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· Application · 08/07/2026
NS Power and IESO-Nova Scotia file confidential list of inverter-based resource owners in response to NSEB information request on NERC reliability standards applicability
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- In response to a July 22, 2026 Board letter, Nova Scotia Power (NS Power) and IESO-Nova Scotia jointly filed a redacted letter (Exhibit 103132) on August 7, 2026, identifying owners and contact information for existing and planned Distributed Energy Resources classified as inverter-based resources (IBRs) potentially subject to Regulatory Compliance under NERC reliability standards.
- The redacted filing lists approximately 10 existing IBRs (primarily wind facilities and two battery energy storage systems owned by NS Power) and approximately 17 planned IBRs (wind and BESS), with third-party owner contact details withheld in the public version and filed confidentially as Document 103133.
- The Board had flagged that non-public utility IBR owners not currently registered with NERC could become subject to new reliability obligations under revised NERC Glossary of Terms definitions, and intends to seek input from all potentially impacted entities going forward.
- The Board noted that the regulatory regime for non-public utility entities has not been finalized under the More Access to Energy Act, but confirmed the application (M12882) can proceed now as approval does not affect the Board's ultimate jurisdiction.
- One facility — IR 762-Minas Highlands Wind — was flagged as not technically captured by the new NERC definitions but may nonetheless be impacted due to shared infrastructure with IR 673-Benjamin Mill Wind (M12717, Exhibit N-2, pages 3 and 5).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103132 Letter NSPI re: Response to Board letter - Redacted
- 103133 Letter NSPI re: Response to Board letter - Confidential