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· Decision · 07/08/2026
NSEB approved Nova Scotia Power's $0 capital expenditure request for the Brooklyn Community Solar interconnection, confirming all project costs are borne by the developer and not ratepayers.
AI summary
- The Board issued a July 8, 2026 decision approving Nova Scotia Power's Unforeseen and Unbudgeted capital authorization (CI C0083589 / IR751) for the Brooklyn Community Solar project at $0 to ratepayers, following an application filed May 4, 2026.
- In response to IR-3, NS Power provided the executed Power Purchase Agreement and cited Section 5.1.1 of the Standard Small Generator Interconnection and Operating Agreement (SSGIA), which places sole cost responsibility — including construction overruns, delay damages, and permitting deficiencies — on the interconnection customer.
- IR-7 confirmed that network upgrades are for the sole benefit of the solar generator interconnection customer; the project also participates in the Province's Residential Solar Pv Program Community Solar Program (CSP), under which customers may receive bill credits via the Board-approved Community Solar Energy Credit Rider (M11911).
- Confidentiality was granted under Rule 12 of the Board Regulatory Rules for the original application and IR-4 Attachments 1 and 2; portions of the approval sheet remain redacted in the public record.
- The Board noted it had previously approved the standard-form PPA for the Community Solar Program in Matter M11903, providing the precedent framework for this cost-allocation determination.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 102677 Decision Letter
- 102677 Decision Letter