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Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved NSPI's $1,036,178 capital work order for the 25kV Feeder Extension on Bissett Road while issuing formal cautions over disclosure failures, premature construction, and misleading justification.
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- The Board approved CI# 34602 (Work Order P-128.10) for $1,036,178 to construct a new 25kV three-phase circuit from East Dartmouth to Eastern Passage via Bissett Road, relieve overloaded feeder 113H-442, and convert the Cow Bay area from 12.5kV to 25kV (Board Decision Letter, June 23, 2010).
- The Board found NSPI's justification misleading: the application cited a 2008–09 peak load of 432 amps (vs. the 325-amp overload threshold), but IR responses revealed normal operating conditions produced approximately 300 amps and the spike resulted from load transfers among adjacent circuits (Decision Letter, §b).
- NSPI failed to disclose related projects: the application stated no related projects existed in 2008–2012, yet the Board identified over $5 million in related system expansion work across Burnside, Dartmouth Crossing, East Dartmouth, Eastern Passage, and Woodlawn since 2006, and IR responses confirmed a new 138–25kV Eastern Passage substation was planned for 2012 (Decision Letter, §a).
- The Board raised serious concerns about Affiliate Transactions disclosure: the application and initial cost breakdown omitted NSPI labour costs while IR responses indicated NSPI crews would perform work, but NSPI later revealed an affiliate would complete all activities, suggesting the 100% contract assignment was intended from the outset (Decision Letter, §c).
- The Board formally cautioned NSPI under Section 35 of the Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia after determining construction was approximately 25% complete before Board approval was granted, noting this was not the first such violation and warning that continued disregard may lead to further Board action (Decision Letter, §d).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 Redacted Work Order 5/4/2010
- 04618 Board Decision Letter 6/23/2010