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· Application · 07/14/2026
Darlene Gillis appeals DRO decision upholding Nova Scotia Power's $3,018 bill attributed to reconciliation of estimated meter readings over an 8-month period
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- Appellant Darlene Gillis filed a Notice of Appeal (Reference No. 260714001, submitted July 14, 2026) challenging a DRO decision dated July 6–7, 2026 that upheld a Nova Scotia Power bill of $3,018.04 covering December 22, 2025 to April 24, 2026 — a four-month period during which she alleges she received no bill by mail or email until she requested it directly.
- Gillis contends the 15,349 kWh recorded for that four-month period is anomalous relative to her seven-year consumption history of 15,000–18,700 kWh annually, and links the discrepancy to a Cybersecurity incident for which she received a notice that her account information was compromised, as well as a new meter installed in 2024.
- The DRO (Don Farmer, P.Eng.) found, applying Board-approved Regulations 5.1 and 6.4, that NS Power's Billing Procedures were appropriate: meter readings for June, August, October, and December 2025 were estimated, no reading was taken in February 2026, and the April 2026 actual reading reconciled all prior estimation errors through the cumulative, self-reconciling nature of the meter — resulting in a higher-than-expected single bill.
- Gillis disputes several factual characterizations in the DRO decision, including a $1.00 discrepancy in the bill amount cited ($3,017 on the emailed bill vs. $3,018 in the decision) and the characterization of phone calls received as relating to the disputed bill rather than previously paid balances; she also notes she is disabled, living on $900/month disability income, and had to sell the property due to medical reasons.
- Gillis requests the Board review seven years of billing history and the cyber-incident correspondence, and states she is willing to pay approximately $1,500–$1,600 representing what she believes reflects her actual consumption.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- G-1 Notice of Appeal (redacted)
- G-2 DRO Decision d. July 6, 2026 (redacted)