Nova Scotia tables bill to restructure management, regulation of electricity sector – Winnipeg Free Press
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The Energy Reform Act would create a new regulator for public energy utilities, and a new independent operator for the electricity system.
The Nova Scotia government has introduced a bill to change how the province's electrical grid is structured and regulated.
Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton made the announcement on Friday, shortly after the two-member Clean Electricity Task Force released its report calling for the creation two new entities: an independent operator to control energy system planning, and an independent energy regulator.
Nova Scotia Power will continue to exist but will no longer manage access to the power grid, as the province looks to achieve its goal of ending coal use by 2030