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· Application · 08/25/2026
NSEB issues eight information requests to both Paul Douglas Meade and Nova Scotia Power Inc. ahead of a September 16, 2026 response deadline in M12936, a customer appeal of a Dispute Resolution Officer's decision involving billing anomalies and an unauthorized Auto Pay withdrawal.
AI summary
- Nova Scotia Energy Board Board Staff issued IR-1 through IR-3 to appellant Paul Douglas Meade and IR-1 through IR-5 to Nova Scotia Power Inc on August 25, 2026, with responses due September 16, 2026.
- IRs to Meade seek details on his October 2025 home renovation — including heat pump type, 400-amp service upgrade rationale, and appliance changes — as well as bank records and IP address documentation related to an April 28, 2026 Auto Pay withdrawal of $4,222.15 he disputes (IR-1, IR-2, IR-3).
- IRs to NSPI probe a complex billing history including two estimated bills (May and July 2025), overlapping billing periods, introduction of a 60x multiplier tied to a 300:5 current transformer ratio after a 400-amp service upgrade, and the adequacy of meter test result communications (IR-1, IR-2).
- The Auto Pay dispute is central to IR-3 directed at NSPI: Board Staff asks NSPI to produce its Auto Pay policy documentation, the full log of when Auto Pay was enabled or disabled on Meade's account and by whom, IP addresses associated with those changes, and whether the system can be configured to cancel scheduled payments when a customer disables Auto Pay.
- IR-5 asks NSPI what payment arrangement it is prepared to offer Meade at this stage of the appeal, signaling the Board's interest in potential resolution of the outstanding balance.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103327 NSEB (MEADE) IR-1 to IR-3 (redacted)
- 103328 NSEB (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-5 (redacted)