Alberta power rates are higher than NS and you know where they get power from: natural gas which they have a lot of. They also have one of the biggest windfarms in Canada. So everyone should stop blaming NSP for high power rates, which is not true. Also, there are no telephone poles in Alberta, most wiring is underground in urban areas. Alberta doesn’t have a huge rock under it’s dirt that NSP must blast through to get a power pole in. Tree growth here is much faster than in Alberta and NSP must deal with cutting trees too close to power lines. And hurricanes? None in Alberta. So really its Albertans that should be belly-aching. Alberta got off coal years ago.
As always Bill your articles in the Halifax Herald are always a pleasure to read, especially your column of this morning February 28th , 2026 . I am sure that many Nova Scotians would welcome you with open arms if you decide one day to enter politics and straighten out the mess we have on our hands now . You are a breath of fresh air .
I read your (always) excellent article in today’s paper about Premier Houston owning power problem in NS. I have sent emails to my MLA and to Houston himself chiding him for continuously harping about NS power rates and indicated to all that our rates are LESS by 40% than those in Alberta. All that gas to make power and Alberta is still higher. In fact we are right smack in the middle of Quebec (cheapest) to Nunavut (highest). He should shut up. He has everyone in a frenzy over NSP 4% increase this year, only about 1.3% over the inflation rate. How about Halifax’s property tax increase at 10.7% (at one time), now down to 8% or so? He doesn’t harp about that. Or grocery, gasoline, income tax.
Alberta power rates are higher than NS and you know where they get power from: natural gas which they have a lot of. They also have one of the biggest windfarms in Canada. So everyone should stop blaming NSP for high power rates, which is not true. Also, there are no telephone poles in Alberta, most wiring is underground in urban areas. Alberta doesn’t have a huge rock under it’s dirt that NSP must blast through to get a power pole in. Tree growth here is much faster than in Alberta and NSP must deal with cutting trees too close to power lines. And hurricanes? None in Alberta. So really its Albertans that should be belly-aching. Alberta got off coal years ago.
Bob | July 24, 2026 |
As always Bill your articles in the Halifax Herald are always a pleasure to read, especially your column of this morning February 28th , 2026 . I am sure that many Nova Scotians would welcome you with open arms if you decide one day to enter politics and straighten out the mess we have on our hands now . You are a breath of fresh air .
Helmuth Wiegert | March 28, 2026 |
I read your (always) excellent article in today’s paper about Premier Houston owning power problem in NS. I have sent emails to my MLA and to Houston himself chiding him for continuously harping about NS power rates and indicated to all that our rates are LESS by 40% than those in Alberta. All that gas to make power and Alberta is still higher. In fact we are right smack in the middle of Quebec (cheapest) to Nunavut (highest). He should shut up. He has everyone in a frenzy over NSP 4% increase this year, only about 1.3% over the inflation rate. How about Halifax’s property tax increase at 10.7% (at one time), now down to 8% or so? He doesn’t harp about that. Or grocery, gasoline, income tax.
Bob Found | March 28, 2026 |