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John Risley and Clean Grid Atlantic Ltd. are spearheading the Eastern Energy Partnership, a $75 billion initiative aimed at establishing Atlantic Canada as a green energy hub through large-scale wind power and transmission projects. The initiative includes reviving Project Nujio'qonik, which will now focus on utilizing massive wind farms to supply electricity to a regional grid serving Quebec, Ontario, and the Northeastern U.S.

The project seeks to leverage the region's significant wind potential while attracting support from private investors, provincial governments, First Nations communities, and the federal government. Success hinges on overcoming political alignment, regulatory challenges, capital needs, and community backing. Risley emphasizes the unique offshore and onshore wind resources of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland as critical to the project's viability.