AMHERST, N.S. - The Amherst Stadium and the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre are among six community groups to receive funding Oct. 1 under the province’s Solar Electricity for Community Buildings Program.
The stadium, home of the Amherst CIBC Wood Gundy Ramblers, has been approved for a 75 kilowatt project as has the community centre in Springhill.
The Fundy Ocean Research Centre near Parrsboro was approved for 25 kilowatts.
Other projects approved include Truro’s Rath Eastlink Community Centre, the Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex in Brookfield for 75 kilowatts each and the Plymouth Community and Recreation Association in Pictou County for 21 kilowatts.
This year, a total of 27 applications were selected from across the province. If all projects are completed, Nova Scotia will add 1,617 kilowatts of renewable electricity to the grid. That's more than double last year's total.
All applications were overseen by Clean Foundation, the independent procurement administrator.
The average selling price this year for electricity generated through these projects is 25.4 cents per kilowatt hour. The impact to ratepayers is capped at 0.1 per cent, which is already built into the province's rate stability plan.
The program is for Mi'kmaw communities, registered non-profit or charitable organizations, municipalities or organizations owned by municipalities, universities or community colleges in Nova Scotia.
The program will be offered for one more year. For more information on the program, visit www.novascotia.ca/solar .
