NSP

• Nova Scotia Power handed $750,000 fine for failing to meet performance standards

  Nova Scotia's electric utility has been handed a $750,000 fine for failing to meet 2022 performance targets set by the provincial regulator.

  Canada

  Aug 16
  
• 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
  
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• Death of man at Stellarton, N.S. power substation investigated as copper-wire theft attempt

  Stellarton police said they were called by Nova Scotia Power at 8 a.m., after employees found a deceased man at the sub-station on North Foord Street. 

  Canada

  Feb 7
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• Utility board defies Nova Scotia government, allows 14 per cent power rate hike

  Nova Scotia's utility regulator has defied the provincial government and approved an average 14 per cent increase in electricity rates over two years.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Thousands of customers without power in N.S., wind warning still in effect

  The winds are expected to "gradually" diminish over central areas of the province during the afternoon and over eastern areas in the evening.

  Weather

  Jan 26
• Nova Scotia Power bond rating downgraded by credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar

  The agency says the downgrade is due to what it calls the ``deterioration in the regulatory environment for the firm.''

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2022
• Nova Scotia Power agreement with customers would hike rates 14 per cent over 2 years

  Nova Scotia's electrical utility has reached a proposed settlement with representatives of its customers for a rate increase of 13.8 per cent over the next two years.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2022
• 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
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• Power knocked out for thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers Saturday morning

  Thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers were in the dark Saturday morning after the storm Nicole brought heavy wind and rain to the region.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2022
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• Nova Scotia government passes bill capping power rate increase

  The Nova Scotia government has passed legislation to limit a pending power rate increase to 1.8 per cent over the next two years -- excluding increases linked to fuel costs.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2022