Solar is Working in Nova Scotia
There are over 2,300 solar electricity installations in Nova Scotia.
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Estimated solar electricity production (kWh) and dollar value of electricity ($) per average home in Nova Scotia.
Data last updated: Click here to see how we arrived at these numbers.
A Snapshot of Solar Activity Across the Province
In Nova Scotia, solar performance varies by only about 7% from one end of the province to the other.* On average, solar PV systems produce 1100 to 1200 kWh per kW per year in our surprisingly sunny** province.
In Nova Scotia, solar performance varies by only about 7% from one end of the province to the other.* On average, solar PV systems produce 1100 to 1200 kWh per kW per year in our surprisingly sunny** province.
On the map below, hover over each county to see how many systems are installed and how many are registered with solardatans.ca.
ANNAPOLIS
84 systems installed
1 registered
ANTIGONISH
89 systems installed
25 registered
CAPE BRETON
100 systems installed
29 registered
COLCHESTER
113 systems installed
8 registered
CUMBERLAND
36 systems installed
2 registered
DIGBY
41 systems installed
1 registered
GUYSBOROUGH
9 systems installed
2 registered
HALIFAX
1150 systems installed
284 registered
HANTS
85 systems installed
8 registered
INVERNESS
43 systems installed
20 registered
KINGS
257 systems installed
3 registered
LUNENBURG
131 systems installed
10 registered
PICTOU
66 systems installed
1 registered
QUEENS
14 systems installed
0 registered
RICHMOND
39 systems installed
20 registered
SHELBURNE
15 systems installed
1 registered
VICTORIA
17 systems installed
1 registered
YARMOUTH
24 systems installed
4 registered
Number of Installations by County
Annapolis
We have 1/84 systems registered
Antigonish
We have 27/89 systems registered
Cape Breton
We have 29/100 systems registered
Colchester
We have 8/113 systems registered
Cumberland
We have 2/36 systems registered
Digby
We have 1/41 systems registered
Guysborough
We have 2/9 systems registered
Halifax
We have 284/1150 systems registered
Hants
We have 8/85 systems registered
Inverness
We have 20/43 systems registered
Kings
We have 3/257 systems registered
Lunenburg
We have 10/131 systems registered
Pictou
We have 1/66 systems registered
Queens
We have 0/14 systems registered
Richmond
We have 20/39 systems registered
Shelburne
We have 1/15 systems registered
Victoria
We have 1/17 systems registered
Yarmouth
We have 4/24 systems registered
Annually, solar in Nova Scotia saves the equivalent of
8,484 tonnes of CO2
The carbon captured by planting 853,501 trees
33,387,643 km driven by an average Canadian vehicle
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Want to learn more about solar in Nova Scotia? We’ve got you covered!
About This Site
Data
Find out where our data comes from and how you can participate.