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· Rir · 08/13/2026
Nova Scotia Power filed responses to five Board information requests on the L6043 Replacements and Upgrades capital project (CI C0061552), clarifying cost escalation drivers and asset condition evidence
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- NSPI confirmed the project's deferral from 2025 to 2026 was recorded as '2027' in the Q4 2025 Capital Reports in error; no substantive change in project timing occurred beyond the one-year deferral to better define scope (Capital Expenditures, Nova Scotia Power Inc)
- The estimated cost rose from $1,346,809 (2025 2025 Ace Plan) to $3,603,351 (current submission), driven by scope expansion from 41 to 52 structures, live-line work requirements on a 138 kV line, and a 2% increase in contractor Compatible Unit (CU) rates
- 2024 inspections found 15 structures with failed condition assessments, including pole-top rot on five structures, woodpecker hole damage on 26 structures, and significant insect activity on 25 structures, all increasing risk of unplanned outages on the radial Transmission Planning line
- IR-4 disclosed three weather-related outages over five years (Oct. 2022 hardware failure affecting ~9,727 customers for up to 17 hours; July 2024 and March 2026 lightning strikes); total unplanned maintenance costs were $26,012.60 in 2022 and $14,677.51 in 2024
- Contracted work is under an existing line services agreement with Connect Atlantic Utility Services (CAUS), awarded following a competitive RFP among 10 invited proponents with four submissions; this project is the first large-scope 138 kV live-line replacement CAUS has undertaken, limiting direct cost comparables (Procurement Practices)
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-2 NSPI (NSEB) RIRs 1-5
- 103195 NSPI Letter enclosing IR responses