Feds to offer up former Cape Breton coal mine land to meet green-energy target | CBC News
The
electricity it buys from Nova Scotia Power currently includes 30 per
cent renewable energy, and federal officials responsible for the
Atlantic Clean Energy Initiative are banking on the utility increasing
that amount to 50 per cent by the deadline.
electricity it buys from Nova Scotia Power currently includes 30 per
cent renewable energy, and federal officials responsible for the
Atlantic Clean Energy Initiative are banking on the utility increasing
that amount to 50 per cent by the deadline.
It’s likely Cape Breton Island will profit most from the shift.
As part of the project, the federal government is making former Cape
Breton Development Corporation land available to those who want to
supply the renewable energy.
The former coal mining company has
roughly 800 parcels scattered across industrial Cape Breton and together
total more than 5,000 hectares.