Troy Garvey and Jonathan Glinton are in Halifax to gather evidence in a lawsuit they’re planning against Emera, Nova Scotia Power’s parent company.
Emera owns 80 per cent of Grand Bahama Power, which has a monopoly on the supply of power to the Caribbean country. All power is generated by bunker C oil.
Garvey and Glinton say power rates have skyrocketed since Emera took over two years ago.
Glinton said his electricity used to cost $70 a month, but now it’s up to $200 or $300. He said some bills are even higher.
“People come to us and complain that their power bill has now exceeded their mortgage payments,” said Glinton, a member of Operation Justice Bahamas.
On its website, Grand Bahama Power says high electricity bills are due to rising fuel costs and the rental of backup diesel units to improve reliability during the past summer, when heavy air conditioning use led to almost daily blackouts.
