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· Application · 07/31/2025
NSEB Board Staff issued five information requests to Nova Scotia Power regarding the $1,218,254 Point Aconi boiler refurbishment capital investment application, probing project scope, cost justification, and alignment with the station's 2029/2030 retirement timeline.
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- Board Staff IR-1 (Document 323172, filed July 31, 2025) requests that Nova Scotia Power Incorporated clarify why boiler-related work at Point Aconi is fragmented across at least 15 related Capital Expenditures items spanning 2023–2027 (totalling several million dollars), confirm whether the listed 2025 CIs cover work separate from CI C0067906, and provide detailed project scopes, cost estimates, and timelines for each.
- IR-2 asks NSP to provide the condition assessment analysis and supporting data underpinning the project, and—if work has not yet commenced—to explain the methodology and assumptions used to develop the $1,218,254 budget estimate.
- IR-3 and IR-4 probe the maintenance history of the specific boiler components, including the scope and cost of the most recent prior refurbishment, expected post-refurbishment service life, and the anticipated extension in operating hours from the proposed work.
- IR-5 draws a direct link to NSP's 2025 10-Year System Outlook (M12386, p. 17, Figure 7), which shows Point Aconi Generating Station retiring in 2029/2030, asking NSP to explain how the refurbishment aligns with the 80% renewable target by 2030 and whether maintenance strategies have been or will be adjusted in light of the planned retirement.
- Responses are due Friday, August 22, 2025, to Board Staff contact Chris Jiang, P.Eng., Senior Advisor, Electrical.
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- 98779 NSEB (NSPI) IR 1 to 5