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· Application · 07/02/2026
Paul Douglas Meade appeals NS Power DRO decision to NSEB over disputed $4,222.15 bill, unauthorized autopayment withdrawal, and meter multiplier concerns following 400-amp service upgrade
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- Appellant Paul Douglas Meade filed a DRO appeal (Reference 260702001, submitted July 2, 2026) disputing a 152-day bill of $4,222.15 (21,376 kWh at 140.6 kWh/day) generated after Nova Scotia Power failed to bill from meter installation in October 2025 until March 2026 due to an admitted error in its Customer Information System (M-2, DRO Decision).
- Meade contends the billed consumption is physically implausible: EnerGuide assessments show his annual usage decreased from 38,145 kWh/year (June 2025) to 30,997 kWh/year (February 2026) following installation of a heat pump, window replacements, and basement insulation, yet the disputed bill implies a ~300% spike in daily usage relative to the prior eight months (M-1, Complaint).
- A central dispute concerns the meter multiplier of 60 applied to new meter #2517219 after the 200-amp to 400-amp service upgrade; Meade requests the CT ratio, configuration sheet, commissioning report, and multiplier validation records, and has separately requested an independent Measurement Canada test (M-3, Letter to NSP); the DRO accepted NSP's in-house accuracy test result but noted Regulation 5.5(c) permits customer-initiated Measurement Canada testing.
- Meade alleges Nova Scotia Power made an unauthorized autopayment withdrawal of $4,222.15 on April 28, 2026, after he confirms having disabled autopay in late March 2026 and verified its 'OFF' status on multiple occasions; NSP acknowledged it cancelled the recurring payment only after extracting funds on April 27, and internally disabled autopay two hours post-extraction, raising questions Meade characterizes as potential unauthorized account access based on IP log discrepancies (M-1, Complaint; M-2, DRO Decision).
- The DRO (Don Farmer, P.Eng.) issued a Final Written Decision on June 25, 2026 upholding NSP's billing under Regulations 2.2 and 5.5 and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, finding the meter operating within prescribed accuracy limits; Meade filed this NSEB appeal within the 12-day window, with supporting billing statements from May 2025 through May 2026 submitted as appellant's evidence (M-2; M-3).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- M-1 Notice of Appeal - Redacted
- M-2 NSPI DRO Decision - Redacted
- M-3 Appellant's Evidence - Redacted