BILL NO. 189
(as introduced)
1st Session, 65th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
4 Charles III, 2026
Private Member's Public Bill
Clean and Affordable Electricity Act
Lisa Lachance
Halifax Citadel–Sable Island
First Reading: February 23, 2026
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
An Act Respecting the Clean Energy
Transition and Electricity Affordability
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Clean and Affordable Electricity Act.
(a) Nova Scotia Power Incorporated;
(b) a municipal electric utility that purchases any or all of its electricity supply from a supplier other than Nova Scotia Power Incorporated; or
(c) an independent electricity producer that exports electricity;
"renewable electricity" means electricity produced from
(c) run-of-the-river hydroelectric energy;
3 (1) Beginning with the 2027 calendar year, each load-serving entity shall supply its customers with renewable electricity in a percentage equal to or greater than the renewable electricity standard established under subsection (2) for that calendar year.
(2) The renewable electricity standard for each calendar year is
(e) for 2030 and each subsequent calendar year, 80%.
4 The Nova Scotia Energy Board may not permit a load-serving entity to recover from its customers, directly or indirectly, any costs incurred in complying with
(a) the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Canada) or the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations made under that Act; or
(b) any of the following regulations made under the Environment Act:
- (i) the Output-Based Pricing System Registration and Opt-in Regulations,
(ii) the Output-Based Pricing System Reporting and Compliance Regulations,
(iii) the Output-Based Pricing System Reporting and Compliance Standard Adoption Regulations,
(iv) any other regulations respecting the output-based pricing system.
5 (1) A reduction in Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's revenue requirement as a result of the operation of Section 4 must be allocated entirely as a reduction to the revenue requirement attributable to the Domestic Service (Residential) customer class.
6 A load-serving entity that contravenes a provision of this Act is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than the greater of
(b) one third of the load-serving entity's return on equity, as calculated by the Nova Scotia Energy Board, for the calendar year in which the violation occurred.
7 This Act has effect on and after January 1, 2027.
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