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· Order · 07/29/2026
NSEB approves Berwick Electric Commission's 2026 flow-through rate increase effective August 1, 2026, with directions to develop a true-up mechanism by its next general rate application.
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- The Nova Scotia Energy Board issued a Decision and Order on July 29, 2026 (Matter M12969) approving Berwick Electric Commission's flow-through application filed July 15, 2026, with new rates effective August 1, 2026.
- Energy rates increase across all customer classes: domestic customers see the energy rate rise from $0.1789 to $0.1845/kWh; small general from $0.1802 to $0.1859/kWh; general service demand charge from $20.8673 to $21.5256/kW; and industrial demand charge from $18.3101 to $18.8877/kVA per month.
- The Board noted the submitted Schedule A language does not match approved tariff language and directed BEC to file a corrected schedule with proper tariff language within two weeks of the order.
- The Board extended the deadline for BEC to file for approval of a Fuel Cost Adjustment true-up component (originally directed in Matter M11893), deferring this requirement to no later than BEC's next general rate application, expected later in 2026.
- BEC is further directed to file a flow-through mechanism application inclusive of a true-up adjustment no later than November 1, 2028, unless otherwise approved or directed by the Board.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- B-2 Proposed Rates - Schedule A
- 103002 Decision and Order
- 103002 Decision and Order