NSEB Board Staff issues Round 1 Information Requests to both NS Power and appellant Bernard Wentzell in DRO appeal over metering and power consumption dispute

M12947 · NSPI DRO Appeal - Meter and Power Consumption - Bernard Wentzell

AI summary

Board Staff issued IR-1 through IR-10 to Nova Scotia Power (Doc. 332915, dated September 3, 2026), probing meter #2291261's installation history, meter testing procedures, the July 2024 transition from legacy Commercial Net Metering to the self-generation option (SGO) under the Electricity Act, and the calculation of disputed 4,474-kWh consumption and 817-kWh generation credit for the January 24–March 24, 2026 billing period (IR-8, referencing Exhibit W-5, pp. 3–6).
Key regulatory questions directed to NS Power include whether NS Power Regulations 3.6, 5.5, 6.4, and 6.7 and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act apply to SGO customers (IR-5, IR-7), and whether NS Power intends to seek approval for SGO-specific regulation updates if existing provisions do not apply (IR-7(b)).
Board Staff also questioned NS Power on whether the customer received official notification of the account-type change from legacy net-metering to SGO status on July 30, 2024, and requested any such notification be produced (IR-3).
Appellant Bernard Wentzell received IR-1 through IR-3 (Doc. 332917), asking him to clarify the precise scope of his dispute (generation credits, meter accuracy, billing calculations, or all three), confirm the disputed billing period, disclose any professional assessments of the solar installation, and state whether he accepts NS Power's meter test results or intends to pursue an Industry Canada independent meter test (IR-3).
Responses from both parties are due Friday, September 18, 2026.

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What was filed

Documents filed on this day

103437 Board (NSPI) - IR-1 to IR-10 other_documents
103438 Board (Wentzell) IR-1 to IR-3 - Redacted other_documents