Nova Scotia Power - Application for approval of an Above-the-Line Tariff applicable to Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP)Application for approval of the Extra Large Industrial Dispatchable (ELID) Tariff, an above-the-line- tariff available to Port Hawkesbury Paper
What's happened
Filing Timeline
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28 Aug
DocumentNSEB sets witness sequence and four-day hearing schedule for M12661 ELID Tariff proceeding involving Port Hawkesbury Paper
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07 Aug
DocumentNSEB issues hearing logistics letter for M12661 ELID Tariff proceeding, confirming virtual appearance of six expert witnesses
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04 Aug
DocumentParties confirm witness attendance arrangements ahead of ELID Tariff oral hearing in M12661
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24 Jul
DocumentConsumer Advocate requests virtual appearance for expert consultants at Port Hawkesbury Paper tariff oral hearing
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20 Jul
DocumentNSEB converts M12661 Port Hawkesbury Paper tariff proceeding to oral hearing, scheduling four hearing days in September 2026
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17 Jul
DocumentConsumer Advocate and Nova Scotia Power stake out opposing positions on Industrial Group's request to convert M12661 ELID Tariff proceeding to an oral hearing
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16 Jul
DocumentIndustrial Group and Small Business Advocate request conversion of ELID tariff proceeding to oral hearing, citing competing expert opinions, unresolved factual disputes, and novel tariff complexity
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08 Jul
DocumentPort Hawkesbury Paper and NS Power filed reply evidence defending the proposed ELID Above-the-Line Tariff against intervenor challenges to demand allocation, interruptible credits, and the Dispatchable Rider framework
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22 Jun
RIRSynapse Energy Economics filed responses to Round 2 Information Requests from the Industrial Group, Nova Scotia Power, and Port Hawkesbury Paper in the ELID Above-the-Line Tariff proceeding
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19 Jun
RIRNSEB approves Synapse's extension request for IR responses in M12661 ELID Tariff proceeding, with Consumer Advocate responses to PHP and IG information requests filed same day
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18 Jun
RIRBates White Economic Consulting filed responses to Round 1 Information Requests in NSPI's ELID Tariff proceeding, clarifying that the Power Sales Agreement disrupts cost recovery despite no identified inconsistency with the tariff proposal
The filings themselves
Documents
Key documents
2 files
- 100679 Hearing Order
- 100680 Notice of Paper Hearing
Exhibits
63 files
- N-1 Application
- N-1(i) Attachment 2 - 2026-2027 GRA CA IR-001 Att 05 with PHP Rate Design EO
- N-2 Evidence of Colin T. Fitzhenry & Michael P Gorman - Brucaker & Associates Inc. on behalf of PHP
- N-3 Evidence - PHP
- N-4 NSPI (BW) RIR 1 to 14 - Redacted
- N-4(C) NSPI (BW) RIR 1 to 14 - Confidential
- N-4(C)-(i) NSPI (BW) RIR 11 Att 01 - Excel - Confidential
- N-5 NSPI (CA) RIR 1 to 9 - Redacted
- N-5(C) NSPI (CA) RIR 1 to 9 - Confidential
- N-5-(i) NSPI (CA) IR 2 Attachment 3 - Excel
- N-6 NSPI (IG) RIR 1 to 31 - Redacted
- N-6(C) NSPI (IG) RIR 1-31 - Confidential
- N-6(C)-(i) NSPI (IG) RIR 7 - Excels - Confidential
- N-6(C)-(ii) NSPI (IG) RIR 13 - Excels - Confidential
- N-7 NSPI (NSEB) RIR 1 to 6
- N-8 NSPI (PHP) RIR 1 to 6
- N-9 NSPI (SBA) RIR 1 to 8 - Redacted
- N-9(C) NSPI (SBA) RIR 1 to 8 - Confidential
- N-10 NSPI (Synapse) RIR 1 to 30 - Redacted
- N-10(C) NSPI (Synapse) RIR 1 to 30 - Confidential
- N-10(C)-(i) NSPI (Synapse) RIR Attachments - Excels - Confidential
- N-10-(ii) NSPI (Synapse) IR 23 Attachment 1 - Excel
- N-11 PHP (BW) RIR 1 to 4
- N-12 PHP (CA) RIR 1 to 7
- N-13 PHP (IG) RIR 1 to 11
- N-13(C)-(i) PHP (IG) RIR 8(a) Excel - Confidential
- N-14 PHP (NSEB) RIR 1 to 2
- N-15 PHP (NSPI) RIR 1 to 13 - Redacted
- N-15(C) PHP (NSPI) RIR 1 to 13 - Confidential
- N-16 PHP (SBA) RIR 1 to 8
- N-16(C)-(i) PHP (SBA) Attachments - Excels - Confidential
- N-17 PHP (Synapse) RIR 1 to 5
- N-17-(i) PHP (Synapse) IR-2 - Attachment 1
- N-18 Materials from ELID Tariff Technical Conference
- N-19 Evidence - CA
- N-20 Evidence - BW - Redacted
- N-20(C) Evidence - BW - Confidential
- N-21 Evidence - Synapse
- N-21-(i) Appendix A - Whited CV
- N-22 RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (BW) RIR 1 to 10 - (Filed as N-2 in Matter M12768) - Redacted
- N-22(C) RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (BW) RIR 1 to 10 - (Filed as N-2(C) in Matter M12768) - Confidential
- N-22(C)-(i) RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (BW) IR-02 Att 01 - Excel - (Filed as N-2(C)(i) in Matter M12768) - Confidential
- N-22(C)-(ii) RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (BW) IR-06 Att 01 - Excel - (Filed as N-2(C)(ii) in Matter M12768) - Confidential
- N-22(C)-(iii) RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (BW) IR-07 Att 01 - Excel - (Filed as N-2(C)(iii) in Matter M12768) - Confidential
- N-23 RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (IG) RIR 1 to 15 - (Filed as N-3 in Matter M12768) - Redacted
- N-23(C) RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (IG) RIR 1 to 15 - (Filed as N-3(C) in Matter M12768) - Confidential
- N-23(C)-(i) RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (IG) RIR-05 Att 01 - Excel - (Filed as N-3(C)(i) in Matter M12768) - Confidential
- N-24 RIRs filed from M12768 - NSPI (SBA) RIR 1 to 4 - (Filed as N-4 in Matter M12768)
- N-25 Evidence - IG
- N-26 BW (PHP) RIR 1 to 4
- N-27 BW (SBA) RIR 1 to 2
- N-28 IG (PHP) RIR 1 to 8
- N-29 CA (IG) RIR 1 to 7
- N-30 CA (PHP) RIR 1 to 6
- N-31 BW (IG) RIR 1 to 14 - Redacted
- N-31(C) BW (IG) RIR 1 to 14 - Confidential
- N-32 BW (NSPI) RIR 1
