Nova Scotia Power is once again planning to raise your power bill.
They’re going to ask the Nova Scotia Energy Board for a 2.1 percent increase in both 2026 and 2027 for all customer classes.
Residential rates would go up 4.1 percent each year.
In a release, the utility says they’re focused on investments to strengthen the province’s electrical grid.
The proposed hike comes after a settlement with customer representatives, involving six months of discussions.
It would also help fund the first two years of Nova Scotia Power’s $1.3 billion five-year reliability plan.
The company says it strikes a balance of affordability and investing in the grid.
The utility plans to submit the application later this month.
Premier calls Nova Scotia Power ‘out of touch.’
Meanwhile, Premier Tim Houston says Nova Scotia Power continues to show how out of touch they are.
He says it comes after the company oversaw one of the largest data breaches in the province’s history, when over 280,000 customers had private information stolen in March.
The Premier thinks asking customers to pay more should not be the utility’s first move, and that there is still a feeling of betrayal
Houston called on the utility to show they understand Nova Scotians, and withdraw or reduce their application.
NDP leader Claudia Chender says people’s power bills have gone up by hundreds of dollars a year since 2021.
She calls it an essential cost, not a luxury.
Chender also criticized the Houston government, saying their interventions have done nothing to help people afford their power bills, or that Nova Scotia Power can safeguard private information,
Statement on Proposed Nova Scotia Power Rate Hike https://t.co/md6m7WUeeM pic.twitter.com/ztib4FMnjh
— Nova Scotia Gov. (@nsgov) September 2, 2025
