On a recent episode of Maritime Connection, EAC Senior Energy Coordinator Chris Benjamin and New Brunswick affordable-energy advocate Randy Hatfield tackled the issue of rising power rates in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, exploring the challenges households face and the steps consumers can take to respond. They discussed how public advocacy shapes fair energy policy, outlined strategies for communities to push back against rate hikes, and emphasized that informed, collective

The Affordable Energy Coalition honours Claire McNeil and Valerie Getson for decades of service fighting energy poverty and helping...

Two months after recommendations were made to create a Nova Scotia Home Energy Assistance Program, the Nova Scotia government has agreed to consider the changes but hasn't decided if those changes will be made or not. Brian Gifford predicts that this decision will be made in the fall. The changes the Energy Poverty Task Force is asking for include: Bill affordability component which would put a credit on people's bills for electricity or for oil. An arrears program would pro

Roger Colton worked closely with members of the Nova Scotia Energy Poverty Task Force to prepare his report: “A Way Forward - A...