Nova Scotia Power filed redacted responses to four NSEB information requests in the Allan King DRO billing appeal, disclosing details on meter installation, estimated billing methodology, and heat pump-related consumption variance.

M12747 · NSPI DRO Appeal - Billing Issues - Allan King

AI summary

NS Power confirmed Mr. King's account commenced May 8, 2023, and that the property is equipped with an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter (#2147843) installed November 4, 2020; the meter was not independently tested at installation or account start, as it was factory-certified under Measurement Canada specifications with a 10-year seal period expiring in 2029 (IR-1 Response).
Four estimated bills issued between June and December 2025 were calculated using prior-year corresponding-period usage data via the bi-monthly (rate code 02B) estimation routine in the CIS application; NS Power states that actual consumption data for those periods remains unavailable, as daily usage data was only restored from January 2026 following a cyber incident (IR-2 Response).
NS Power acknowledged it did not propose a meter test at any stage of Mr. King's dispute, DRO appeal, or Board appeal, stating there was no known basis to suspect meter malfunction; the February 2026 reconciliation bill arose because estimated usage from June–December 2025 did not account for heat pumps added at the property during that period (IR-1(f)(ii) Response).
Both the February 2026 and April 2026 meter reads were confirmed as true reads obtained wirelessly over the AMI network (IR-3 Response).
NS Power disclosed it had no follow-up contact with Mr. King after his February 2025 inquiry about switching from oil to electric heat, and only learned of the heat pump installation on March 11, 2026, when Mr. King called to dispute his high bill; NS Power confirmed that even with prior knowledge, its estimation methodology would not have adjusted for a new heat pump installation (IR-4 Response).

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What was filed

Documents filed on this day

K-5 NSPI (NSEB) RIR-1 to RIR-4 (redacted) exhibits