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· Application · 05/04/2026
Nova Scotia Power filed a capital authorization application for IR751 Brooklyn Community Solar, a $0 net-cost unforeseen and unbudgeted interconnection project adding 4.8 MW of solar generation to the distribution system at the Interconnection Customer's full expense.
AI summary
- NS Power submitted CI C0083589 (IR751 Brooklyn Community Solar) as an Unforeseen and Unbudgeted (U&U) capital item on May 4, 2026, with a net forecast amount of $0 because all costs (~$2.946M in capital contributions) are fully recovered from the Interconnection Customer under a Government of Nova Scotia Power Purchase Agreement issued pursuant to s. 11(5) of the Electricity Act (NSEB Approval Sheet; CI Page 1).
- The project involves distribution upgrades near Brooklyn Road, Annapolis County, including reconductoring approximately 3.6 km of feeder to 2/0 AASC, extending 1.2 km of new conductor, installing an electronic recloser, primary metering rack, and SCADA modems; total gross estimate is approximately $2.946M (CI Page 3 Capital Estimate).
- The Final Distributed Energy Resources Distribution System Impact Study (DSIS Report W-DSIS-2025-011, November 17, 2025) found that the 4.8 MW inverter-based solar facility triggers equipment thermal limit violations on the existing feeder and voltage unbalance exceeding CSA limits, necessitating rephasing of downstream loads and specific volt-VAR control settings (Attachment 1, Sections 5.3, 5.6, 5.7).
- The filing was submitted as part of a broader Q1 2026 capital batch that also includes CI C0083591 IR746 Petpeswick Community Solar ($0, U&U) and CI C0083811 IR769 Sydney Community Solar ($0), reflecting a pattern of customer-funded interconnection projects under Nova Scotia's Community Solar Rider program (Cover Letter, May 4, 2026).
- Confidentiality was applied to portions of the Distribution System Impact Study (Attachment 1) on system security grounds, citing reliability risks from disclosure of distribution diagrams and protection settings; a public redacted version was filed alongside the confidential version (Cover Letter, Rule 12 Request).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 CI C0083589 – IR751 Brooklyn Community Solar - $0 - Redacted
- N-1(C) CI C0083589 – IR751 Brooklyn Community Solar - $0 - Confidential
- 101856 Letter NSPI re:First Quarter 2026 Capital Items