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· Application · 07/13/2026
Appellants file supplemental evidence in NSPI billing dispute citing 96% post-meter-swap consumption drop, phantom outage readings, and diagnostic code change
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- Appellants Kevin Scott Lepage and Ann Leslie-Thorne submitted supplemental evidence (NSEB Appeal Reference 260703001) on July 12, 2026, following the July 8, 2026 physical removal and replacement of meter #2047502 at their Bedford, NS property, as ordered by DRO Don Farmer, P.Eng. in his June 24, 2026 post-decision instruction.
- The supplemental letter documents a ~95–96% reduction in recorded consumption at the same address after the meter swap: the old meter recorded 336 kWh over approximately 36 hours (9.3 kWh/hour), while the new meter recorded ~12 kWh over 27.3 hours (0.44 kWh/hour), with no change in occupants, appliances, or season.
- During a July 3, 2026 power outage reported to NS Power at 8:10 PM and 8:30 PM, the disputed meter recorded +4 kWh and the neighbouring meter recorded +2 kWh — consumption registered while appellants assert no power was reaching the property, directly challenging the DRO's self-reconciling meter reasoning.
- Appellants also flag a diagnostic code change on the disputed meter from rH05555 to rH0455 on July 3, 2026 — four days before the scheduled accuracy test — and request NS Power explain the code change's bearing, if any, on meter accuracy or test results.
- Appellants' six supplemental requests include: independent Measurement Canada testing (not solely NS Power's own accredited shop), disclosure of NS Power outage records for July 3, use of the new meter as the going-forward billing baseline, and continuation of all relief sought in the original June 29, 2026 appeal, including recalculation of billing since 2021 and a determination on the $4,750.00 already paid.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- L-4 Appellant Supplemental Information (redacted)