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· Application · 08/19/2026
Nova Scotia Power files revised Budget Settlement Plan for Axford DRO appeal after cyber incident disrupted AMI meter data, significantly reducing proposed monthly payment
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- NS Power's August 19, 2026 response (Exhibit A-13) explains that its earlier 19,329 kWh consumption estimate used in the August 11, 2026 compliance filing was based on billed usage—including estimated bills—because Advanced Metering Infrastructure communications were disrupted by a cyber incident between approximately April 24, 2025 and February 22, 2026, leaving meter data for that period largely unavailable.
- Following the Board's August 12, 2026 request for clarification, NS Power conducted a revised review using available actual meter reads: customer-provided read of 30,960 on August 26, 2025 and a recorded read of 31,984 on December 16, 2025 for meter #2056840 (1,024 kWh), plus 6,485 kWh recorded by replacement meter #2553901 from installation to August 16, 2026, yielding 7,509 kWh of actual metered consumption over approximately one year.
- The revised Equal Billing amount calculated from actual meter data is $162.37/month (rounded to $162), a significant reduction from the prior compliance filing; combined with a 24-month arrears repayment of $80/month on the updated outstanding balance of $1,923.02, the proposed blended Budget Settlement Plan payment is $242/month (Attachment 1, page 2).
- NS Power acknowledged an error in the prior filing where the streetlight rental charge of $13.49 was omitted from monthly fixed fees, and confirmed the arrears balance was updated from $1,764.74 to $1,923.02 to reflect the current account balance.
- Attachments 2 and 3 (Exhibits A-14 and A-15) provide full daily AMI meter read records for meter #2056840 (January 1, 2024–April 24, 2025) and meter #2553901 (December 16, 2025–August 16, 2026), confirming the data gap period and supporting the revised consumption estimate.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- A-13 NSPI Response to Requested Information
- A-14 Meter Usage and Readings d. January 1, 2024 to April 24, 2025
- A-15 Meter Usage and Readings d. December 16, 2025 to August 16, 2026