Our 490,000 customers belong to customer groups, which include residential, commercial and industrial. Use the chart below to find the rates that apply to you.
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| Residential | Consumption for a private residence for domestic or household use | Domestic Service Tariff Domestic Service Time-of-Day Tariff |
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| Small commercial | Annual consumption is less than 32,000 kW.h | Small General Tariff |
| Commercial | Annual consumption is 32,000 kW.h or greater and the regular billing demand is less than 2,000 kV.A or 1,800 kW | General Tariff |
| Large Commercial | Consumption for any use except industrial, where the regular billing demand is 2,000 kV.A or 1,800 kW, and over | Large General Tariff |
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| Small industrial | Consumption for industrial use, including farming and processing, where the regular billing demand is less than 250 kV.A or 225 kW. | Small Industrial Tariff |
| Medium industrial | Consumption for any industrial customer having a regular billing demand greater than 249 kV.A (224 kW) but less than 2,000 kV.A (1,800 kW) | Medium Industrial Tariff |
| Large industrial | Consumption at the low voltage side of the bulk power transformer by any industrial customer having a regular billing demand of 2,000 kV.A or 1,800 kW, and over | Large Industrial Tariff Interruptable Rider |
| Extra Large industrial | Customer must commit to making no less than 20 MW available for interruption | One Part Real Time Pricing (RTP) |
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| Miscellaneous | Where none of Nova Scotia Power's standard tariffs apply (a customer is not centralized in one location, metering is impractical, seasonal lighting) Unmetered Rate Request Forms: | Outdoor Recreational Lighting Street and Area Lighting Miscellaneous Lighting and Small Loads |
| Charitable | Businesses that qualify as a charitable or non-profit organization
Charitable Orgainzation Application Form (PDF) | Domestic Service Rate for Charitable Organizations |
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| Demand Side Management Cost Recovery Rider | This schedule applies to all electric rate classes with the exception of the Wholesale Market Non-Dispatchable Supplier Spill Tariff and the Mersey System Tariff (i.e., Mersey Basic Block). | Demand Side Management Cost Recovery Rider |
| Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) | This schedule is a mandatory rider to all electric rate schedules, except the following tariffs: Generation Replacement and Load Following, Extra High Voltage Time-of-Use Real Time Pricing, High Voltage Time-of-Use Real Time Pricing, Distribution Voltage Time-of-Use Real Time Pricing. | Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) |