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· Application · 04/27/2026
Appellant Celine Franz filed a rebuttal challenging Nova Scotia Power's characterization of estimated billing reconciliation in Appeal M12773
AI summary
- Franz disputes NSPI's attribution of the February 2026 reconciliation to summer-period (April–October 2025) estimated bills, arguing those estimates (2,681 kWh, 2,371 kWh, and 2,093 kWh respectively) fell within normal seasonal ranges and did not produce material under-billing.
- The appellant contends the October–December 2025 estimated bill of only 1,224 kWh over 61 days (~20 kWh/day) was severely understated relative to her typical winter consumption of ~70 kWh/day, producing an approximate 3,000 kWh shortfall.
- Franz presents a parallel 3,000 kWh spike in the February 2026 bill (~120.5 kWh/day vs. ~69.9 kWh/day in the prior comparable period) as evidence that the winter-period under-estimation was absorbed into that single billing cycle rather than spread across earlier months.
- The appellant invokes billing transparency concerns, arguing that a reconciliation of this magnitude should clearly distinguish prior-period adjustments from actual in-cycle consumption, rather than appearing as a single undifferentiated charge.
- Stability of consumption is corroborated by the February–April 2026 actual-read bill (~69.7 kWh/day), nearly identical to April 2025 (~69.4 kWh/day), which Franz argues confirms the February 2026 spike was an allocation anomaly rather than genuine usage.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- F-5 Appellants Response to NSPI (redacted)