HALIFAX, Nov. 18 /CNW/ - Due to travel delays associated with today's
announcement, the company will be postponing today's teleconference
until 5:00 pm Atlantic time today (4:00 pmToronto/Montreal/New York;
3:00 pmWinnipeg; 1:00 pmVancouver) to discuss Emera's investment in
the development of Lower Churchill and enhanced Atlantic Canada
electricity system. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have
caused. Conference call numbers remain unchanged.
Analysts and other interested parties wanting to participate in the call
should dial 1-866-225-0198 (in Toronto 416-340-8061) at least 10
minutes prior to the start of the call. No pass code is required. The
teleconference will be recorded. If you are unable to join the
teleconference live, you can dial for playback toll-free at
1-800-408-3053 (in Toronto 905-694-9451), access code 1261405#
(available until midnight, Tuesday, December 2, 2010). The
teleconference will also be web cast live at www.emera.com and available for playback for one year.
About Emera
Emera Inc. (EMA and EMA.PR.A -TSX) is an energy and services company
with $5.8 billion in assets. Electricity is Emera's core business.
Approximately 94% of Emera's revenues are earned by Nova Scotia Power
Inc (NSPI), Bangor Hydro Electric Company (BHE) and the Brunswick
Pipeline. NSPI and BHE are wholly-owned regulated electric utilities
which together serve 603,000 customers. The Brunswick Pipeline is a 145
km gas pipeline in New Brunswick. Emera also owns 38% of Barbados Light
and Power which serves 120,000 customers on the Caribbean island of
Barbados, 19% of St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited, which serves
more than 50,000 customers on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia and 25%
of Grand Bahama Power Company which serves 19,000 customers on the
Caribbean island of Grand Bahama. In addition to its electric utility
investments, Emera owns Bayside Power, a 260 MW gas-fired power plant
in Saint John, New Brunswick; Emera Energy Services, a physical natural
gas and power marketing and asset management business; a joint venture
interest in Bear Swamp, a 600 megawatt pumped storage hydro-electric
facility in northern Massachusetts; a 12.9% interest in the Maritimes &
Northeast Pipeline; and an 8.2% interest in Open Hydro. Visit Emera on
the web at www.emera.com
Contact:
Jill MacDonald, CA
Manager, Investor Relations
(902) 428-6486