Emera CEO Scott Balfour on the urgent energy transition

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English - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Scott Balfour is the CEO of Emera, the owner of Nova Scotia Power and a major player in energy in the United States. He is central to the efforts to wean Canada off carbon and build a clean electricity system – all at a time when demand for power is soaring. He talks to host Edward Greenspon about investments, promising technologies and the so-called ‘energy trilemma.’