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· Closing_evidence · 01/29/2026
Nova Scotia NDP Caucus filed closing submission opposing Nova Scotia Power's 2026 GRA, citing affordability, reliability failures, and return-on-equity concerns
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- The Nova Scotia Ndp Caucus, represented by Leader Claudia Chender and Energy Critic Susan Leblanc, opposes Nova Scotia Power's rate application, warning that approval would leave families paying $600 more annually by 2027 than in 2021 while NSP profits reach $212 million — a 50% increase in four years.
- The submission highlights compounding consumer harms including improper double- and triple-billing tied to a recent data breach affecting Billing Procedures, persistent System Reliability failures, and increased coal use despite cheaper renewable alternatives.
- Citing a 2023 Efficiency Nova Scotia study, the NDP notes that 43% of Nova Scotian households — approximately 418,000 people — already spend more than six per cent of net income on energy, framing Affordability and Low Income Programs as central concerns.
- The submission urges the Board to consider Dr. Sean Cleary's evidence that Return On Equity should be set below NSP's current nine per cent guarantee, and references Exhibit N-77 as supporting a cost-of-service methodology less burdensome to residential ratepayers under Rate Design.
- The NDP asks the Board to deny the application and recommends the provincial government undertake a comprehensive review of NSP's ownership structure, while calling on the Board to address decarbonization cost allocation under Environmental Compliance.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 100759 Closing Submission - NDP