Nova Scotia Power is negotiating with the owners of the recently reopened Donkin mine in Cape Breton to secure a domestic source of coal. The company made the disclosure Wednesday under questioning at hearings into its application for an 11.6 per cent rate increase by 2024.
With Hurricane Fiona bearing down on the province, Nova Scotia Power is defending its heads-we-win, tails-you-lose proposal for a new storm charge at rate hearings this week.