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· Rir · 07/22/2026
Nova Scotia Power filed responses to NSEB Information Requests (IR-1 to IR-7) for the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement renewal capital item CI C0082133, including an updated Total Cost of Ownership reflecting approximately $1 million in negotiated savings.
AI summary
- NS Power responded to IR-7 confirming the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement was signed on June 30, 2026, avoiding any gap period under an expired agreement (IR-7(b), N-4).
- Through multiple negotiation rounds, NS Power secured Microsoft 365 E5 pricing nearly identical to 2023 agreement rates, reducing total sustaining operating costs by approximately $1 million compared to the originally filed Capital Expenditures TCO (IR-7 Response, N-4).
- The updated TCO (IR-7 Attachment 1, filed in confidence) shows total capital costs of $1,814,873 concentrated in 2026, and total sustaining operating costs of $8,762,100 spread across 2026–2029, for a net TCO of $10,576,973 (Table A.4, N-4).
- IR-7 Attachment 1 containing the revised TCO financials was filed as partially confidential; justification for confidentiality is consistent with the original application filing (Cover Letter, 102884).
- The filing was submitted by NS Power's Manager of Regulatory Capital on July 22, 2026, in response to an IR received July 15, 2026 (Cover Letter, 102884).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-4 NSPI (NSEB) RIR 1 to 7 - Redacted
- N-4(C) NSPI (NSEB) RIR 1 to 7 - Confidential
- N-4(C)-(i) C0082133 NSEB IR-07 Attachment 1 - Confidential
- 102884 Letter NSPI re: RIRs & Confidential material