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· Decision · 08/05/2026
NSEB issues decision letter accepting Nova Scotia Power's 2025 Storm Restoration Cost Report and directing enhanced future reporting obligations
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- The Nova Scotia Energy Board accepted Nova Scotia Power's 2025 Storm Restoration Cost Report (M12786) as filed; NS Power spent $12,784,095 in storm-related OM&G costs and $3,627,485 in capital costs, with total OM&G falling below the $10.4 million base rate threshold, meaning no Rate Rider storm rider application was triggered for 2025.
- The Board directed NS Power to include enhanced Performance Monitoring reporting for all Level 3 storms affecting fewer than 50,000 customers, requiring demonstration of pre-storm restoration duration forecasts, forecast-versus-actual comparisons, and incremental costs attributable to the Level 3 designation over a Level 2 response — a new obligation stemming from concerns raised by the Industrial Group about potentially conservative storm classifications inflating future storm rider recoveries.
- The Board deferred directing a deep-dive review of NS Power's Damage Prediction Model, noting NS Power is developing an AI-driven storm prediction platform, but directed NS Power to formalize definitions for 'storm readying' and 'storm response' in future reports and its Emergency Storm Response Plan framework.
- NS Power reported Cost Considerations improvements including creation of a Manager, Contractor Oversight position and adoption of meal per diems saving approximately $50 per person per day; a software platform capital project for contractor cost monitoring is planned for 2026, with the Board flagging the IG's recommendation to establish productivity baselines within that future capital application.
- The Board directed NS Power to include measurable 'lessons learned' outcomes with target dates in its storm reports, and confirmed that both capital and operating costs must be reported in annual Storm Restoration Cost Reports going forward.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103071 Board Decision Letter
- 103071 Board Decision Letter