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.

*Solar Nova Scotia Productivity Report       **Global Solar Atlas

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.

*Solar Nova Scotia Productivity Report      **Global Solar Atlas 

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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About This Site

Want to know more about who we are and this project?

Data

Find out where our data comes from and how you can participate.