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· Application · 07/30/2026
NSEB Board Staff issued 10 information requests to Nova Scotia Power regarding the L5031 Hubbards to East Chester transmission line replacement project, seeking justification for a $6,957,058 ATO application that significantly exceeds prior ACE Plan estimates.
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- Board Staff (IR-1, IR-3, IR-4) requested detailed documentation of the criteria and field inspection methodology used to identify structures and conductor requiring replacement on the 1966-built 69kV L5031 transmission line, including design life standards for poles, insulators, conductors, and foundations.
- IR-5 and IR-6 probe the ~$1M cost increase attributed to constructing three bypass line structures after the originally planned Nova Scotia Power Inc mobile substation was redirected to higher-priority sites, asking whether alternatives such as renting or procuring a replacement mobile substation were assessed.
- IR-7 requests a detailed comparison of unit costs and compatible unit (CU) rates between the 2024 2025 Ace Plan cost estimates and the current ATO application, with explanations required for any variances exceeding 10% for wood poles, insulators, overhead conductor, and associated labour.
- IR-8 highlights a significant cost escalation trajectory — from a $4,562,284 total estimate in the 2025 ACE Plan filing to $5,418,956 in the 2026 ACE Plan and now $6,957,058 in the ATO — and asks NS Power to explain why the 2026 ACE Plan did not reflect the updated project cost and when the mobile substation unavailability was identified.
- IR-9 and IR-10 address additional rock-breaking costs, requesting NS Power's standard pole installation methods and drawings, the number of poles requiring rock breaking, and a per-pole cost breakdown, along with alternatives considered to minimize these expenses.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103025 NSEB (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-10