Nova Scotia Power Outages

• ‘It was freezing’: N.S. woman angry after planned power outage drags on for hours

  Many people living in Lunenburg, N.S. and surrounding communities were left in the dark over the weekend, after a planned power outage dragged on much longer than expected. 

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2024
  
• Thousands of N.S. residents lose power as heavy winds, rain batter province

  Roughly 21,000 homes were without electricity Sunday morning due heavy winds and rain, according to Nova Scotia Power. Some areas may be without power until late in the evening. 

  Weather

  Mar 24, 2024
  
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• Thousands of Nova Scotia residents lose power after transmission line issue

  Tens of thousands of people across the province were impacted by a power outage Saturday as Nova Scotia Power cut service due to an issue with a New Brunswick transmission line.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2024
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• N.S. raises to $25 million the maximum fine Nova Scotia Power can be charged

  Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton says the province wants to hold the private utility "more accountable'' for power outages and performance issues.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
• New utility performance standards create new potential fine for Nova Scotia Power

  New regulations mean Nova Scotia Power could be fined if it fails to address service complaints from industrial customers in a 'reasonable' time frame.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2022
• Fiona, a record-setting storm, leaves path of destruction in eastern Canada

  Post-tropical storm Fiona has plowed through eastern Canada leaving a wake of destruction in its path, including throughout Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2022
• Icy roads and storm debris hamper efforts to restore power across Nova Scotia

  Nova Scotia Power says about 120,000 customers lost power during the storm as a result of a thick build-up of ice on trees, power lines and equipment.

  Weather

  Feb 6, 2022
• Scattered outages across Nova Scotia one day after storm blows through Maritimes

  The outages are scattered across the province, however the majority are in Lunenburg County on the South Shore.

  Weather

  Jan 16, 2022
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• Remaining power outages from winter storm being worked on in Nova Scotia

  Nova Scotia Power has said the heavy snowfall that accumulated took down lines and caused branches to fall on equipment in parts of the province during the storm.

  Weather

  Jan 9, 2022
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• Some Halifax residents call on Nova Scotia Power to improve preventive maintenance

  Nova Scotia Power says millions of dollars are invested annually to improve service reliability for customers.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2020