Nova Scotia Power and Port Hawkesbury paper are looking to change their power agreement.
The two companies have an application before the Nova Scotia Utilities and Review Board 
seeking approval of the extra large industrial active demand control tariff. Port Hawkesbury Paper, NSP’s largest customer, currently operates under a load retention tariff pricing mechanism, which received approval in 2012 and is set to expire at the end of this year.
An email from NSP spokesperson Patti Lewis states the requested active demand control tariff would provide Port Hawkesbury Paper with a sustainable electricity rate. The email also states an approval of the new tariff would see PHP effectively turn over control of its electricity usage to Nova Scotia Power. Lewis stated this would better balance the overall load on the electricity system and better match the mill’s operation with system costs and conditions.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 8.