Nova Scotia Power filed reply submissions in M12786, defending its storm classification methodology and committing to formalize cost definitions while opposing enhanced prudence and multi-year reporting requirements sought by intervenors.

M12786 · Nova Scotia Power Inc. - 2025 Storm Restoration Cost Report

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NS Power committed to formalizing definitions of Emergency Response "storm readying" and "storm response" within its Emergency Storm Response Plan (ESRP) framework for use in all future annual Storm Restoration Cost Reports, responding to aligned recommendations from the Consumer Advocate (CA) and Industrial Group (IG) (pp. 4, 9).
The Company defended its practice of maintaining fixed storm-level classifications (Levels 1–4) throughout an event, citing operational necessity, public safety, and consistency with Liberty Consulting Group recommendations from M06321, while noting that contractor resources are actively released as restoration progresses—for example, releasing 108 external powerline technicians during the December 5, 2025 event as actual impacts fell below forecast (pp. 6–7).
NS Power confirmed that its AI-driven prediction platform (Project C0082274), anticipated for deployment as early as Q4 2026, will not draw costs through the Storm Cost Recovery Rider (SCRR); capital costs will instead be recovered through the general revenue requirement, with performance reporting to be integrated into annual storm reports once operational (pp. 5, 8, 11).
The Company rejected the IG's proposal for an enhanced Prudence Reviews standard applicable to Level 3 SCRR applications involving fewer than 50,000 customers, arguing it would introduce a hindsight-based standard inconsistent with the existing regulatory framework and risk discouraging prudent pre-storm preparation (pp. 14–15).
NS Power opposed IG recommendations for a prescribed multi-year Damage Prediction Model (DPM) accuracy assessment and formalized in-event resource reassessment reporting, characterizing both as administratively burdensome and duplicative of existing MED/EED storm reports, the annual Performance Standards Report, and the Storm Restoration Cost Report (pp. 12–14).

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