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Wind producers sigh with relief
Some independent energy producers in Nova Scotia were cheering Friday after the Dexter government announced a delay of the province's green energy plan that threatened them and Nova Scotia Power with potential fines. ...The change adds a year to the deadline that required Nova Scotia Power to obtain five per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by Dec. 31, 2010. The utility now has until Dec. 31, 2011, to meet that target.
October 10, 2009
by Bill Power
in Chronicle Herald
Some independent energy producers in Nova Scotia were cheering Friday after the Dexter government announced a delay of the province's green energy plan that threatened them and Nova Scotia Power with potential fines.
"I think it is safe to say the people involved in our industry are breathing easier today," said Larry Leblanc, president and CEO of Renewable Energy Services Ltd., which has a $55-million wind energy farm planned for Point Tupper.
"Our project is moving ahead nicely, but we are still awaiting federal environmental approval and this reflects how tight the deadline was for us and for others," Mr. Leblanc said in... [continue via Web link]
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