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The author of a new report touting Atlantic Canada as a potential offshore wind energy giant says the scaled-down Atlantic Loop electricity grid announced this week is a start but not enough for the region to fully benefit from its production potential.

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are scaling back plans for the Atlantic Loop electricity grid to expanding just one existing connection between their two provinces.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs were in Ottawa Monday where they met with federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and other federal officials.

Two Canadian provinces have drafted plans to phase out coal power generation by 2030, a plan that involves investing heavily in wind, solar, and nuclear energy.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs were in Ottawa on Monday for an announcement, where Wilkinson said the federal government has finalized a joint policy statement with the two provinces.

Ask anyone who staffs a minister about “The Walk,” and they'll know exactly what you're talking about.

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick scaled back plans for the Atlantic Loop electricity grid Monday to expanding just one existing connection between their two provinces.

Foreign Affairs Minister passes along condolences to Canadian family of woman confirmed dead

Nova Scotia's clean energy plan would see the Atlantic Canadian province deploy between 300MW and 400MW of battery storage by 2030.

Liberal environment critic Iain Rankin, Green Leader Anthony Edmonds and Susan Leblanc, the NDP’s environment and climate change spokesperson, agree more renewables are needed and building clean energy in the province is a positive step, but remain skeptical about the plan’s viability.