Nova Scotia blocks 'solar tax' proposal

Utility Nova Scotia Power wanted to impose a monthly charge on net-metered solar system owners which the Canadian Renewable Energy Association said could have doubled the payback period for household and commercial arrays.The government of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has headed off plans by privately-owned electric utility Nova Scotia Power Inc to impose a "solar tax" on net metering. The electric company last month asked regulator the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board - part of the provincial government - for permission to apply a monthly "system access charge" of CA$8 (US$6.29) per ...

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