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· Application · 12/12/2025
NSERB denies Nova Scotia Power's request to present oral rebuttal evidence, requiring written filing by December 15, 2025
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- The Board denied Nova Scotia Power's request to deliver rebuttal evidence orally at the hearing rather than in pre-filed written form, calling the proposal neither appropriate nor efficient (Document 326451).
- The Board noted that Nova Scotia Power missed the deadline for seeking leave to file rebuttal evidence under the September 25, 2025 Hearing Order, submitting its request nine days after Board counsel consultant evidence was filed on December 2, 2025.
- The Board extended the deadline for Nova Scotia Power to seek leave and file written rebuttal evidence to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2025, with the option of a hearing adjournment if additional preparation time is needed.
- The Board reaffirmed that its Hearing Procedures require pre-filed expert rebuttal evidence to allow fair cross-examination, and that expecting parties to immediately cross-examine experts on oral rebuttal submissions is unreasonable.
- The Board's letter references its earlier September 5, 2025 rejection of Nova Scotia Power's request for an expedited paper hearing, reiterating that any settlement agreement does not relieve the Board of its obligation to ensure approval rests on a thorough evidentiary record.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 100286 Board letter re: Hearing logistics