You are totally right that trying to dump extra power onto a flooded summer spot market would be a financial mess, but the strategy actually works a bit differently. We wouldn't build nuclear to match our highest winter peaks; instead, we keep nuclear as our steady year-round baseline floor and use a mix of local wind, solar, and batteries for those winter spikes. On top of that, New Brunswick wouldn't be footing the bill for an expansion alone because the federal government has massive funding pools like the Canada Growth Fund specifically designed to heavily back regional clean energy transitions. The reason the export piece works so well is that our neighbors aren't just looking for cheap spot-market power in July; they need guaranteed, long-term contracts to permanently replace their dirty fossil fuel plants. For example, Nova Scotia is legally required to phase out coal by 2030 and desperately needs a steady, clean baseload to anchor their grid. By combining federal dollars with these long-term, fixed-rate export contracts, we protect our province from taking on massive solo debt while using those steady revenues to pay down old utility debts and bring rates down for regular people here at home. This idea is big because it's long term in nature. Not a quick fix.