Catching up on Churchill Falls? Here's 6 questions about the deal, answered

It involved political theatre, but also produced responses to some of the questions arising on provincial power and the plans for the Churchill River.

The agreement between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec covers new terms for the sale of power from the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant, facility upgrades, a possible new dam and plant at Gull Island on the lower Churchill River, a planned transmission line to Western Labrador and exploration of a potential 2,000 megawatt-capacity wind farm.

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador says it all amounts to $49 billion in value in today’s dollars — an estimated $273 billion in nominal cash flows over the life of the agreement.

There's also jobs, roughly 5,000 tied to the Gull Island build alone.

Some of the basics of the agreement were known already, some are contested, but here's food for thought.