Nova Scotia energy projects get federal funding [Video]

The federal government announced Tuesday it would spend $192 million on six clean energy projects in Nova Scotia through Natural Resources Canada’s Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways (SREPs) program and Electricity Predevelopment Program.

In a news release announcing the funding, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, said clean energy is an opportunity for economic growth.

“The innovative work being done in Nova Scotia is an excellent example of how local companies, through research and collaboration, are creating clean, reliable and affordable energy grids that lower emissions and strengthen the economy in communities across Canada,” Wilkinson said.

The announcement said the investment will help drive down energy bills in Nova Scotia.

The funding includes:

• $117.6 million to Nova Scotia Power to install energy storage systems in Bridgewater, Spider Lake and White Rock and make upgrades to support the replacement of coal power with wind generation.
• $25 million to Benjamins Hill Windproject to deploy a wind energy …