The province's consumer advocate says he thinks the deal to help save the
paper mill in Port Hawkesbury could add between $2 million and $7 million to
the electrical bills of other Nova Scotians.
John Merrick said the current plan has ratepayers helping to pay the final
costs associated with starting a biomass facility at the paper mill and it's
unfair to ask other Nova Scotians to help carry the deal.
"This deal in one very important aspect, puts [more of the] load onto
other ratepayers and that's not what a load retention rate is supposed
do," Merrick said.
