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NSPI DRO Appeal - Billing Issues - Jillian Coxhead

Filed 04/13/2026 16 documents

What's happened

Filing Timeline

  • 21 Aug
    Document
    NSEB dismisses Jillian Coxhead's billing appeal but directs NS Power to negotiate a revised payment arrangement within 30 days
  • 19 Aug
    Document
    Customer Jillian Coxhead appeals to NSEB disputing Nova Scotia Power's meter reading accuracy and estimated billing practices
  • 31 Jul
    Document
    Nova Scotia Power filed meter test results confirming accuracy of Jillian Coxhead's meter in NSPI DRO appeal proceeding
  • 13 Jul
    RIR
    NSEB Board Staff issued two Information Requests to appellant Jillian Coxhead in a DRO billing dispute appeal, with Coxhead responding that she will pay a maximum of $400/month and contesting her metered usage figures
  • 10 Jul
    RIR
    Nova Scotia Power filed responses to three Board information requests in the Coxhead DRO billing appeal, addressing meter history, estimated billing during a 2025 wildfire evacuation, and a growing equal billing arrears balance exceeding $7,000.
  • 19 Jun
    Document
    Appellant conditionally agrees to meter test in NSPI billing dispute, rejecting smart meter replacement; NS Power confirms it will proceed with digital meter swap and testing
  • 17 Jun
    Document
    Customer Jillian Coxhead filed an appeal correspondence alleging identical billing charges despite 60 days of disconnected electrical panel, disputing meter accuracy in Matter M12804.
  • 11 May
    Document
    Nova Scotia Power filed its response to Jillian Coxhead's DRO appeal, defending its billing practices following a manual meter mis-entry that understated consumption by approximately 10,000 kWh
  • 27 Apr
    Correspondence
    NSEB acknowledged a customer appeal by Jillian Coxhead of a Nova Scotia Power Dispute Resolution Officer decision, directing NSPI to respond by May 11, 2026 and placing disconnection notices on hold.
  • 15 Apr
    Document
    DRO Don Farmer issued a Final Written Decision on March 10, 2026 upholding NS Power's billing of customer Jillian Coxhead and directing review of her Equal Billing Plan under Board Regulation 5.3.
  • 13 Apr
    Document
    Jillian Coxhead appeals NS Power DRO decision to NSEB, citing estimated billing errors, wildfire evacuation charges, and analog meter dispute

The filings themselves

Documents

Exhibits 7 files
  • S-1 Notice of Appeal (redacted) PDF · 04/13/2026
  • S-2 DRO Decision d. March 10, 2026 (redacted) PDF · 04/15/2026
  • S-3 NSPI Response to Appeal (redacted) PDF · 05/11/2026
  • S-4 NSPI (NSEB) RIR-1 to RIR-3 (redacted) PDF · 07/10/2026
  • S-5 COXHEAD (NSEB) RIR-1 to RIR-2 (redacted) PDF · 07/13/2026
  • S-6 NSPI Meter Test Results (redacted) PDF · 07/31/2026
  • S-7 Appellant Correspondence to NSPI (redacted) PDF · 08/19/2026
Other documents 9 files
  • 101756 Board Acknowledgment Letter (redacted) PDF · 04/27/2026
  • 101949 Appellants Email to NSPI re Response to Appeal (redacted) PDF · 05/11/2026
  • 101950 NSPI Response to Appellants Email (redacted) PDF · 05/11/2026
  • 102415 Appellants Correspondence to NSPI re Identical Bills Received (redacted) PDF · 06/17/2026
  • 102436 NSEB (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-3 (redacted) PDF · 06/18/2026
  • 102437 NSEB (COXHEAD) IR-1 to IR-2 (redacted) PDF · 06/18/2026
  • 102439 Appellants Response re Having Meter Tested (redacted) PDF · 06/19/2026
  • 102445 NSPI Response re Having Appellants Meter Tested (redacted) PDF · 06/19/2026
  • 103287 Board Decision (redacted) PDF · 08/21/2026

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