New year sees Nova Scotia Power rate increase take effect
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More action needed, NDP says
NDP Leader Claudia Chender said the rate increase is disappointing and does not reflect the level of service people are receiving.
"We have incredibly expensive power, we have incredibly dirty power and we have incredibly unreliable power," Chender said. "And since Tim Houston was elected, we pay 14 per cent more for that privilege. Something's wrong."
Much more needs to be done, Chender said, starting with improving the heating assistance rebate program she said is taking too long to pay out.
A universal service program is something her party has wanted for years. That would allow the provincial regulator to include affordability among the criteria for setting power rates.
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