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· Application · 07/07/2025
Nova Scotia Power filed a Final Cost application for the Ragged Lake Generator Replacement (CI C0017098), reporting a $547,553 underspend against the approved $2,229,267 budget for a total final cost of $1,681,714.
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- Nova Scotia Power Incorporated submitted a Final Cost (FIN) filing for CI C0017098, the Ragged Lake Generator Replacement project, with a final spend of $1,681,714 against a 2020 Planned & Advanced approval of $2,229,267 — a favourable variance of approximately $548K (Approval Sheet, p. 1).
- The project replaced 32-year-old backup diesel generators, 600V switchgear breakers, the building service transformer, and associated electrical infrastructure at the Ns Power Control Centre in Ragged Lake, which hosts SCADA, telecommunications, and the Emergency Operations Centre (Application, Description section).
- The underspend was driven primarily by lower labour costs (~$310K), reduced contractor costs (~$269K) as internal NS Power resources proved capable of performing specialized work, and unutilized contingency of $152K — partially offset by a $352K increase in material costs attributable to COVID-19 pandemic-related price fluctuations (Application, Reason for Variance section).
- Project completion was delayed beyond the original March 2022 target to February 2025 due to parts availability, vendor scheduling for final testing, and encroachment issues related to new fuel tank installation; the first asset was placed in-service in October 2021 (Application, Reason for Variance section).
- The FIN filing was submitted alongside four 2025 2025 Ace Plan Subsequent Approval capital items related to Point Aconi station refurbishments, as noted in the covering letter from Senior Regulatory Analyst Lana Myatt dated July 7, 2025.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-1 Application
- 98426 Letter NSPI re: Capital Items Filed Outside the Quarter Package