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· Application · 07/07/2025
Nova Scotia Power filed a Capital Project Authorization application for the Point Aconi Boiler Refurbishment 2025 (CI C0067906), seeking NSEB approval for $1,218,254 in expenditures.
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- NS Power filed CI C0067906 on July 7, 2025, seeking approval for the 2025 Ace Plan subsequent approval item for the Point Aconi (POA) Boiler Refurbishment, with a project estimate of $1,218,254 — approximately $5,000 above the 2025 ACE Plan estimate of $1,213,152, with the variance attributed to scope refinement.
- The project scope covers replacement and refurbishment of boiler tubes, omega and tube shields, superheater components, refractory, casing, ducting, and other degraded components at the Point Aconi generating station, to be executed during the 2025 planned outage (May–November 2025) in compliance with ASME specifications and Nova Scotia Boiler and Pressure Equipment Regulations.
- Justification centers on Asset Management and System Reliability: condition assessments identified components below minimum thickness requirements, and deferral would increase risk of unplanned forced outages, high-temperature steam releases, and accelerated damage to adjacent systems.
- In accordance with the NSEB's directive from the Decarbonization Deferral Account (DDA) proceeding (M11220), NS Power provided advance notice of this investment to DDA proceeding participants on July 4, 2025, confirming compliance with the Board's notification requirement for assets forecasted to be included in the DDA.
- The application was filed as a Class 3 cost estimate (88% of deliverables complete) with a 10% contingency ($99,629), covering risks such as expedited material procurement and unforeseen scope revealed upon unit opening; the filing letter (Document 98424) also references three concurrent POA capital items filed in the same package, including a partially confidential turbine refurbishment (CI C0061003).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 Application
- 98424 Letter NSPI re: Capital Items Filed Outside the Quarter Package