This is PEI
This is PEI
CBC
What happens when a cruise ship plugs into P.E.I.’s power grid?
20 minutes Posted May 28, 2026 at 10:10 am.
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Port Charlottetown and Maritime Electric are developing a system to supply shore power to cruise ships while they’re docked in the capital. Mitch explores how a utility that warned the grid could fail during the winter plans to power a floating hotel during the summer tourism season.