- N-33 Synapse (IG) IR 1 to 6
- N-34 Synapse (NSPI) RIR 1
- N-35 Synapse (PHP) RIR 1 to 3
- N-36 Reply Evidence of Colin Fitzhenry and Michael Gorman, on behalf of PHP
- N-37 Reply Evidence of Bevan Lock and John Esaiw, on behalf of PHP
- N-38 Reply Evidence - NS Power
Interventions
6 files
- 100692 Notice of Intervention - E1
- 100715 Notice of Intervention - IG
- 100726 Notice of Intervention - SBA
- 100755 Notice of Intervention - CA
- 100756 Notice of Intervention - IESO NS
- 100773 Notice of Intervention - PHP
Other documents
65 files
- 100679 Hearing Order
- 100680 Notice of Paper Hearing
- 100790 Participant List
- 101202 Email IG re: Requesting one day extension to file IRs
- 101203 SBA (NSPI) IR 1 to 8 - PDF
- 101204 SBA (NSPI) IR 1 to 8 - Word
- 101205 SBA (PHP) IR 1 to 8 - PDF
- 101206 SBA (PHP) IR 1 to 8 - Word
- 101208 Board letter re: IG Extension approval
- 101210 NSEB (NSPI) IR 1 to 6 - PDF
- 101211 NSEB (NSPI) IR 1 to 6 - Word
- 101212 NSEB (PHP) IR 1 to 2 - PDF
- 101213 NSEB (PHP) IR 1 to 2 - Word
- 101214 CA (NSPI) IR 1 to 9 - PDF
- 101215 CA (NSPI) IR 1 to 9 - Word
- 101216 CA (PHP) IR 1 to 7 - PDF
- 101217 CA (PHP) IR 1 to 7 - Word
- 101218 Letter NSPI re: IRs & Confidential treatment
- 101219 Confidential Undertaking
- 101220 NSPI (PHP) IR 1 to 13 - PDF - Redacted
- 101221 NSPI (PHP) IR 1 to 13 - PDF - Confidential
- 101222 Synapse (PHP) IR 1 to 5 - PDF
- 101223 Synapse (PHP) IR 1 to 5 - Word
- 101224 Synapse (NSPI) IR 1 to 30 - PDF
- 101225 Synapse (NSPI) IR 1 to 30 - Word
- 101226 PHP (NSPI) IR 1 to 6 - PDF
- 101227 PHP (NSPI) IR 1 to 6 - Word
- 101231 Bates White (NSPI) IR 1 to 14 - PDF
- 101232 Bates White (NSPI) IR 1 to 14 - Word
- 101233 Bates White (PHP) IR 1 to 4 - PDF
- 101234 Bates White (PHP) IR 1 to 4 - Word
- 101236 IG (NSPI) IR 1 to 31 - PDF
- 101237 IG (NSPI) IR 1 to 31 - Word
- 101238 IG (PHP) IR 1 to 11 - PDF
- 101239 IG (PHP) IR 1 to 11 - Word
- 101547 Email PHP re: RIRs and request for confidentiality
- 101550 Letter NSPI re: RIRs & confidential treatment
- 101741 Letter NSPI re: Technical Confrence materials filing
- 101746 Board letter re: Technical Conference date change
- 102054 SBA (BW) IRs 1-2
- 102058 NSPI (BW) IR-1
- 102059 NSPI (Synapse) IR-1
- 102060 IG (Synpase) IRs 1-6
- 102061 IG (InterGroup-CA) IRs 1-7
- 102062 IG (BW) IRs 1-14 - Redacted
- 102063 IG (BW) IRs 1-14 - Confidential
- 102064 PHP (BW) IRs 1-4
- 102065 PHP (Synapse) IRs 1-3
- 102066 PHP (InterGroup-CA) IRs 1-6
- 102067 PHP (Bowman-IG) IRs 1-8
- 102443 Email Board Counsel re: Extesion request for Synapse RIRs
- 102444 Email NSEB re: Approval for Synspse's RIRs
- 102802 Letter IG re: Request oral hearing
- 102804 Letter SBA re: Request oral hearing
- 102813 Letter CA re: Oral Hearing
- 102828 Email PHP re: Response to boards email re oral hearing
- 102833 Letter NSPI re: Response to oral hearing request
- 102852 Board letter re: Proceeding with oral hearing / hearing dates / further timeline dates
- 102931 Letter CA re: Virtual appearance request
- 103055 Letter IG re: Virtual attendance request
- 103056 Letter NSPI re: confirms that none of its witnesses intend to appear virtually
- 103057 Email PHP re: Confirms that non of it's witnesses intend to appear virtually
- 103107 Email Board Counsel re: Virtual appearance
- 103138 Board letter re: Hearing Logistics
- 103368 Email NSEB re: Sequence of Hearing
What's discussed — click to drill in
Topics
Rate Design
442 passages across 68 documents
Rates And Money
423 passages across 62 documents
Demand Side Management
420 passages across 60 documents
Rate Rider
372 passages across 84 documents
Tariff Design
337 passages across 75 documents
Cost Considerations
263 passages across 39 documents
Cost Recovery
237 passages across 53 documents
Energy Efficiency Budgets
219 passages across 33 documents
Revenue Requirement
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Rate Base
201 passages across 17 documents
Capacity Costs
179 passages across 38 documents
Fuel Cost Adjustment
178 passages across 33 documents
Distribution
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Operating Expenses
149 passages across 6 documents
Regulatory Approval Processes
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Depreciation Amortization
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Energy Efficiency
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Eliadc Tariff
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Distribution Planning
121 passages across 6 documents
Cost To Customer
114 passages across 26 documents
Generation Grid Resources
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Transmission Planning
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Dcrr
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Capital Expenditures
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Financial Instruments
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Renewable Energy
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System Reliability
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Energy Efficiency Financing
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Energy Efficiency Resource Assessment Model
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Accounting Policies
79 passages across 8 documents
Affordability
62 passages across 21 documents
Cost Deferral
61 passages across 19 documents
Corporate Adjustments
57 passages across 4 documents
Infrastructure Planning
52 passages across 8 documents
Regulatory Oversight
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Asset Retirement Obligation
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Rate Smoothing Adjustment
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Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
36 passages across 5 documents
Energy Storage
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Electricity Generation
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Load Management
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Debt Service Coverage Ratio
