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· Decision · 08/17/2026
NSEB Decision Letter now available approving Nova Scotia Power's $1,763,971 Tusket Tidal Pool Fish Passage capital expenditure
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- The Nova Scotia Energy Board issued a Decision Letter dated August 17, 2026, formally approving Nova Scotia Power's Work Order CI C0064966 for the Tusket Tidal Pool Fish Passage project at a total cost of $1,763,971.
- The approved amount represents a $448,476 increase over the 2025 Ace Plan subsequent submittal estimate of $1,315,495, attributable to design changes and updated material and construction contract pricing between conceptual and final design stages.
- The Board found the project necessary to address fish entrainment risk at a tidally influenced pool downstream of the Tusket Powerhouse, where significant mortality events occurred in 2022 and 2023; temporary measures (diesel pumps, cofferdam) used in 2024–2025 were effective but operationally unsustainable and do not address structural deficiencies in the berm and outlet.
- Department Of Fisheries And Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued formal directions on the Tusket System and expects permanent mitigations prior to the next migratory season; NS Power's Stakeholder Engagement included the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia and Yarmouth/Shelburne commercial Gaspereau fishery representatives.
- The Board accepted as filed the confidential portions of the Work Order and IR responses; the filing is classified as a Planned & Advanced (P&A) Subsequent Approval Item under the 2025 Ace Plan framework.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103228 Decision Letter
- 103228 Decision Letter