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· Application · 05/04/2026
Nova Scotia Power seeks NSEB approval for $2.53M unforeseen capital expenditure to refurbish Tufts Cove Unit 1's high-pressure turbine, which was completed in December 2025 to eliminate chronic vibration faults.
AI summary
- Nova Scotia Power Inc filed a Q1 2026 capital report package on May 4, 2026, including four capital item categories; the Capital Expenditures item under scrutiny here is CI C0080150, a $2,527,606 Unforeseen & Unbudgeted (U&U) expenditure with the full amount already spent as at December 31, 2025.
- The project involved full disassembly, inspection, cleaning, alignment, and slow-speed balancing of the Tufts Cove Generating Station Unit 1 high-pressure turbine between October and December 2025, with Siemens Energy Canada Ltd. providing technical field advisory and NDE services under PO# 4500559485.
- The stated technical driver was transient elevated vibration during load swings that risked unit trips, forced outages, and secondary equipment damage — the unit was declared in-service in December 2025 and System Reliability is cited as the primary justification for treating this as urgent and unbudgeted.
- Inspection findings included clearances outside tolerance, gland seal wear from steam erosion, diaphragm indications requiring blending, and minor bore plug damage during rotor inspection; follow-up recommendations include replacing coupling bolts, readjusting diaphragm clearances, and rechecking Metronor distortion measurements at the next outage.
- NS Power requested Confidentiality under Rule 12 for vendor pricing, contract terms, and Siemens-proprietary inspection data, arguing that disclosure would undermine competitive procurement and ultimately increase costs to ratepayers.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 CI C0080150 – TUC1 HP Turbine Refurbishment - $2,527,606 - Redacted
- N-1(C) CI C0080150 – TUC1 HP Turbine Refurbishment - $2,527,606 - Confidential
- 101857 Letter NSPI re:First Quarter 2026 Capital Items