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Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower prepares to expropriate land for transmission line to N.B.
The provincial government has given #NovaScotiaPower permission to expropriate about 460 hectares of land to accommodate a multimillion-dollar transmission line project.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-power-prepares-to-expropriate-land-for-transmission-line-to-n-b-9.7319925?cmp=rss -
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Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower can't explain why hacked customer data was not deleted as planned
#NovaScotiaPower officials say they don't know why a digital copy of almost three decades worth of customer information that was later stolen in a cyberattack was not automatically deleted as intended.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nsp-can-t-explain-why-hacked-customer-data-was-not-deleted-9.7311661?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Heads up, NSP customers: Utility to begin charging late fees in October
#NovaScotiaPower is warning customers that it will start charging late payment fees again in October, 18 months after it froze the penalties because of a cyberattack.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-power-resuming-late-fees-october-9.7271288?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#dartmouth couple pushes back against tree removal from property
A #dartmouth couple has saved a number of large trees that are encroaching on transmission lines from being cut down on their property after striking a compromise with #NovaScotiaPower.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/man-stops-trees-close-to-power-lines-from-being-cut-by-nova-scotia-power-9.7263404?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Power restored for thousands affected by widespread outages in #halifax area amid heat wave
Thousands of #NovaScotiaPower customers lost electricity on Friday night. #NovaScotiaPower says there was a transmission interruption just before 8 p.m. Customers were restored between 11:30 p.m. and midnight.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/power-outages-reported-in-halifax-amid-heat-warning-9.7258329?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Interest in competing with #NovaScotiaPower is ramping up, government official says
A top bureaucrat with the Department of Energy says numerous industry players are exploring the possibility of challenging #NovaScotiaPower’s dominance in the retail electricity market.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/renewable-electricity-retail-market-competition-9.7200959?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower's 3.1 per cent rate increase takes effect
Residential customers will see a slightly higher rate on their next bill.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/power-rate-increase-9.7184531?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Tufts Cove power station to undergo $43M overhaul
#NovaScotiaPower is planning to overhaul the generating equipment at the iconic Tufts Cove power station on the edge of #halifax harbour.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tufts-cove-power-station-to-undergo-43m-overhaul-9.7168551?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower rate increases stalled over cyberbreach billing questions
Power rate increases for Nova Scotians continue to loom with no definite timeline as regulators linger on issues tied to #NovaScotiaPower’s massive cybersecurity breach.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-power-rate-increases-stalled-over-cyberbreach-billing-questions-9.7168008?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Appeal Court won't back Port Hawkesbury Paper in fight over N.S. Power bailout costs
#NovaScotiaPower’s largest industrial customer wants to be shielded from a massive debt the utility will be paying back for nearly three decades, but it’s not getting any help from the province’s highest court.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/port-hawkesbury-paper-denied-cover-from-cost-of-nova-scotia-power-bailout-9.7166938?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Your questions about #NovaScotiaPower rates, answered
#NovaScotiaPower is preparing to raise rates this year and next. CBC News asked TikTok users what they'd like to know about rate hikes and why the energy board approved them. The CBC's Taryn Grant has the answers to the most common questions.
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Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower touts decreased outages in 2025, but continues to fail some performance standards
Hitting performance standards continues to be a challenge for #NovaScotiaPower, which missed five out of 14 targets in 2025. -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower strives to convince skeptical premier of coal plant refinancing plan
A plan to refinance more than $700 million associated with the retirement of a handful of coal plants is a wedge between #NovaScotiaPower and Premier Tim Houston, but the company’s new president and CEO says he’ll do whatever it takes to get the premier on side.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-power-strives-to-convince-skeptical-premier-of-coal-plant-refinancing-plan-9.7147555?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
New #NovaScotiaPower CEO steps into role at challenging time
In an interview with the CBC's Amy Smith, Vivek Sood explains what he'll bring to the table as the utility prepares to implement more rate increases and continues to deal with fallout from a cyber attack. -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Houston says ‘only solution’ for #NovaScotiaPower rates is more competition
Premier Tim Houston says he’s focused on increasing competition in the electricity market as a remedy to rising power rates and unreliable service with #NovaScotiaPower.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/houston-says-only-solution-for-nova-scotia-power-rates-is-more-competition-9.7144969?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower agrees to beef up security after customer data breached
The power utility says it will delete customer social security numbers it has on file, and will conduct an external audit that will be shared with #canada's privacy commissioner by the end of October.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hacked-power-security-data-breach-9.7141893?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Energy board OK's 'slightly lower' #NovaScotiaPower rate increase
The #novascotia Energy Board has approved #NovaScotiaPower’s application to raise rates, but not by as much as the company wanted.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/energy-board-ok-s-slightly-lower-nova-scotia-power-rate-increase-9.7141260?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Blustery storm downs trees, knocks out power for thousands in #novascotia
A blustery storm downed trees and knocked out power for thousands of #NovaScotiaPower customers on Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/blustery-storm-downs-trees-knocks-out-power-for-thousands-in-nova-scotia-9.7131853?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Premier Houston not interested in #NovaScotiaPower buyback
#novascotia Premier Tim Houston says he's not entertaining the idea of buying #NovaScotiaPower to make it a public utility again after more than three decades in the hands of private operators.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/houston-not-interested-nova-scotia-power-buyback-9.7127765?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Competitor to #NovaScotiaPower gets $200M boost from Ottawa
An energy company that’s trying to break up #NovaScotiaPower’s monopoly on the electricity market is getting help from Ottawa to build its first wind farm. -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Lunenburg mayor condemns residents’ hostile behaviour toward N.S. Power employees
Lunenburg Mayor Jamie Myra said residents hurled profanities at #NovaScotiaPower workers who were trying to restore electricity after a recent outage extended into a second day. -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Why power grid capacity is not just an issue for #novascotia
A bout of frigid weather in January had #NovaScotiaPower asking its customers to conserve energy. Experts say grid capacity is not just a concern for #novascotia as our lives become more electrified. The CBC's Alex Guye explains.
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Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower appoints new president and CEO
#NovaScotiaPower has announced it is appointing a new president and CEO. In a news release Tuesday, the utility said current president and CEO Peter Gregg will leave his post on March 1 to take on a new role with Emera Inc. -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
Some #NovaScotiaPower customers aren’t paying because they don’t trust their bills
The number of people not paying their #NovaScotiaPower bills is twice the norm right now, with some people holding back their money because of unusually high charges in the wake of last year’s massive cybersecurity breach. -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower says billing issues will be fixed in March — 1 year after cyberattack
The utility says 75 per cent of its meters were working and sending accurate billing data to the utility at the end of January.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-power-says-billing-issues-will-be-fixed-in-march-one-year-after-cyberattack-9.7077791?cmp=rss -
Source: CBC #news #novascotia
N.S. utility says billing issues will be fixed in March — 1 year after cyberattack
#NovaScotiaPower says 75 per cent of its meters were working and sending accurate billing data to the utility at the end of January.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-utility-says-billing-issues-will-be-fixed-in-march-one-year-after-cyberattack-9.7077791?cmp=rss