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NB Power, Office of the Premier, July 25, 2012 - Fredericton
NB Power and Siemens Canada enter into an agreement to modernize the electrical system
NB Power has entered into a multi-year agreement with Siemens Canada to integrate Smart Grid technology into the province’s electrical system and create a centre of competence based in Fredericton. Premier David Alward joined NB Power and Siemens today for the announcement. The agreement will allow NB Power to continue to offer its customers stable rates by modernizing the provincial electrical system. From left: Ed Barrett, chair of NB Power board of directors; Gaëtan Thomas, NB Power president and chief executive officer; Jan Mrosik, chief executive officer of Smart Grid (Global); Robert Hardt, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Canada; Alward; and Craig Leonard, minister of government services and acting minister of energy.