460,000 Nova Scotian homes and businesses connected to the power grid 60 megawatts of renewable energy added to the grid Net metering program enhanced, raising the upper limit from 10 kilowatts to 100 kilowatts. Customers with a renewable generation source of their own can bank their energy and use it at another time. A growing number are taking advantage of this program. Five per cent of all energy must come from new renewable sources brought online since January 1, 2001 and operated by independent power producers. Ten per cent of all energy must must come from new renewable sources brought online since January 1, 2001 and operated by independent power producers and Nova Scotia Power. Currently, 71-75 per cent of the electricity we generate is made by burning coal or petroleum coke. But as part of our plan to improve our environmental performance, that amount would drop to 50 per cent or less. The difference would be made up by non-emitting, renewable sources. |