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2015 was a big year for energy efficiency in Nova Scotia. Get Started 

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Over 36,000 Nova Scotians contacted us to reduce their impact on our planet.

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Your actions in 2015 reduced Nova Scotia’s electricity use by 1.2% and have already prevented over 89,000 tonnes of GHG emissions.

That’s equivalent to taking over 18,000 cars off the road for a year.

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Energy efficiency is the fastest, most cost-effective way to deliver real benefits for our environment while also strengthening our economy and creating more stable, long-term jobs.

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It’s being pioneered in Nova Scotia, home of Canada’s first – and only – electricity efficiency utility.

Nova Scotia’s energy efficiency industry directly provides over 1,000 full-time jobs. That’s equivalent to:

  1. A 4th Michelin plant in Nova Scotia
  2. Doubling the size of Nova Scotia’s wine industry

  3. Another $25B shipbuilding contract

  4. All of the above

Actually, Nova Scotia’s energy efficiency industry employs about as many people as 4 Michelin plants in Nova Scotia, twice as many people as Nova Scotia’s wine industry, and roughly as many people as will be hired for Irving’s shipbuilding projects in Halifax by 2017. Try Again
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Since 2008, over 225,000 Nova Scotians have acted to reduce our electricity use by 8% and prevent the release of 590,000 tonnes of GHG emissions annually.

Nova Scotians are on track to prevent enough GHG emissions to meet what percentage of Nova Scotia’s 2020 emissions reduction targets for the electricity sector?

  1. 10%
  2. 33%

  3. 50%
Actually, if Nova Scotians continue to be energy efficient, by 2020 energy efficiency could contribute 50% of the required GHG reduction targets in the electricity sector.Try Again
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Our results and innovative performance were cited by the influential International Energy Agency.

And our model was championed in Alberta’s Climate Change Leadership Report.

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Fighting climate change with energy efficiency is saving Nova Scotians $110 million on our power bills. Annually.

It employs more than 1,000 people in stable, full-time jobs in every part of the province.

In 2015, we worked with over 100 local partners to help residents and businesses complete more than 30,000 energy efficiency projects.

Over 1,300 low-income owners are living more comfortably in their homes after receiving free energy-saving upgrades.

Homeowners like David and Aline Keddy in Dartmouth, who cut their energy bills in half after receiving free upgrades like insulation and draft-proofing. Now they’re saving over $2,000 a year, enjoying a warmer home, and with improved insulation, have noticed significantly less noise from their busy street.

Nova Scotians are collectively saving $110 million on power bills this year with electricity efficiency, and those savings continue year after year. If we stay on track with our progress so far, how much will Nova Scotians save on their power bills in 2020?

  1. $125 Million
  2. $160 Million
  3. $180 Million
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487 small businesses lowered their operating costs and increased their profitability by investing in efficiency upgrades.

Becky’s Daycare worked with our small business team to install a heat pump. They were so pleased with the results they decided to go through the program for a second time to install two more. They’re on track to save almost $2,000 each year on electricity costs.

85 businesses completed custom energy efficiency projects to improve their productivity and competitiveness.

GoodLeaf Farms is saving over $37,000 each year after working with us to install LEDs optimized for their indoor, hydroponic grow-op for leafy greens like spinach and lettuce. These specialized lights only emit blue and red wavelengths, giving a purple glow.

Lobsters ‘R’ Us, a seafood wholesaler in Lower L’Ardoise, Cape Breton has implemented large-scale efficiency projects every year since 2012. The savings from these projects have enabled the business to enter new overseas markets and become a known leader in energy efficiency in the aquaculture industry.

Is it cheaper to make or save electricity? Match the cost per kWh to the correct electricity source below.

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity from:

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity from wind:

Wind

10¢

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity efficiency:

Efficiency

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity from hydro:

Hydro

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity from solar:

Solar

16¢

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity from fossil fuels:

Fossil Fuels

Cost to generate 1 kWh of electricity from biomass:

Biomass

Valley Waste Resource Management in Kentville, Nova Scotia built one of the first Passive House - and LEED-certified commercial buildings in Canada. The 8,000 square foot office space costs less than $700 per year to heat and cool.

Last year, they took the next step by investing in a wind turbine, further demonstrating their commitment to sustainability. The turbine also serves as an educational tool on renewable energy for site tours and school visits.

In 2015 we sent 5 energy managers to work on-site with some of the province’s largest institutions to identify and implement a wide variety of energy-saving projects.

Cape Breton University is on track to save over $130,000 each year on their electricity costs thanks to this work, and is investing in energy efficiency as part of a broader goal to go carbon neutral.

We visited over 140 communities in every part of the province to talk to Nova Scotians about their energy use.

Students in over 140 schools across the province joined a ‘Green Team’ to promote smart energy habits and increase sustainability.

Florent Herbinger, a student at Dalhousie University, took our course on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. After completing the course, he’s prepared and excited for a career in this growing industry.

Nova Scotia native and leading entrepreneur, Danielle Fong, joined us to deliver a keynote address to more than 200 attendees at our annual Bright Business Conference.

2015 was a big year for energy efficiency in Nova Scotia.

Thank you for your contributions to our collective success.
See more from our year. Click here to read our 2015 Annual Report.

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Thank you for your contributions to our collective success. See more from our year. Click here to read our 2015 Annual Report.

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EfficiencyOne is a leading efficiency expert. We believe in the power of efficiency to change lives, and we work with a number of outstanding partners to transform how our customers use energy and other resources. In Nova Scotia, EfficiencyOne supplies cost-effective electricity efficiency and conservation services through the Efficiency Nova Scotia franchise. EfficiencyOne Services was established in 2015 to bring our experience and expertise to more people and places.

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