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· Application · 05/04/2026
Nova Scotia Power filed a Q1 2026 capital application seeking NSEB approval for the $1,008,941 refurbishment of Bridge 10.10 on the Sydney Coal Railway, a critical coal supply link to Lingan Generating Station.
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- Nova Scotia Power submitted CI C0084033 on May 4, 2026, as a Planned & Advanced (P&A) Capital Expenditures item, with a total project forecast of $1,008,941 spanning 2025–2027 — $344,651 below the 2026 ACE Plan estimate of $1,353,592, with the reduction attributable to decreased abutment scope requirements following core sampling that confirmed adequate structural integrity at reduced operating speeds (CI C0084033, p. 2).
- The project involves replacing the existing 33.5 ft steel span and bearing plates on Bridge 10.10 along the Sydney Coal Railway (SCR), which links Lingan Generating Station to the International Coal Pier; 2024 inspections identified heavy corrosion causing non-conforming fatigue capacity in inner girders that fails Transport Canada and AREMA standards (CI C0084033, p. 2).
- NS Power justified the superstructure replacement approach — rather than cover plate welding — as the lowest-cost method to maintain SCR operations through the anticipated coal phase-out in 2030, with the prefabrication-and-hoist method minimizing coal delivery interruption to approximately one week (CI C0084033, p. 3).
- In compliance with the Board's Decarbonization Deferral Account directive from Matter M11220, NS Power notified all DDA proceeding participants of this investment on May 4, 2026, confirming the asset is forecasted to be included in the DDA (CI C0084033, p. 1).
- The application was filed as a Class 3 estimate with 10% contingency; confidentiality was requested under Rule 12 for materials, contract, and vendor-proprietary information in Attachments 1–4 (covering inspection reports, structural analysis, and detailed design) (Letter NSPI re: First Quarter 2026 Capital Items, p. 2–3).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 CI C0084033 – RC SCR Bridge 10.10 Refurbishment - $1,008,941 - Redacted
- N-1(C) CI C0084033 – RC SCR Bridge 10.10 Refurbishment - $1,008,941 - Confidential
- 101858 Letter NSPI re:First Quarter 2026 Capital Items