HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Power proposal to charge fees for customers who sell power back to the grid has drawn heated criticism from solar installers who say it will damage the emerging industry. “The fee would make solar not feasible for just about everybody,” he said in a telephone interview on Friday. Brushett said Nova Scotia Power’s proposal is already creating uncertainty in the industry as nervous consumers reconsider solar installations scheduled for this spring. He said without the fee, homeowners who generate electricity are effectively being subsidized by other customers on the Nova Scotia Power system who don’t have the panels and are paying full rates. The Nova Scotia Power monthly fee, if approved as proposed, would apply retroactively to people who install solar systems beginning next month.

Source: The Star January 29, 2022 21:02 UTC