BILL NO. 147

(aa) "independent power producer" means a generator, other than an electric utility, that owns or operates an electricity generation facility and sells electricity

(ab) "load-serving entity" means any one of the following:

(ac) "NSPI" means Nova Scotia Power Incorporated;

(ad) "renewable energy generation facility" means a facility that generates electricity from renewable low-impact electricity and is certified;

(ae) "renewable low-impact electricity" means electric energy produced from any source of renewable energy that is able to be replenished by natural processes within a reasonable length of time, and within eighty years at the latest, and includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

4 (1) In each of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 calendar years, each load-serving entity shall supply its customers with renewable low impact electricity in an amount equal to or greater than five per cent of its total sales for that year.

(2) Each load-serving entity shall meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) by supplying renewable low-impact electricity produced by a renewable energy generation facility.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), NSPI shall purchase from independent power producers enough renewable low-impact electricity to meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) for both its own retail sales and for sales to the six municipal electric utilities.

(4) To meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1), a municipal electric utility that purchases any of its electricity supply from a person other than NSPI shall ensure that a minimum of five per cent of that non-NSPI electricity supply is supplied by a generator of renewable low-impact electricity.

4A (1) In the 2013 and subsequent calendar years, each load-serving entity shall supply its customers with renewable low-impact electricity in an amount equal to or greater than ten per cent of its total sales for that year.

(2) Each load-serving entity shall meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) by supplying renewable low-impact electricity produced by a renewable energy generation facility.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), NSPI shall meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) as follows:

(a) by continuing to meet the 2010 standard by complying with subsection 4(3); and

(b) by acquiring the additional renewable low-impact electricity to meet the standard in subsection (1) from independent power producers or from its own renewable energy generation facilities.

(4) To meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1), a municipal electric utility that purchases any of its electricity supply from a person other than NSPI shall ensure that a minimum of ten per cent of that non-NSPI electricity supply is supplied by a generator of renewable low impact electricity.

4B The Board shall undertake a review of the current state of renewable energy standards no later than January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2012, with respect to the renewable energy standards set out in Sections 4 and 4A, respectively.

(d) respecting the administration and enforcement of renewable energy standards;