Solar is Working in Nova Scotia
There are over 1,350 solar electricity installations in Nova Scotia.
Solar is Working in Nova Scotia
There are over 1,350 solar electricity installations in Nova Scotia.
Feb 22, 2021
47%
21
KWH
$3
SAVED
Feb 23, 2021
24%
9
KWH
$1
SAVED
Feb 24, 2021
45%
19
KWH
$3
SAVED
Solar day percentage (%) where 100% is the best solar day ever recorded in that month.
Estimated solar electricity production (kWh) and dollar value of electricity ($) per average home in Nova Scotia.
Data last updated: 2021-02-25 03:15:23 AST 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
58 systems installed
0 registered
ANTIGONISH
72 systems installed
27 registered
CAPE BRETON
72 systems installed
29 registered
COLCHESTER
54 systems installed
4 registered
CUMBERLAND
18 systems installed
2 registered
DIGBY
22 systems installed
1 registered
GUYSBOROUGH
5 systems installed
1 registered
HALIFAX
634 systems installed
217 registered
HANTS
46 systems installed
7 registered
INVERNESS
32 systems installed
20 registered
KINGS
159 systems installed
3 registered
LUNENBURG
81 systems installed
7 registered
PICTOU
39 systems installed
1 registered
QUEENS
10 systems installed
0 registered
RICHMOND
34 systems installed
20 registered
SHELBURNE
12 systems installed
1 registered
VICTORIA
6 systems installed
1 registered
YARMOUTH
17 systems installed
4 registered
Number of Installations by County
Annapolis
We have 0/58 systems registered
Antigonish
We have 27/72 systems registered
Cape Breton
We have 29/72 systems registered
Colchester
We have 4/54 systems registered
Cumberland
We have 2/18 systems registered
Digby
We have 1/22 systems registered
Guysborough
We have 1/5 systems registered
Halifax
We have 217/634 systems registered
Hants
We have 7/46 systems registered
Inverness
We have 20/32 systems registered
Kings
We have 3/159 systems registered
Lunenburg
We have 7/81 systems registered
Pictou
We have 1/39 systems registered
Queens
We have 0/10 systems registered
Richmond
We have 20/34 systems registered
Shelburne
We have 1/12 systems registered
Victoria
We have 1/6 systems registered
Yarmouth
We have 4/17 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
Data
Find out where our data comes from and how you can participate.