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| Did You Know |
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Thomas Edison built the first large-scale electricity distribution system in
New York City in 1882.
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Hydro power drove NB Power's first generating station, a dam on the Musquash
River. Today, hydro power makes up about a quarter of NB Power's total
installed capacity.
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Fraser's Mill in Millbank was NB Power's first customer in 1921.
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Stretched end to end, NB Power lines would reach 32 000 km, almost around the
world.
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NB Power was the first Canadian utility to establish major interconnections
with other utilities, letting NB Power buy and sell electricity.
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Province-wide, NB Power looks after more than 70 000 street lights.
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The real price of electric power has declined steadily during the last 100
years. Today's average income can buy 100 times more units of electricity than
it could in 1900.
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NB Power uses five fuels to generate electricity - oil, coal, uranium,
water and diesel.
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NB Power delivers electricity to over 340 000 direct and indirect customers in
the province.
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The Saint John Electric Light Company started business in 1884, becoming the
province's first power company.
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The plant that the Saint John Electric Light Company built on Paradise Row was
the first in the province to generate electricity for commercial sale.
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In 1893, Saint John boasted New Brunswick's first electric trolley system.
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Completed in 1983, the Point Lepreau generating station is the only nuclear
power plant in Atlantic Canada.
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Coal mining in the Chipman & Minto area began in 1639. The coal from these
mines was shipped to Boston.
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