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Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee: Opening remarks
Thank you for inviting us to today’s committee meeting. We recognize that the recent cyber event has affected the trust we have built with our customers, and I want to acknowledge and apologize for the concern and disruption this has caused.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to River Hebert-Joggins
We are committed to keeping you informed and making sure you have the reliable power service you deserve. Here is a recap of the recent reliability meeting in your community.
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Staying safe on Halloween
Halloween is almost here! As excitement builds across the province, remember to keep safety in mind—check out these tips to help everyone enjoy a fun and safe night.
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Preparing for storm season
In Nova Scotia, we are used to unpredictable weather conditions, but there is a time of year where we need to be particularly alert and prepared: storm season.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Tatamagouche & Surrounding Communities
Thank you for those who joined us at this community meeting. If you were unable to attend, here's a recap of the highlights.
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Public Safety
While there is certainly a lot to enjoy in Nova Scotia, the summer brings several safety considerations to keep in mind as our teams continue their work in communities across the province.
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Standing Committee on Public Accounts: Opening remarks
On behalf of our entire team at Nova Scotia Power, thank you for the invitation to attend today’s committee meeting.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Queens County
Thank you to everyone who recently attended our community meeting in Queens County. We truly appreciated the chance to engage in thoughtful conversation and address your questions in person.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Hammonds Plains & Lucasville
Thank you to those who recently joined us at the community meeting in Hammonds Plains. We appreciate the opportunity for meaningful, engaging conversation and to answer your questions directly.
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Our ongoing commitment to reliability
Our customers deserve power they can count on. To ensure we are providing reliable service, there are performance standards in place that are set by the Nova Scotia Energy Board.
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Saving energy and money with MyEnergy Insights
MyEnergy Insights is a handy tool that can help give you more control over your energy usage. Having a better idea of how power is being used can help to manage your bill and increase your home’s efficiency.
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Saving energy and money on your power bill
By making small changes in your daily habits, you can better control how and when you use energy, which will in turn help manage your power bill.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Merigomish
We know our customers have been challenged and frustrated by outages and we want you to know what we're doing to improve reliability in your community.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Glace Bay
Members of our team recently held a community meeting in Glace Bay to talk about recent power outages and what we are doing to improve reliability of service.
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Creating a stronger, more resilient electrical grid
We’re building the grid of the future—one that uses real-time monitoring and automation to more quickly detect and address issues on the power grid.
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What caused power outages in 2024?
We get a lot of questions on what causes the power outages, so we're breaking down the outages from last year.
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The ins and outs of planned outages
We know that you count on reliable service to power your daily lives. We’re committed to our plan to improve reliability and strengthen our electrical system. To perform some of this work, there are times when we need to schedule planned power outages.
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Are you cyber smart? How to spot an online scam
Online scams are becoming more sophisticated every day, with cyber criminals taking advantage of our growing reliance on technology in our daily lives. We’ve shared a few reminders so you can make smart decisions and protect yourself from cyber threats.
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Shift to save on our Time-of-Use Rate Pilot
To save money on the Time-of-Use Rate Pilot, adjust your daily energy habits. By making small changes to your weekly routine and planning ahead for winter weekday peak hours, you can achieve significant yearly savings.
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Powering Our Communities: Energy upgrades for Souls Harbour Rescue Mission
Through its partnership with Nova Scotia Power, LMMW Group, and Efficiency Nova Scotia, Souls Harbour has upgraded their facilities to improve energy efficiency, cut costs, and reinvest savings into community programs.
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Storm Safety & Preparedness Checklist
As Nova Scotians, we can always count on occasional bouts of stormy weather throughout the year. Whether we're expecting a hurricane or snow storm, the best thing each of us can do is be prepared.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Merigomish
Members of our Reliability team recently held a community meeting in Merigomish to talk about reliability of power service. We know our customers have been challenged and frustrated by outages and we want you to know we take our commitment to improving reliability seriously.
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Stay cool this summer while saving money and energy
As the temperature goes up, keep your power bill down with these tips to beat the heat while saving energy.
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Greg and Tracy’s Heat Pump Story: Comfort and efficiency for a busy family
To support their busy lifestyle, Greg and Tracy needed a low-maintenance, energy efficient home that could accommodate their family—and beloved pets.
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Staying safe during electrical storms
It’s no coincidence that Lightning Safety Awareness Week falls during the start of thunderstorm season in Nova Scotia. Protect yourself during electrical storms with these simple tips.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Victoria County
Members of our Reliability team had a great conversation with community members and elected officials in Victoria County at a recent community meeting to talk about reliability of service in their area.
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Community Reliability Meeting: A Letter to Lunenburg County
We recently had the opportunity to work with local officials to hold a community meeting to talk about reliability of service in Lunenburg County. Director of Reliability, Paul Dandurand, is expanding upon our investments and efforts to improve reliability in the area.
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Building the Grid of the Future, Together: Learning from Smart Grid Nova Scotia
The grid of the future will be powered by renewable energy—and it must also be reliable and resilient. We can’t get there without doing things differently.
