Nova Scotia Power says outsourcing saves money, but won’t say how much

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Power (TSX:EMA) says it has decided that outsourcing unionized transmission line jobs would save the utility money, but it isn’t saying how much.

The company says outsourcing the work would result in the reduction of 10 unionized jobs in the province.

Last fall, the utility announced it was investigating whether to contract outside companies to do line work, maintain a Halifax-area generating station and carry out meter reading.

Nova Scotia Power says the results of requests for proposals show that replacing employees with outside contractors would mean savings to customers.

Sasha Irving, a spokeswoman for Nova Scotia Power, says the company isn’t releasing the figures on the savings at this time, but may do so at a future date.

The company says it has signed letters of intent with the suppliers of the line services, but it won’t finalize any outsourcing arrangement until the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has been consulted.

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