Customer Uday Yadav appeals DRO billing decision to NSEB, with DRO upholding NS Power's estimated-to-actual meter reconciliation under Regulation 5.1

M12756 · NSPI DRO Appeal - Billing Issues - Uday Yadav

AI summary

Dispute Resolution Officer Don Farmer issued a Final Written Decision (Exhibit Y-3) on March 24, 2026, finding that Nova Scotia Power appropriately billed customer Uday Yadav under Board-approved Regulation 5.1, confirming that the disputed $902.60 bill (including a $292.70 outstanding balance) accurately reflected reconciled actual meter reads taken July 9, 2025 and January 14, 2026.
The core billing dispute stemmed from estimated meter readings in September and November 2025, compounded by a NS Power customer service representative advising the customer in November 2025 to pay only $205 (the estimated actual amount at that time) without issuing a corrected bill — leaving $292.67 carried forward into subsequent invoices.
DRO explained the Billing Procedures cumulative, self-reconciling nature of power meters: once an actual reading is obtained, all estimation error is fully reconciled, and the customer's total 5,549 kWh consumption between July 9, 2025 and January 14, 2026 was accurate and verified by true reads.
NS Power confirmed no late charges or penalties were applied to the outstanding balance, and directed the customer to Regulations 5.3 and 6.5 for Affordability payment arrangement options given the customer's stated inability to pay.
The customer filed a formal Appeal Processes appeal to the NSEB on March 18, 2026 (reference 260318001), triggering Matter M12756 after the Board confirmed receipt and requested the DRO decision be submitted via its secure portal.

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What was filed

Documents filed on this day

Y-3 DRO Decision (redacted) exhibits