The head of Nova Scotia Power (NSP), Peter Gregg, is stepping down from his position which is set to end on March 1.

In a statement posted on their website, the utility says Gregg will be replaced as President and CEO of the company by Vivek Sood who has been on the board since 2024 and has spent more than 20 years as a senior leader with Sobeys.

Gregg will become Executive Vice President of Emera Inc, the parent company of Nova Scotia Power. His role will focus on corporate strategy, government relations, and corporate sustainability.

Nova Scotia Power under fire in recent months

The utility is still recovering from a cyberattack that affected at least 280,000 customers in April of last year. Since then, NSP has come under fire for how its been handling the situation.

Over the past several months, NSP has assured customers that they are focusing on reliability with ongoing efforts to manage rate pressures. However, something’s not adding up.

In the fall, the company applied for an 8.1 percent rate hike over the next 2 years.

Many Nova Scotian’s have expressed concerns on social media about how the company is operating, and political leaders are calling for investigation.

Official Opposition Leader, Claudia Chender, says, “it’s been unacceptably difficult for people to get and afford the service they need. A new CEO at Nova Scotia Power can be a chance to do better, but people need the Energy Minister, Premier Houston, to act.

“The government needs to step up to lower people’s bills, ensure fairness for ratepayers over more profit for shareholders, and conduct a full review of how the company is allowed to operate in our province.”

Now, the Nova Scotia Energy Board has decided to conduct a separate investigation that will look at how the utility collected and stored customer data and how it estimated bills after losing communication with power meters.