Anyone interested in the government’s new renewable energy strategy has until July 23 to comment on new draft regulations.
Copies of the renewable electricity plan and the draft regulations are available online on the Energy Department website at www.gov.ns.ca/energy, or by calling 424-8802.
Submissions can be made by email to renewableregs@gov.ns.ca, or in writing to The Department of Energy, Renewable Regulations, 400-5151 George St., P.O. Box 2664, Halifax, B3J 3P7.
The regulations establish eligibility for community-based projects and a process for determining how they get paid, along with a special process to support the next stage of tidal development. They also establish a new renewable electricity administrator to manage bids for larger projects from independent power producers.
"Earlier this spring, government introduced its plan to achieve 25 per cent renewable electricity by 2015 and set a goal of 40 per cent renewable electricity by 2020. Legislation supporting the plan was passed earlier this month," said Energy Minister Bill Estabrooks in a news release Monday.
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