lighting! Take some time tonight to enjoy the Christmas lights, take in the festive mood and support our uptown merchants!
#LoveLifeUptown
#UptownSparklesSJ
We are currently experiencing an unplanned outage in the Uptown, Red Head and Bayside Drive areas of Saint John affecting approx 2303 customers. Crews are enroute to investigate. No ERT at this time.
Today is National Lineworker Appreciation Day!
We are so proud of our dedicated, customer-focused team of Powerline Technicians - thank you all for all you do to keep the lights on in our community!
#NLAD
#poweringourfuture
#thankalineworker
#PeakAlert
: The morning peak is over. Thank you so much for your participation, Saint John! If you reduced your power consumption this morning, your community and your community utility thank you!
#smartenergy
#shavethepeak
We may have gone through a few outfit changes over the years, but our focus hasn’t changed: Our customers and community are at the heart of what we do. We’re celebrating our 99th birthday today, next year is a big one! Thank you to all of our employees, customers and community-…
We're pleased to announce that Stephen MacMackin has been elected to the position of Chairperson and James Shaw as Vice-Chairperson of our Board of Commissioners. Congratulations Stephen and James- it's a privilege to have you on our Board.
Crews are currently conducting switching to restore power to the approx 1585 customers affected by the outage in the South End/ Uptown area of Saint John.
Time to shine a light on the fact that all of our area & flood lights are now LED 💡
By replacing lights with high-efficiency LED lighting, we’re expecting to eliminate ~12,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2050.
#PoweringOurFuture
Our flags are flying at half-mast today to commemorate Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. We remember the courageous officers whose lives were lost in the line of duty.
This isn't your average worksite- It’s home to our new Burchill substation! Fast forward to just over a year from now and it'll allow us to distribute green energy from the wind farm to our community.
Can you tell that we’re excited about it?
#RenewableEnergy
Today is Saint John Energy’s 95th Birthday! Since 1922 we have been proud to provide the citizens of Saint John with the power they need to heat and cool their homes, run their businesses and fuel industrial growth.
Thank you to
@SJENERGY
for raising over $12,000 to date for the Atlantic Compassion Fund. Largely in part to Dave Horgan selling virtual banana bread at $20 a slice or $100 a loaf. See Dave baking up a storm in his kitchen here. .
#locallove
#community
We are preparing for the storm by increasing our proactive tree trimming in assigned high risk areas, and ensuring all our crews and equipment are ready to go!
#BePrepared
Power has been restored to all customers in the Hickey Road, Loch Lomond Road and McAllister mall area. If you are still experiencing issues, please contact 506-658-5252
We were proud today to present, for the first time at the 2nd Annual Indigenous-Led Energy Symposium, this video made with the support of
@naturalforcesns
on the Burchill Wind Farm and our collaboration with Tobique First Nation that built it.
#Zero30
#EIF2023
As we move into the next century of serving the citizens of Saint John, we believe it is critical that we do all we can for the future health of our city, our province and our planet.
#poweringourfuture
#100yearsofEnergy
"64 percent of Canadians would prefer electric vehicles to be the majority of vehicles sold in the future." That means we have some investing to do in NB.
#poweringourfuture
#growsj
Exploring the potential for solar energy for Saint John:
"Burchill is proving that
#renewableenergy
is not only good for the environment but makes great business sense...can we replicate that success with
#solar
energy? We’re about to find out."
#Zero30
Lovely to see such a beautiful rainbow over Saint John yesterday, it's a timely reminder that we're all in this together as a community. There is beauty and hope after the rain
#PoweringOurCommunity
We are proud to donate to Saint John food banks throughout the year & especially during the holiday season. Thank you very much to the folks who staff our food banks, your work is truly appreciated!
1. Update provincial energy policy with an independent panel
2. Grow smart grid, share data
3. Implement climate adaptation measures
3 recommendations from our municipal electric utilities to the Legislative Committee on
#ClimateChange
.
#poweringourfuture
Hats off to all of the graduates in our community! It may not have been the grad that you had expected, but we couldn’t be prouder of all your achievements in such exceptional circumstances! We can’t wait to see where the future takes you! Congratulations, have fun and stay safe!
Our flag are half-mast in recognition of workers who have died, been injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. April 28 is a day to reinforce our commitment to uphold healthy and safe workplaces for everyone.
#nationaldayofmourning
Power has been restored to all affected customer in the South End/ Uptown area of Saint John. If you are still experiencing issues with your power please call us at 659-5252.
#PeakAlert
We are hitting our peak earlier than expected! Now is the time to reduce your electricity usage, if you are able to, to help shave off the peak!
Power has been restored to 1261 customers in the West Saint John Managawagonish Road, Westgate area. ERT for the remaining 871 customers is approx 40 minutes.