NSEB Board Staff issued 10 Information Requests to the Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility regarding its 2026 Flow Through Rate Application, flagging discrepancies in FAM charges, line loss methodology, and load forecast assumptions.

M12943 · Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility (TOLEU) - 2026 Flow Through Rate Application

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Board Staff issued IR-1 and IR-2 (Exhibit L-1(iv), Data Sources Tab) challenging the embedded Fuel Cost Adjustment (FAM) charge reflected in the application, noting a possible discrepancy between the 0.107¢/kWh figure used and the 0.523¢/kWh approved for the NS Power municipal class in matter M12179, and questioning whether the energy rate in Cell I128 incorrectly double-counts the FAM amount.
IR-3 through IR-7 (Exhibit L-1(iv), Test Year Load Forecast Tab) probe Toleu's Forecasting Methodology, including whether a blended growth-factor approach is appropriate, whether 2023/24 line losses are double-counted in the rolling average, the cause of sharp line loss increases in 2024/25 and 2025/26, and the source and rounding of a 67% seasonal energy-split factor.
IR-8 and IR-9 (Retail Rates 2026 and 2027 Tabs) question the reasonableness of scaling demand and customer counts at the same rate as energy consumption, and whether year-over-year consumption changes were omitted from the revenue side of the 2027 rate projection while being captured on the cost side — with Board Staff requesting a refile if the asymmetry is confirmed.
IR-10 asks Toleu to confirm billing cycle dates and clarify whether a mid-cycle effective date of July 1, 2026 would require retroactive bill adjustments for customers already billed past that date.

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