▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Jack ▁Ke ir , ▁announced ▁a ▁tent ative ▁re open ing ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁federal ▁money ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁unexpected ▁cost ▁of ▁purchased ▁power ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁ ▁power ▁ordin arily ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁plant . ▁The ▁situation ▁is ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁in ▁N B ▁Power ▁supply ▁plans , ▁since ▁Point ▁Le pre au ▁provides ▁ 4 ▁T Wh / year ▁or ▁between ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁output . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁the ▁Point ▁Le pre au ▁N uc lear ▁Gener ating ▁Station ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁assets ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁proposed ▁sale ▁of ▁N B ▁Power ▁to ▁H ydro - Qu ébec . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Premier ▁Sh awn ▁Graham ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁proposed ▁sale ▁had ▁fallen ▁through , ▁cit ing ▁H ydro - Qu ébec ' s ▁" con c ern s ▁about ▁un antic ip ated ▁costs ". ▁Graham ' s ▁announ cement ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁anal yst s ▁who ▁bl amed ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁deal ▁on ▁the ▁difficult ▁political ▁situation ▁in ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁a ▁scheduled ▁provincial ▁election .