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Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Regulated, vertically integrated electric utility that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to roughly 525,000-550,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Nova Scotia. It is the province's primary electric utility and a wholly owned subsidiary of Halifax-based Emera Inc.
📍 Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaEst. 1972✓ 78% first-party verified
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Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Project (Bridgewater, Waverley, White Rock)
In progressOwner / utility (delivered with partners) · CAD $237 million total project cost; CAD $138.2 million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank
Bridgewater and Waverley energized in late 2025 and now operational (announced operational Jan 30, 2026); the third site at White Rock is expected online August 2026. Partners include the Canada Infrastructure Bank and Wskijinu'k Mtmo'taqnuow Agency Ltd. (WMA), representing all 13 Mi'kmaw communities in Nova Scotia. Marketed as Atlantic Canada's largest grid-scale battery installation.
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In late January 2022, Nova Scotia Power applied to the regulator for a net-metering 'system access charge' on solar (net-metered) customers; after public and political backlash the company withdrew the application and the Nova Scotia government moved to block such a charge. The episode is the basis of the podcast feature.
SOURCE ▸Nova Scotia Power's own Feb 1, 2022 statement (President & CEO Peter Gregg) initially proposed delaying the net-metering charge a year (from Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023); the full withdrawal followed on Feb 2, 2022 under provincial pressure.
SOURCE ▸In 2025 Nova Scotia Power suffered a ransomware cyberattack (detected April 25, 2025) in which an unauthorized third party accessed and stole personal information of affected customers (name, contact details, date of birth, account/billing history, and for some customers driver's licence, SIN, and bank account numbers). The company stated no ransom was paid and that physical generation/transmission/distribution operations were not disrupted.
SOURCE ▸Nova Scotia Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Halifax-based Emera Inc. and is described by Emera as its 'founding affiliate,' serving more than 525,000 customers and accounting for roughly 95% of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Nova Scotia.
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