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· Application · 04/21/2026
Customer Winton Porter appeals DRO decision upholding Nova Scotia Power's billing practices under Equal Billing Plan following estimated meter readings from July 2025 to March 2026
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- DRO Don Farmer, P.Eng. issued a Final Written Decision on April 15, 2026, finding that Nova Scotia Power appropriately billed customer Wint Porter under Billing Procedures Board-approved Regulation 5.1, citing the self-reconciling, cumulative nature of power meters.
- The dispute centred on estimated meter readings ('U' status) recorded from July 2025 to March 2026, during which NSP issued a $594.81 / 3,052 kWh credit in November 2025 based on a customer-supplied meter photo; an actual reading of 44,239 kWh was obtained April 9, 2026, triggering full reconciliation.
- The DRO explained that estimation errors are inherently corrected once an actual reading is obtained, analogizing the cumulative meter register to a vehicle odometer; the May 2026 bill was identified as the fully reconciled bill.
- The DRO clarified his role as an NSP-appointed officer operating under NSEB regulations, with decisions binding on NSP but not on customers, who retain a 12-day right of appeal to the Nova Scotia Energy Board.
- Porter has now filed this appeal with the NSEB, initiating Matter M12818.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- P-2 DRO Decision d. April 15, 2026 (redacted)