PB Energy journal
News, analysis and perspectives on the projects, technologies and policies shaping our region.
Coverage of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador by David Brushett, P.Eng. Explore solar, battery storage, electrification, district energy and energy management. Archive articles retain their original publication dates.
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Research and development incentives can help Atlantic Canadian businesses advance storage, microgrids, heat pumps and energy software.
Read article : SR&ED: an opportunity for Atlantic Canadian energy innovators
The evolution of the Nissan LEAF illustrates changing EV capability, with important qualifications to a circulated price comparison.
Read article : Electric vehicles and the perception gap
A comparison of diesel and electricity costs illustrates the operating-cost opportunity from electrifying Halifax’s bus fleet.
Read article : Halifax’s electric buses: the operating-cost opportunity
Reflections from Smart Energy Halifax on homeowner financing, customer-sited batteries and the role of strategic electrification.
Read article : Unlocking behind-the-meter solar in Atlantic Canada
Equipment replacement offers a practical opportunity to build flexible demand into homes at lower incremental cost.
Read article : Make water heaters grid-ready when they are replaced
Rising program costs point to a need for technical expertise, project coordination and support that helps businesses act.
Read article : Small businesses need more than efficiency incentives
The interconnection queue offers a view of potential development, with important distinctions between proposed and approved projects.
Read article : What Nova Scotia’s community solar pipeline tells us
The proposed 2027–2031 plan opens a new planning cycle for efficiency, demand response and innovation.
Read article : The next chapter of Nova Scotia’s demand-side management plan
Nova Scotia added 7.6 MW of commercial net-metering capacity in 2025, lifting cumulative capacity to 16.9 MW.
Read article : A record year for commercial solar
A memorable David Suzuki advertisement offers a way to explain the cumulative impact of air sealing.
Read article : Air sealing: small improvements at a national scale
The Mi’kmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project is improving housing comfort and reducing energy costs across Nova Scotia’s First Nations communities.
Read article : Energy-efficiency improvements in Mi’kmaw communities
Heat recovery, ice storage, controls and lighting upgrades come together in a Halifax project I had the opportunity to work on.
Read article : Inside the Scotiabank Centre energy retrofitFeatured perspective
Lower storage cost assumptions and higher gas costs are reshaping the relative economics of Nova Scotia’s resource options.
Read article : Falling battery costs change the planning picture