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Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia
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Accounting Standards
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Customer Service
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Power Purchase Agreement
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Energy Management Information Systems
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Energy Efficiency Codes
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Regulatory Compliance
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System Benefits Charge
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Taxes
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Forecasting Methodology
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Energy Efficiency Conservation Agreement
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Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Eeps
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Legal Costs
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Stakeholder Engagement
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Capacity Market Participation
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Confidentiality
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Demand Side Management Purchase Agreement
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Information Disclosure
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Energy Usage Patterns
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Asset Management
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Return On Equity
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Transfer Function Cost Factor
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Corporate Taxes
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Demand Side Management Resource Plan
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Grid Modernization
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Power Infrastructure
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Generator Interconnection
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Hearing Procedures
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Electric Resource Assessment Model
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Cybersecurity
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Incentive Structures
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Reasonableness Review
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Billing Procedures
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Demand Side Management Advisory Group
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Environmental Compliance
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Resource Costs
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Customer Research
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Electricity Efficiency And Conservation Act Nova Scotia
4 passages across 2 documents
Energyforward New Homes
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Evidence Requirements
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Financing Alternatives
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Integrated Resource Plan
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Multi Year Planning Cycle
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Securitization
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Procurement Practices
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Prudence Reviews
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Advanced Metering Infrastructure
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Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf
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Biomass Chp
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Boards Regulatory Rules
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Cap And Trade
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Compliance Legislation
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Cost Effectiveness
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Emergency Response
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Energy And Regulatory Boards Act
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Intervenor Participation
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Policy And Legislation
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Program Evaluation
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Programs And Customers
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Surplus Return
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2023-2026 DSM Plan
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2027-2031 Demand Side Management Preferred Resource Plan
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Affiliate Transactions
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Budgets And Targets
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Comfit
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Contract Terms
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Credit Ratings
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Electricity Efficiency And Conservation Restructuring 2014 Act
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Environmental Goals And Climate Change Reduction Act
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Fuel Adjustment Mechanism
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Homewarming
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Legal Procedures
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Market Transformation
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Nova Scotia Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations
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Prudency Review
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Prudency Reviews
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Residential Programs
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