Nova Scotia Power filed its response to Bernard Wentzell's DRO appeal, defending metered net generation figures against the customer's Solar Edge app data and confirming meter accuracy within prescribed limits.

M12947 · NSPI DRO Appeal - Meter and Power Consumption - Bernard Wentzell

AI summary

NS Power (Exhibit W-6) responded to Mr. Wentzell's July 7, 2026 appeal of a June 26, 2026 DRO decision, attaching six confidential exhibits including DRO file materials, account notes, bills, meter test results, and a generation/consumption history (Confidential Attachments 1–6).
The dispute centres on a discrepancy between Mr. Wentzell's Solar Edge inverter app (showing 2,814.3 kWh gross generation for the billing period) and NS Power's metered net generation figure of 817 kWh; NS Power explains the 1,997 kWh difference as real-time behind-the-meter consumption that is netted out and never registered on the AMI meter.
NS Power's meter test, ordered by the DRO on May 5, 2026 and completed by June 25, 2026, found Meter #2291261 operating within prescribed accuracy limits under the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act Regulations (Confidential Attachment 4).
The DRO's final written decision (Confidential Attachment 1, page 3) found that NS Power appropriately billed Mr. Wentzell under Board-approved Regulations 3.6 and 5.5; NS Power endorses this finding and notes that 2026 consumption/generation data is consistent with prior years (Confidential Attachment 6).
NS Power also notes that Mr. Wentzell's July 30, 2024 solar array expansion removed his legacy net-metering status, placing him under the self-generation option in section 7 of the Electricity Act, meaning excess annual generation is no longer compensable (Confidential Attachment 2, page 1).

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What was filed

Documents filed on this day

W-6 NSPI Response to Appeal (redacted) exhibits
W-7 Attachment 06 Account Summary re NSPI Response to Appeal (redacted) exhibits