NS Power filed its second Annual Interconnection Processes Proceeding Report, confirming most Synapse directives are complete and advancing a distribution network upgrade cost refund proposal ahead of a draft regulation filing.

M12778 · Nova Scotia Power Inc. - Annual Interconnection Processes Proceeding Report

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The NSPSO's second annual report (M12778) confirms that the majority of Generator Interconnection directives from the Board's June 2024 decision in M10905 are complete, including SGIP and DGIP modifications, battery energy storage integration, and hosting capacity table updates; transmission-related items — including Smart Synergy review of FERC Order 2023 recommendations — are now transferring to Ieso Ns.
The revised Standard Generation Interconnection Procedures (SGIP) were approved by the NSEB effective February 9, 2026, following IESO-NS confirmation of general support; IESO-NS has also assumed responsibility for transmission-related annual interconnection reporting going forward (M12524).
On distribution network upgrade cost allocation, NS Power maintains its position that interconnection customers (ICs) should initially fund 100% of network upgrade (NU) costs, with 50% refunded over up to 20 years (capped at $100,000/year) at the WACC rate — rejecting Synapse's recommendation to immediately rate-base 25–50% of NU costs — and provides three illustrative examples (Figures 4–6) of how advancement charges and refunds would apply in practice.
A cybersecurity incident has temporarily disabled NS Power's hosting capacity interactive map on OASIS, with no estimated restoration timeline; updates will continue through CNMP annual reports.
Figure 7 logs 35 Non-CNMP/NM distribution interconnection requests processed in 2025, predominantly Community Solar Program projects, the large majority of which resulted in SIS agreements or withdrawals, with pre-application completion times ranging from 7 to 69 business days.

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N-1 Annual Report exhibits