Nova Scotia Power

• N.S. premier calling on energy board to reject Nova Scotia Power’s ask for rate hike

  The province’s largest power utility has proposed residential rate increases of about eight per cent by next year. 

  Canada

  Jan 30
  
• More than 13,000 customers still without power in Nova Scotia after storm

  As of Tuesday afternoon, most of the outages were clustered along the south shore in the Bridgewater, Shelburne and Liverpool areas. 

  Weather

  Jan 20
  
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• NDP criticizes Premier Tim Houston for silence during power rate hearings

  Nova 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.  

  Politics

  Jan 15
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• N.S. private utility gets earful from public over plan to raise electricity prices

  A provincial energy board hearing on Nova Scotia Power’s application to raise residential electricity rates begins.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• N.S. Tories noncommittal on 2024 pledge to cap power rate hikes to national average

  Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative government is remaining noncommittal about the party's campaign promise to cap power rate increases to the Canadian average. 

  Politics

  Jan 6
• Nova Scotia Power holds community engagement session amid bill frustrations

  Customers frustrated with inaccurate and high power bills had the chance to speak to company representatives as the utility holds provincewide engagement sessions. 

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2025
• Class action launched against Nova Scotia Power over data breach, alleged overbilling

  A Nova Scotia injury law firm is moving forward in its efforts to launch a class action lawsuit against Nova Scotia Power in light of this past spring's cyberattack. 

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2025
• Electric utility opens emergency centre as more ugly weather heads for Nova Scotia

  Nova Scotia Power has issued a statement saying rain and snow overnight will be whipped up by strong winds that will continue to lash the province on Friday.

  Weather

  Dec 4, 2025
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• NS Power dismisses premier’s claim that utility could be breaking regulatory laws

  Nova Scotia’s largest utility is responding to a stinging letter from Premier Tim Houston by insisting it hasn't broken any laws.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2025
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• Premier calls for investigation into Nova Scotia Power over handling of cyberattack

  The premier of Nova Scotia is calling for an investigation into how a major power utility has handled a cyberattack.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025