Nova Scotia Power
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N.S. premier fires off warning to incoming CEO at utility about relying on rate hikesNova Scotia's premier has fired off a warning to the incoming CEO of NS Power, accusing the utility of relying on an outdated business model that requires rate hikes for customers.CanadaFeb 12
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‘I’m not a bank but I feel like one’: N.S. utility customers say billing issues unacceptableFrustration is growing in Nova Scotia as many Nova Scotia Power customers say they're struggling with record-high electricity bills after the utility company's cyberattack.CanadaFeb 12
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Nova Scotia Power names new CEO as cyberattack scrutiny continuesNova Scotia Power has named a new chief executive as the utility deals with fallout from last year’s cyberattack and seeks a widely criticized hike in power rates.CanadaFeb 10
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Regulator plans two-part inquiry into last year’s cyberattack at N.S. utilityNova Scotia Power said last week that 75 per cent of its metres had been transmitting accurate data by the end of January.CanadaFeb 9
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N.S. utility says billing issues will be fixed in March — one year after cyberattackNova Scotia Power says it has been forced to estimate the electricity bills of some of its customers because its metres were not able to transmit usage data to the company.CanadaFeb 6
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N.S. premier calling on energy board to reject Nova Scotia Power’s ask for rate hikeThe province’s largest power utility has proposed residential rate increases of about eight per cent by next year.CanadaJan 30
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More than 13,000 customers still without power in Nova Scotia after stormAs of Tuesday afternoon, most of the outages were clustered along the south shore in the Bridgewater, Shelburne and Liverpool areas.WeatherJan 20
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NDP criticizes Premier Tim Houston for silence during power rate hearingsNova Scotia Power is seeking a 3.8 per cent increase, retroactive to Jan. 1, and another 4.1 per cent bump that would go into effect on New Year’s Day 2027.PoliticsJan 15
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N.S. private utility gets earful from public over plan to raise electricity pricesA provincial energy board hearing on Nova Scotia Power’s application to raise residential electricity rates begins.CanadaJan 7
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N.S. Tories noncommittal on 2024 pledge to cap power rate hikes to national averageNova Scotia's Progressive Conservative government is remaining noncommittal about the party's campaign promise to cap power rate increases to the Canadian average.PoliticsJan 6
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