Renewable Energy developer, and policy advocate for Solar, Wind, Small Hydro, and domestic sized hydro, Neal Livingston has a 30 year career as a renewable energy developer and policy advocate for solar, water and wind power.

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Micro-Hydro: Neal has one of the first modern micro-hydro units at his home since 1980, stand alone from the grid, and then was the first person to net meter with the utility from home since 1993.

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Small Hydro: Since 1984 he owns and operates Black River Hydro Ltd., a 220-kilowatt hydro-electric plant which he planned, contracted, and oversaw the building of. It was Nova Scotia's first new private company selling electricity to the grid. It has a long-term contract to sell its power to Nova Scotia Power. This work has also involved years of public advocacy policy work to have fair rates and conditions for small private power producers.

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Wind: Starting in 2003 Neal began work on developing commercial-sized wind power projects in Nova Scotia. In 2005 he formed Black River Wind Limited with Peggy Cameron.

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Solar: In 1986 Neal built a passive solar home, which is run with renewable electricity he generates from a micro-hydro turbine, and 48 solar panels (since 2017), which also enable charging an EV (Electric Vehicle). These domestic sized generating sources net meter within the provincial electrical grid.