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The Town of Mahone Bay is proud to be one of the few remaining municipal utilities in the province of Nova Scotia. The Mahone Bay Electric Utility is wholly owned by the Town and shares resources with Riverport Electric Light Commission for day-to-day operations and staffing.

Meet the Team

Phil Lawson, Lead Hand and Electric Inspector

phil.lawson@townofmahonebay.ca   902-624-8327

Aaron Frail, Apprentice Powerline Technician
aaron.frail@townofmahonebay.ca     902-624-8327

Roger Eisenhauer, Powerline Technician
roger.eisenhauer@townofmahonebay.ca     902-624-8327

After Hours Emergency (4:30pm - 8:30am Monday - Friday and Weekends & Holidays)
902-543-3251

​Employment Opportunity
The Town of Mahone Bay and Riverport Electric Light Commission is inviting applications for a full-time, term, Apprentice Powerline Technician (PLT) position.

The Apprentice Powerline Technician is accountable to the Lead PLT and participates in daily activities, assesses site hazards, ensuring hazards are eliminated and/or controlled and communicated to all workers on site.

The Apprentice will assist the Lead Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair power lines and cables that run between distribution electrical systems, working from heights and confined spaces and possess the necessary tools to do so.
The applicant must hold a high school diploma or GED equivalency, be a graduate from an approved community college program in utility linework and be enrolled in the apprenticeship program.

Applications (resumes with cover letters) will be accepted on an ongoing basis with interviews to be conducted periodically. Please submit by email to: Nancy.bain@townofmahonebay.ca (subject line to include Apprentice Power Line Technician in all emails).

View the full job description here.

Notice of Public Hearing

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has scheduled a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 to review the Town of Mahone Bay's rate increase application. To read the full notice, click here. 

Request a New Connection
Contact Town Hall by phone, 902-624-8327, or email, kim.boutilier@townofmahonebay.ca, to request a new connection
           
Request an Electrical Inspection
Electrical Inspection Application
Contact Town Hall by phone, 902-624-8327, or email, kim.boutilier@townofmahonebay.ca, to request an electrical inspection.
                 
AREA/Ellershouse Windfarm

The Town of Mahone Bay is proud to be a partner in the Alternative Resource Energy Authority (AREA) a municipal partnership that runs the Ellershouse Windfarm, a source of renewable energy that supplies power to the AREA partners, the Towns of Antigonish, Berwick, and Mahone Bay, as well as our fellow municipal electric utility, Riverport Electric Light Commission. The Town’s partnership in AREA means cleaner energy for Mahone Bay residents and businesses and additional revenue for re-investment in capital projects serving the community.

Ellershouse Windfarm Annual report 2021
Still image from a video of a turbine with the words Ellershouse Wind Farm Nova Scotia. Click image to be taken to full video.
​Residential Electrical Rates

2022 base charge
​$23.82 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.58 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.49 per kWh for all additional usage.

2021 base charge

$23.82 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.58 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.49 per kWh for all additional usage.

2020  base charge
$23.82 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.58 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.49 per kWh for all additional usage.

2019   base charge
$23.82 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.58 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.49 per kWh for all additional usage.

2018   base charge
$23.60 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.43 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.36 per kWh for all additional usage.

2017   base charge
$23.38 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.28 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.23 per kWh for all additional usage.

2016   base charge
$23.16 bi-monthly plus consumption of 15.13 cents per kWh for 1st 200 kWh per month, 13.10 per kWh for all additional usage.

Application for Rate Increase - October 2022
The Mahone Bay Electric Utility is making application to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board for a rate increase based primarily on the rapid increase of energy costs. More information will be shared as it becomes available. 
Press Release - October 21, 2022    
Recording of October 21, 2022 Special Council Meeting  
Meeting Package - October 21, 2022 Special Council Meeting
Electric Utility Documents
2017 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Order
Schedule of Rules and Regulations
Mahone Bay Electric Service Territory Map
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Order - Net Metering
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