Bill’s Passage Lets Ottawa, Atlantic Provinces Regulate Offshore Wind Energy Projects

Bill’s Passage Lets Ottawa, Atlantic Provinces Regulate Offshore Wind Energy Projects
Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm near Block Island, R.I., on July 7, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images
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Ottawa and the provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador will jointly develop Atlantic Canada’s offshore wind and other renewable energy industries under a new regulatory regime with the passage of Bill C-49 into law on Oct. 3.

Bill C-49 amends previous federal-provincial legislation on offshore petroleum management and revenue sharing to add renewable energy projects such as wind and hydrogen to the regulatory mandate.