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· Decision · 08/04/2026
NSEB approves Lunenburg Electric Utility's $600,000 capital expenditure for PCB transformer replacement project
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- The Nova Scotia Energy Board approved Lunenburg Electric Utility's (LEU) application (M12874) on August 4, 2026, for a $600,000 capital expenditure (excluding HST) to replace pole-top transformers that may contain Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs).
- The project is driven by the federal PCB Regulations (subsection 16(2)), which prohibit use of pole-top transformers with PCB concentrations of 50 mg/kg or more after December 31, 2026; LEU identified 88 transformers across 60 service sites requiring replacement.
- Replacement transformers will be dual primary voltage units capable of supporting a future upgrade to 12 kV, avoiding duplicative work on five feeders currently operating at non-standard voltages (5.88 kV and 4.61 kV).
- LEU selected contractor K-Line over Nova Scotia Power under an existing service agreement, as K-Line's costs were slightly lower; no formal RFP process was conducted.
- Project financing will be through a debenture with the Province of Nova Scotia Municipal Finance, with cost recovery expected to be sought in a rate application to be filed in Q1 2027.
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- 103060 Decision letter
- 103060 Decision letter