Black River
Renewable
Energy
Renewable Energy Developer
Neal Livingston has had a career as a renewable energy developer and policy advocate for solar, water, small hydro, domestic-sized hydro (micro hydro), and wind power since the 1980s.
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, Livingston owns and operates Black River Hydro Ltd., a 220-kilowatt hydro-electric plant which he planned, contracted, and oversaw the building of.
Wind
In 2003, Livingston began to work on developing commercial-sized wind power projects in Nova Scotia. In 2005, he formed Black River Wind Limited with Peggy Cameron.
Solar
In 1986, Neal built a passive solar home, which is run with renewable electricity he generates from a micro-hydro turbine, and 48 solar panels (since 2017), which also enable charging an EV (Electric Vehicle).
Articles
Over the years, articles have been written on Neal Livingston’s work on renewable energy.
- An article from the Halifax Examiner on proposed new gas power plants in Pictou County
- The Environmental Assessments for the Proposed Marshdale and Saltspring Gas Plants In Nova Scotia Should be Dismissed, and the Projects Cancelled (pdf)
- Living well on renewable power (pdf)
A visit to Neal Livingston’s Mabou homestead Susan Paddon, Rural Delivery, October 2015 - Coal will Still be King (pdf)
Speaking out about Energy Policy for Renewable Energy in Nova Scotia - Final Summation to URB Biomass Hearing (pdf)
Port Hawkesbury Biomass Project P- 128.10Neal Livingston, Co-Chair- Margaree Environmental Association, September 2010 - Renewable Electricity Plan
- Energy and the New Reality (pdf)
- Black River Hydro Limited (pdf)
Comments by Neal Livingston - An Action Plan for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy and Programs, to Maximize the Benefits to Nova Scotians (pdf)
- The Environmental Assessments for the Proposed Marshdale and Saltspring Gas Plants In Nova Scotia Should be Dismissed (pdf)
