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· Decision · 06/01/2026
NSEB approved Nova Scotia Power's $3,455,473 capital expenditure for Phase 1 replacements and upgrades to the 70-year-old transmission line L-5532.
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- The Nova Scotia Energy Board approved Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's application (CI C0080108) on June 1, 2026, for $3,455,473 to replace deteriorated assets on 75 structures along the 95.9 km, 69kV Transmission Planning line L-5532, originally built in 1955.
- Phase 1 covers 72 full structure replacements (poles, cross arms, insulators, and conductor attachment hardware) and 3 partial component replacements, with future phases to be informed by ongoing inspection and LiDAR analysis.
- The project is classified as Planned & Advanced (P&A), with budgeted amounts of $908,755 (2026), $1,581,777 (2027), and an unspecified 2028 portion, against a total project estimate of $3,455,473 — exceeding the total budget of $2,490,532.
- The Board noted the work aligns with NS Power's 2024 and 2025 Performance Standards results for Feeders 91W-411 and 57W-402, both identified as problem feeders affected by L-5532.
- Per IR-1(a), all structure replacement work is outsourced under an existing line services agreement, a procurement model adopted following a 2019 self-provisioning analysis.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 102238 Decision Letter
- 102238 Decision Letter