With the creation of the new Nova Scotia Independent Energy System Operator (NSIESO), Nova Scotia Power is preparing to shift into a very different role, one that will see it step away from running power plants to focusing on, according to Emera CEO Scott Balfour, managing “poles and wires.”

This change, laid out in the More Access to Energy Act, reflects what’s already been happening. NSP, the province’s dominant generator, transmitter, and distributor of electricity, is slowly exiting the generation business. In its place, NSIESO will take over many of the responsibilities Nova Scotians once associated with NSP: planning the grid, buying electricity and keeping supply and demand in balance.

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NSP will likely keep some of its generation assets, especially those that are critical for grid stability, such as natural gas turbines that help with synchronization and peak demand. That said, as the province continues its push toward 80........

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