Solar power can help us add more renewable energy to the grid, contributing to a greener future for the province. In 2021, we launched our first community solar garden—a simple way for all Nova Scotians to have access to solar energy, without having to install their own panels.

Wind is a cost-effective source of clean energy that will play a crucial part in our transition. We’re lucky to have an abundance of it in Nova Scotia! Through a partnership with Mi’kmaq communities, we’re working together to bring new, low-cost wind energy onto the grid, in addition to the new wind projects by independent power producers that will be an important contributor to achieving our clean energy goals. 

Because wind and solar energy are intermittent, batteries have an important role to play. We can’t depend on the wind to blow or the sun to shine exactly when we need to meet the needs of customers.

We’re planning to continue working in Bridgewater, Onslow and HRM to add new energy storage, which includes both grid-scale and residential battery storage. With funding from the Government of Canada, this will allow us to store wind energy and deliver it to the grid when the wind isn’t blowing.

Natural gas is a fast-acting source of energy, meaning it can be activated quickly as a reliable back-up. This will help us make sure electricity is always there when you need it.

We're looking at converting a small number of our coal facilities to natural gas, as an interim solution, while ensuring we’re planning for the potential future use of green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is created using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels and could help us reach near-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the future.