Nova Scotia updates renewables procurement round for federal buidings

The Government of Nova Scotia has updated the competitive bidding process for new renewable energy projects that will supply power for facilities owned by the federal state in the province. 

Nova Scotia has signed a collaborative agreement to use solely renewable energy to power its owned facilities by 2025. It is estimated that projects will need to generate about 100,000 MWh of new renewable electricity. That is enough energy to power about 10,000 homes a year.

The province will lead an open, transparent and fair process to build new renewable energy projects. The electricity generated will be purchased by the Government of Canada, at a fair price, to meet its energy needs. A renewable energy procurement process is set to be organized with the help of an independent third-party procurement administrator that will ensure the green power supply.

Under the proposed deal, the potential bidders will be able to use surplus federal land needed for the project that is initially intended for the coal mining industry in Cape Breton. The indigenous people from the community will be involved in the search for a clean energy source. 

Nova Scotia has one of the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets in the country of reducing emissions by 45 to 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Also, the amount of renewable electricity on Nova Scotia’s grid has tripled over the past 12 years.