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Powering Your Community: Meet our Reliability Advisors
Meet our Reliability Advisors: The team dedicated to working with customers to answer questions and communicate the work we’re doing in their community to reduce power outages.
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Trust, Catherine, and Jehosheba’s Heat Pump Story: A cozy, warm, welcoming home
Finding a quiet, warm home in Nova Scotia was a must after immigrating from the Southwest of Africa. Thanks to their heat pump, they have one less thing to think about while leading busy lives.
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Leading the Charge: Phil’s eco-friendly journey
Through his personal experiences and practical tips, Phil is sharing his journey towards environmental stewardship and his passion for turning every day into Earth Day.
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Dana and Dar: A cozy, energy-efficient home
As Dana & Dar transition from fossil fuels, they knew a heat pump was a step in the right direction for their cozy home on the South Shore.
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Get to Know Dion, Operations Manager
Dion oversees all our power line technicians and depots from Amherst to Canso. He's learning about energy delivery and supporting our teams and crews in working safely to serve our customers.
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You Asked, We Answer: What caused Saturday’s transmission line outage?
We asked Jill Searle, Director of Control Centre Operations, to explain this weekend’s transmission line outage and answer your most asked questions.
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A renewable energy spotlight on International Women’s Day
Through an honest discussion with Joanna Osawe and Lia MacDonald, we’re diving into the achievements, challenges, and aspirations of women working in a traditionally male-dominated field: the energy sector.
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The Path to 2030: Nova Scotia’s clean energy future
We are working toward 80% renewable energy by 2030 and becoming net-zero by 2035.
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Charging Forward: Atlantic Canada’s largest grid-scale battery facilities
Grid-scale batteries will help shape our energy future. They enable us to store renewable energy and bring it to the grid when we need it most.
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Electricity 101: Our Substations
Have you ever wondered how electricity travels to your home? Or about what happens after electricity is made in our power plants? We asked Adam King, Manager of Substation Operations, to tell us a little bit about the role substations play in delivering electricity to our communities.
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You Asked, We Answer: Storm Outages
We asked our Storm Lead, Jill Searle, to answer some of the most common questions related to power outages.
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You Asked, We Answer: Outages & Estimated Restoration Times
During a power outage, our team uses the best information we have at the time to give customers the most accurate estimate of when they can expect their power to be restored.
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Celebrating Diwali
Observed by more than a billion people from a variety of faiths, the five days of Diwali are marked by prayer, feasts, fireworks, family gatherings, and charitable giving. Learn more about light over darkness from our team members Shiva and Riddhima.
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Collaborating With Communities on Our Energy Future
We have a collective mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight the effects of climate change. With that comes an entirely new clean energy and clean tech sector that is playing a key part in the province’s economic future. Nova Scotia Power has an important role in supporting the historic growth and development we are seeing—and we recognize the critical role that municipalities play, too. Together we can make big changes happen for the future of our communities.
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Now it Can Be Told: NS Light and Power’s Top-Secret War Efforts
In a daring move during World War II, senior naval staff sought help from NS Light and Power to combat the Nazis' high-tech magnetic mines and torpedoes targeting Allied ships. The solution was "degaussing", a technology involving mines or wire coiled around ships' decks to neutralize their magnetic profiles, a vital defence strategy implemented on ships from various nations entering Halifax's port.
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Beware of phantom energy
How can you combat phantom electricity in your home?
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Hurricane Fiona: One year later
It’s hard to believe it’s been one year since Hurricane Fiona made landfall. Described as having the power of Hurricane Juan, and the size of Hurricane Dorian, Fiona was a record-breaking storm, bringing the greatest impact in our province’s history.
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What to expect this hurricane season and how to stay prepared
It’s been an eventful year for weather here in Nova Scotia. As we kick off another fall hurricane season, staying prepared is critical. Learn about what’s in the forecast, along with some helpful tips for staying safe and storm ready.
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What to expect this hurricane season and how to stay prepared
It’s already been an eventful year for weather here in Nova Scotia. As we kick off another fall hurricane season, staying prepared is critical. Here are some insights on the forecast for this season, along with some tips for staying safe and storm ready.
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You Asked, We Answer: Preventing outages through tree trimming
Trees make our province a beautiful place—but when they get too close to power lines, they can cause outages. You often ask us about how and where we trim trees—so in this edition of You Asked, We Answer, we’re responding to your tree trimming questions
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The Path to 2030: How will you reach 80% renewable energy?
We’re on a path to phase out coal and reach 80% renewable energy by 2030. How will we get there? Like any goal worth striving for, there’s a lot to consider. Today, approximately 40% of the electricity we generate comes from renewable sources. It means we have some challenges ahead and decisions to make over the next 6.5 years to transform how we make and deliver electricity, while ensuring that as our energy gets greener, it stays reliable, too.
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Women Unlimited breaking down barriers
Women Unlimited provides support to women interested in working in trades and technology through a wide range of mentorships. We chatted with Ann Wilson, a Contract Management Analyst who started her career at our Tufts Cove Generating Station, about her experience as a former participant of Women Unlimited.
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