BC is significantly expanding energy efficiency for low-to-moderate income households

This federal-provincial partnership shows how to provide complete solutions, for everyone in need, to really solve affordability and comfort problems

A few details 👇

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024E… Remember when the federal gov't exempted home heating oil from the carbon tax?

They also expanded a program to deliver heat pumps to fuel oil heated homes

At the time, @Dave_Eby wore a "I love heat pumps" t-shirt saying he wanted to negotiate BC access to federal program

Electric utility regulation lessons from Nova Scotia #nspoli

When is a rate cap not a rate cap?
How do you skew a utility towards fossil fuel dependence?

With a Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) 🧵👇

halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/utilit… The background here is

Nova Scotia Power applied for a big rate increase

The gov't "capped the rate", but it isn't a real cap because fuel cost increases will increase rates under a Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM)

As a keen observer of Nova Scotia energy policy I reviewed the @nspowerinc rate application and I have thoughts

#nspoli 🧵👇

tl:dr - previous gov't needs to take responsibility for artificially capping investment & utility should be regulated on societal performance #nspoli Electricity system planning is long-term.

Some accountability for this rate increase rests with former Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil who played politics to hide from rate increase responsibility, which pushed off investments