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Prescribed Energy-Storage Projects Regulations

made under subsection 4D(9) of the

Electricity Act

S.N.S. 2004, c. 25

O.I.C. 2023-365 (effective December 21, 2023), N.S. Reg. 250/2023

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Prescribed energy-storage projects under Section 4D of Act

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Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Prescribed Energy-Storage Projects Regulations.

Definitions

2        In these regulations,

 

“Act” means the Electricity Act.

Prescribed energy-storage projects under Section 4D of Act

3        (1)    The Nova Scotia Power Incorporated lithium-ion battery storage project is prescribed as an energy-storage project under Section 4D of the Act.

 

          (2)    Nova Scotia Power Incorporated must install three 50 MW 4-hour duration lithium-ion grid-scale batteries with an electricity storage energy rating of 200 MWh each.

 

          (3)    Each 50 MW battery must be housed in a separate facility.

 

          (4)    Nova Scotia Power Incorporated must install a facility adjacent to the substation in all of the following locations:

 

                   (a)      Bridgewater, Lunenburg County;

 

                   (b)     Canaan Road substation on White Rock Road, Kings County;

 

                   (c)      Spider Lake, Halifax County.

 

          (5)    Nova Scotia Power Incorporated must prepare and file with the Board and the Minister an annual report for each year up to and including the year 2030, on the use of each battery project, including details about the services provided.

 

 

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Legislative History
Reference Tables

Prescribed Energy-Storage Projects Regulations	N.S. Reg. 250/2023
Electricity Act
Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Prescribed Energy-Storage Projects Regulations made under the Electricity Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
250/2023	Dec 21, 2023	date specified	Jan 12, 2024

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added am. = amended	fc. = fee change ra. = reassigned		rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected		How affected
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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

	Note	Effective date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

 

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