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· Correspondence · 05/06/2026
Lora Trachsel filed an appeal with the NSEB challenging a Nova Scotia Power DRO decision that found billing was appropriate following a 6,725 kWh adjustment and $1,310.64 credit
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- Appellant Lora Trachsel filed a Appeal Processes appeal on May 6, 2026 (M12846), contesting a May 5, 2026 DRO Final Written Decision by Don Farmer, P.Eng., which concluded that Nova Scotia Power had appropriately billed her account after applying a $1,310.64 credit for a 6,725 kWh overestimation linked to an admitted administrative error during a November 2025 meter replacement.
- Trachsel's core concern, detailed in T-1, is not with the self-reconciling nature of cumulative meters but with whether a complete account audit has been performed; she cites repeated billing corrections, extended reliance on estimated readings, late charges, and multiple refunds dating back to 2020 as evidence that isolated corrections may not constitute full reconciliation.
- The DRO decision (T-2) explained the cumulative meter principle — analogous to a car odometer — and found that, per Billing Procedures Regulations 5.1 and 6.4, NS Power billed appropriately once the credit was applied; Trachsel argues this theoretical explanation does not demonstrate accuracy across all historical billing periods.
- Account records (T-4) show a pattern of high-usage bills (peaking at 13,339 kWh in February 2022 and 12,212 kWh in February 2025), numerous partial payments, late charges, and adjustments stretching to the account's opening in August 2020, supporting Trachsel's request for a full historical audit.
- The Board's acknowledgment letter (Document 330177) directed NS Power to file a response by 2:00 PM on May 20, 2026, placed any disconnection notices on hold pending the Board's decision, and advised Trachsel of her 10-business-day right of reply.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- T-1 Notice of Appeal (redacted)
- T-2 DRO Decision d. May 5, 2026 (redacted)
- T-3 Appellant Documents re NSPI DRO Decison d. November 2025 (redacted)
- T-4 Appellants Meter Readings and Results (redacted)
- 101879 Board Acknowledgment Letter (redacted)