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· Application · 08/05/2026
NSEB Board Staff issue seven Information Requests to Nova Scotia Power on LIN2 2025/26 Capacity Requirement application (CI C0082195, $4,392,251)
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- Board Staff filed IRs 1–7 on August 5, 2026, with responses due August 26, 2026, directed to Nova Scotia Power Incorporated Manager of Regulatory Capital Lana Myatt regarding the 2025 Ace Plan capital item for Lingan Unit 2 (LIN2).
- IR-1 probes the continued need for LIN2 cold-reserve capacity, requesting generation history by quarter (extending a prior IR-6 table from Matter M12959), and asking why BESS resources or the new IESO-NS/New Brunswick Power 100 MW definitive agreement cannot substitute for the unit's output.
- IR-2 and IR-3 together examine System Reliability and Capacity Costs, requesting current and NERC-required On-Peak Reserve Margins for 2026–2027 and an explanation of why near-term firm imports from New Brunswick and Newfoundland interconnections are unavailable as claimed in the application.
- IR-4 and IR-6 raise Prudency Reviews concerns, seeking the engineering assessment underpinning the proposed works, competitive procurement confirmation, and a five-year capital investment history for LIN2 — noting NS Power spent nearly $3 million on refurbishment in 2023–2024 alone.
- IR-5 and IR-7 address cost structure and future expenditure uncertainty: Staff ask whether the $1,331,000 in 2025 operating costs are included in the $4,392,251 approval amount, how they will be treated (capital, expense, or FAM), and why future Capacity Requirement amounts for LIN2 2026/27 and 2027/28 remain TBD.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103086 NSEB (NSPI) IR 1 to 7