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· Application · 04/22/2026
Consumer Advocate and Small Business Advocate file comments on Nova Scotia Power's second Annual Interconnection Processes Proceeding Report, with SBA requesting a technical stakeholder session before final decisions on network upgrade cost allocation.
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- The Nova Scotia Power second Annual Interconnection Processes Proceeding Report (M12778 N-1, filed March 31, 2026) addresses compliance with Generator Interconnection directives from M10905 and M12174, including Board-directed annual reporting on interconnection queue processes and capacity thresholds for smaller projects.
- NS Power's report marks all but five outstanding Synapse Compliance recommendations as 'Complete,' with three remaining items transferred to IESO-NS responsibility and two — distribution network upgrade cost refund regulation and Commercial Net Metering reporting — addressed within the report itself.
- The central unresolved issue is NS Power's proposed Cost Recovery mechanism for Network Upgrade (NU) costs: NS Power proposes a 50/50 split between the first interconnecting project and rate base, while Synapse suggests a 75/25 split for larger Class 2 projects, with refund credits extending up to 20 years (M12778 N-1, p. 20–22).
- The Consumer Advocate (Pink Larkin, filed April 22, 2026) cross-references its submissions in M12524 regarding Concentric's report on FERC Order No. 2023 as directly relevant to this proceeding.
- The Small Business Advocate raises concerns that the proposed NU cost allocations added to Rate Base outside a General Rate Application could disproportionately impact small business customer classes, and formally requests the Board direct NS Power to hold a technical stakeholder session before final comments close.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 101698 Comments - CA
- 101700 Comments - SBA