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· Order · 06/26/2026
NSEB approves Nova Scotia Power's $5,644,468 Renewable to Retail Implementation capital project and orders annual certification of asset use.
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- The Board approved Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's CI C0053699 for $5,644,468 to enhance its Customer Information System, Meter Data Management System, and related business processes to meet its statutory obligation under s. 22 of the Nova Scotia Energy Act (Electricity Act) to facilitate the Renewable Energy to retail market (Decision, paras. 6–7, 43).
- More than 75% of project costs (~$4.4 million) were incurred before the December 2025 capital approval application was filed; the Board applied a prudence framework rather than solely a reasonableness-of-estimate standard, finding the presumption of prudence was not rebutted despite the lack of prior approval (Decision, paras. 56–59).
- The ~$581,816 cost increase over the 2025 ACE Plan estimate was attributed primarily to resource remobilization caused by Renewall Energy Inc.'s repeatedly delayed commercial operation date (now anticipated November 2026); the Board found delay costs of ~$1,000,000 were reasonably incurred, rejecting Renewall's disallowance arguments as speculative (Decision, paras. 55, 60–70).
- The Board dismissed Renewall's requests for conditional approval tied to data-readiness milestones and declined to pre-determine cost allocation for future scalability, CIS replacement rework, or a potential transfer of market administration to Ieso Nova Scotia, deferring those issues to future proceedings (Decision, paras. 87, 90, 94, 97).
- The Board ordered NS Power to file an annual certification—commencing the first day of the month after Renewall's first customer sale—confirming that project assets are used solely for renewable to retail purposes, continuing until project costs are fully recovered (Order M12588, para. 2; Decision, para. 100).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 102536 Decision
- 102537 Board Order
- 102536 Decision
- 102537 Board Order