NSPI DRO Appeal - Billing Issues - Celine Franz
What's happened
Filing Timeline
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13 Oct
RIRNova Scotia Power filed responses to NSEB Information Requests IR-4 to IR-11 in the Franz DRO Appeal, attributing billing errors to a CIS coding error and declining to recover 5,051.90 kWh of underbilled consumption
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01 Oct
DocumentCustomer Celine Franz raises unapplied $400 HEAT Fund credit as a secondary issue in existing NSPI billing appeal M12773
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29 Sep
DocumentAppellant Celine Franz filed three documents in M12773 alleging NS Power failed to apply an approved $400 HEAT Fund credit and disputing meter accuracy results
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28 Sep
DocumentNSEB Board Staff issued second-round information requests to Nova Scotia Power in the Celine Franz billing dispute appeal, with responses due October 13, 2026
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17 Jun
RIRNova Scotia Power filed responses to three Board Information Requests in the Franz DRO appeal, disclosing meter installation history, estimation methodology, and the impact of a cyber incident on historical usage data.
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27 May
RIRNSEB Board Staff issued Round 1 Information Requests to both Celine Franz and Nova Scotia Power, and Franz filed her responses, in a DRO billing appeal centering on estimated bills and meter test procedures.
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27 Apr
DocumentAppellant Celine Franz filed a rebuttal challenging Nova Scotia Power's characterization of estimated billing reconciliation in Appeal M12773
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16 Apr
DocumentNova Scotia Power filed its response to Celine Franz's DRO appeal, defending the accuracy of a $1,403.04 February 2026 reconciliation bill resulting from estimated meter reads across June–December 2025.
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31 Mar
CorrespondenceBoard acknowledges Celine Franz's appeal of NS Power Dispute Resolution Officer decision on billing issues
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30 Mar
DocumentResidential customer Celine Franz filed an appeal challenging a Nova Scotia Power Dispute Resolution Officer decision on billing issues related to alleged consumption overcharges following a 2025 cyberattack.
The filings themselves
Documents
Exhibits
10 files
- F-1 NSPI DRO Appeal - redacted
- F-2 DRO Decision - Redacted
- F-3 Appellant's Submissions to Board - Redacted
- F-4 NSPI Response to Appeal (redacted)
- F-5 Appellants Response to NSPI (redacted)
- F-6 FRANZ (NSEB) RIR-1
- F-7 NSPI (NSEB) RIR1 to RIR3 (redacted)
- F-8 Appellants Heat Fund Approval - Redacted
- F-9 Meter Results - Redacted
- F-10 NSPI (NSEB) Second Set RIR-4 to RIR-11 - Redacted
Other documents
6 files
- 101424 Formal Acknowledgment Letter - Redacted
- 102161 NSEB (FRANZ) IR1 - Redacted
- 102162 NSEB (NSPI) IR1 to IR3 - Redacted
- 103726 NSEB (NSPI) IR-4 to IR-11
- 103730 Appellants Email to the Board - Redacted
- 103770 Email re HeatFund Approval - redacted
What's discussed — click to drill in
Topics
Billing Procedures
20 passages across 10 documents
Rates And Money
9 passages across 5 documents
Regulatory Approval Processes
6 passages across 4 documents
Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf
4 passages across 3 documents
Appeal Processes
4 passages across 3 documents
Complaint Resolution
4 passages across 2 documents
Hearing Procedures
4 passages across 2 documents
Customer Service
3 passages across 3 documents
Cybersecurity
3 passages across 1 documents
Rate Design
3 passages across 3 documents
Energy Efficiency Financing
2 passages across 1 documents
Performance Monitoring
2 passages across 2 documents
Program Evaluation
2 passages across 1 documents
Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia
2 passages across 2 documents
Affordability
1 passages across 1 documents
Cost Recovery
1 passages across 1 documents
Cost To Customer
1 passages across 1 documents
Disconnection Procedures
1 passages across 1 documents
Distribution Planning
1 passages across 1 documents
Greener Homes Grant
1 passages across 1 documents
Grid Modernization
1 passages across 1 documents
Harmonized Sales Tax
1 passages across 1 documents
Information Disclosure
1 passages across 1 documents
Rate Rider
1 passages across 1 documents
Regulatory Compliance
1 passages across 1 documents
Regulatory Oversight
1 passages across 1 documents
Residential Programs
1 passages across 1 documents
Stakeholder Engagement
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