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· Application · 08/07/2026
IESO Nova Scotia files Reply to Closing Submissions in 2026/27 Revenue Requirement proceeding, defending full approval of its $15M budget, the Net Revenue Requirement Deferral and Variance Mechanism, and asserting limited NSEB disallowance authority under the More Access to Energy Act
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- Ieso Nova Scotia urges the NSEB to approve its 2026/27 Revenue Requirement as filed, arguing intervenors (CA, SBA, IG, PHP) do not oppose approval outright but seek adjustments to staffing costs, removal of procurement costs, and only interim approval of the Net Revenue Requirement Deferral and Variance Mechanism (DVM)
- The central legal dispute concerns NSEB jurisdiction under s. 29(4) of the More Access To Energy Act: IESO Nova Scotia maintains the Board may only approve or refer back the application, while the CA, SBA, and IG argue the Board has broad authority to approve in whole or in part, set a lower revenue requirement, and potentially disallow costs on a prospective basis
- On the DVM, IESO Nova Scotia submits that prior Board direction from M12412 — including the +/-10% variance threshold, guidelines, accounting policies, and financial controls — naturally extends to the DVM, making additional interim conditions or monthly reporting unnecessary; intervenors sought a hard 10% cap, pre-approval of unforeseen costs (ATO process), and monthly budget-vs-actual reporting
- On staffing, IESO Nova Scotia opposes a vacancy rate adjustment to its $4.44M administration and $3.64M operations compensation budgets, arguing early-stage operational flexibility and reliance on external consultants justify budgeting to full planned complement of 44 staff; intervenors criticized salary benchmarking anchored to a $1B revenue scope and a 33% administration salary underspend in 2025/26
- The IG's reply raises a new development: the NB EUB approval of the RIGS fast-acting generation project — characterized by IESO Nova Scotia as a 'significant win' — is now subject to judicial review before the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, with a ~$15M ratepayer exposure flagged; IG requests quarterly reporting on the judicial review outcome and its implications for the IESO-NS/NB Power contract
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103127 Reply Submission - IESO
- 103128 Reply Submission - SBA
- 103129 Reply Submission - PHP
- 103134 Reply Submission - IG
- 103135 Reply Submission - CA