Opposition pushes Houston government to tackle N.S. Power rate hike application
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The NDP has already released a series of bills dealing with NSP and today they released another that proposes to triple energy efficiency efforts to help lower power bills.
“Energy efficiency is the best way to help lower people’s power bills,” said NDP Natural Resources and Renewables spokesperson Claudia Chender.
“While power rates may continue to increase, power bills can go down if we see adequate investment in energy efficiency,” said Chender. “With deep energy retrofits for those who need it most, people can see their power bills decline even as the rates rise.”
For its part, Nova Scotia Power said in January the rate changes will help the company meet government-regulated targets for cleaner energy while meeting growing customer demand for electricity.”