NS Power plans to produce electricity with fuel oil until 2050 instead of with coal
July 4, 2023
Nova Scotia’s power utility plans to convert a coal-burning electricity station in Cape Breton to burn heavy fuel oil once federal regulations phase out coal entirely in 2030.
The proposal has raised the eyebrows of one utility review board member and was characterized as “disturbing” by a climate policy expert.
Documents filed by Nova Scotia Power show that three of four coal-fired units at the Lingan Generating Station will be converted to heavy fuel oil in 2030 and are scheduled to operate until 2050.
