Black River
Hydro
Since the 1980s, Neal Livingston has had a career as a renewable energy developer and policy advocate for small hydro, and domestic-sized hydro, solar, and wind power.
Neal founded Black River Hydro Ltd in 1984 to establish a 220 kilowatt hydro-electric plant. This was Nova Scotia’s first private company selling electricity to the grid. Black River Hydro has a long term contract to sell its power to Nova Scotia Power.
This work also involved years of public advocacy policy work to have fair rates and conditions for small private producers.
Micro Hydro
Neal Livingston has one of the first modern micro-hydro units at his home since 1980, stand alone from the grid, and then was the first person to net meter with the utility from home since 1993.
Small Hydro
Since 1984, Neal Livingston has owned and operated Black River Hydro Ltd, a 220-kilowatt hydro-electric plant which he planned, contracted, and oversaw the building of. It was Nova Scotia’s first new private company selling electricity to the grid. It has a long-term contract to sell its power to Nova Scotia Power. This work has also involved years of public advocacy policy work to have fair rates and conditions for small private power producers.
