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· Closing_evidence · 08/17/2026
Nova Scotia's Procurement Administrator files application with NSEB seeking approval of a 25-year Green Choice Program Power Purchase Agreement for renewable electricity, accompanied by the full PPA text, a blackline comparison to the previously-approved M11455 agreement, stakeholder feedback, and a draft RFP.
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- The Power Advisory Llc Procurement Administrator, appointed under the Electricity Act Nova Scotia Green Choice Program, has applied to the Nova Scotia Energy Board for approval of a standard-form Power Purchase Agreement that will govern 25-year renewable energy contracts between Nova Scotia Power Incorporated and successful wind or solar project developers.
- The PPA filing (read in full as Appendix B blackline) reveals numerous substantive changes from the Board-approved M11455 precedent agreement: the Pre-COD performance security deposit rises from $125,000/MW to $135,000/MW; the Renewable Attribute Loss Rate increases from $20.62/MWh to $21.93/MWh; the energy rate indexing formula is updated to apply CPI escalation at COD and annually thereafter; and new provisions covering tariff adjustments for post-proposal import duties (Sections 16.9–16.10) are added.
- New and expanded provisions in the updated PPA address the Energy And Regulatory Boards Act and More Access To Energy Act transition to the Nova Scotia IESO as System Operator, requiring parties to negotiate amendments as NSPI's system-operator functions are phased over to the IESO, with binding arbitration as a backstop.
- Indigenous Communities participation is embedded throughout: Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia ownership interest earns scored RFP points (up to 6 points for majority ownership), a lock-up provision prohibits reducing the Mi'kmaq Participating Interest for five years after Commercial Operation, and the PPA definition of 'Participant' is specifically tied to the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia.
- The draft RFP (Appendix E, section map only) targets procurement of up to 1,200 GWh/year of onshore wind, requires a Scheduled Commercial Operation Date no later than December 31, 2030, and includes an Early Completion Incentive of 1.25× the Energy Rate through December 31, 2030 for projects achieving COD before that date.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- P-1 Application
- P-1-(i) Appendix A - Green Choice PPA
- P-1-(ii) Appendix B - Green Choice PPA Blackline to PPA in M11455
- P-1-(iii) Appendix C - DRAFT #1 Green Choice PPA 2026 - CLEAN
- P-1-(iv) Appendix D - Summarized Stakeholder Feedback
- P-1-(v) Appendix E - Draft Green Choice Program Procurement Request for Proposals (RFP)
- 103230 Letter enclosing application