Mark Sidebottom

Mark was appointed Chief Clean Energy Officer of Nova Scotia Power Inc. in 2022, after holding the Chief Operating Officer position since 2016. In 2021, Mark’s focus moved to lead the company’s decarbonization strategy, with a mandate to significantly reduce carbon emissions while integrating new technologies, innovations, and greener solutions to meet the energy needs of customers.

Mark began his career at Nova Scotia Power over 30 years ago and throughout his tenure has managed almost all functions of generating and delivering electricity to customers. He designed, built, and managed power plants, ensured reliable delivery of electricity to retail customers, and managed fuel portfolios. As Vice President of Generation, Mark managed one of the fastest transitions to renewables any utility has undertaken as Nova Scotia Power evolves from 9% renewable energy in 2010 to approximately 60% by 2022.

Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now part of Dalhousie University) and is a registered Professional Engineer with Engineers Nova Scotia.