EverWind data centre contract makes its power interruptible and ties new grid costs to the company

Nova Scotia Power and EverWind Fuels signed documents setting terms for connecting the first phase of EverWind's proposed $8-billion data centre campus in Point Tupper to the grid. Under the service contract, the utility or grid operator could order EverWind to cut its demand on 10 minutes' notice, which is meant to protect residential customers when the grid is strained. A letter agreement makes EverWind responsible for new system costs tied to its load; an early estimate puts needed upgrades at $74 million or more. Tracking and paying those costs needs Nova Scotia Energy Board approval. EverWind released the documents.