Energy: We know we must decarbonize our energy systems if we hope to stop or mitigate the crisis going further.

Energy: We know we must decarbonize our energy systems if we hope to stop or mitigate the crisis going further. This means producing electricity through means other than fossil fuels. We have to eliminate coal, natural gas, and oil from the energy generation stream. Much of the energy produced in Canada is hydroelectric, highly centralized in large dams. Some of it is nuclear, centralized in large facilities in Ontario and one in New Brunswick. How is energy supplied to a city of Dieppe and within New Brunswick province and region? Beyond the argument about the fuel for energy generation is the debate around centralized or decentralized production. If every roof has solar panels on it, then your supply is decentralized. If everyone depends upon a dam and what it generates, then the supply is centralized. Which is best? Is some sort of combination do-able? Beyond generation is the question of distribution. Distribution involves the grid that moves energy around. It is the grid that is most affected by extreme weather. How can we change that? What are the options? And finally, there is energy storage. Renewables especially require storage systems. A type of storage may be SMR’s Small Modular Reactors for nuclear energy. These act as stabilizers to the grid, a baseline of energy production. Or perhaps neighborhood or personal battery banks. Which do you recommend? How much would it cost? What kind of policies are needed to make the shifts