Port Hawkesbury Paper confirms two witness panels with scheduling adjustments ahead of September 21–22 oral hearing in M12661 ELID Tariff proceeding

M12661 · Nova Scotia Power - Application for approval of an Above-the-Line Tariff applicable to Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP)Application for approval of the Extra Large Industrial Dispatchable (ELID) Tariff, an above-the-line- tariff available to Port Hawkesbury Paper

AI summary

Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) will field two panels: a company panel comprising Co-Mill Manager Bevan Lock and Energy Manager John Esaiw, and an independent expert panel from Brubaker Associates comprising Colin Fitzhenry and Michael Gorman.
PHP counsel David MacDougall (McInnes Cooper) advised that scheduling conflicts have arisen: Mr. Esaiw is unavailable September 21, and Mr. Gorman is unavailable September 21 and only virtually available September 22.
The NSEB Board set the Hearing Procedures sequence as: NS Power → Port Hawkesbury Paper → Consumer Advocate (Mahmudov/McLaren) → Industrial Group (Bowman) → Board Counsel (Synapse and Bates White).
The oral hearing is scheduled across four days over two weeks: September 21, 22, 28, and 29, with PHP and BAI panels anticipated to appear on September 22; the Board noted it considers completing the matter quickly a priority.
Industrial Group witness Patrick Bowman, previously flagged as potentially virtual, confirmed in-person attendance on September 28–29 and counsel (Nancy Rubin, Stewart McKelvey) requested his cross-examination be scheduled on those days.

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103492 Email from PHP re witness panels other_documents