Topic:"Affordability" in M12743

NON-CONFIDENTIAL Filing Matter Number CI# Project Title Approved Budget (including contingency) Contingency ACE Plan Notes Scope Project assets will be replaced by C0068714 – IT – Identity and Access Management. 1 Request IR-2: 2 3 Please...

AI summary The document discusses a project to replace CI 49094 with a modern PAM SaaS solution and implement Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), which was not part of CI 49094. The response explains that the existing on-premises PAM solution is being replaced due to the need for a more modern approach.

CI C0068714 – IT – Identity and Access Management (NSEB M12743) NSPI Responses to Industrial Group Information Requests 1 Request IR-1: 1 (iii) The incremental costs were driven primarily by increased consulting and labour 2 hours associat...

AI summary The incremental costs for NSPI's Identity and Access Management (IAM) project were driven by increased consulting and labor hours to align with the updated Emera Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), which is based on NIST 800-53. The scope of the project was not fully defined when the 2025 ACE Plan estimate was developed, leading to a transformation of the program into a comprehensive enterprise IAM initiative.

Impact of Cybersecurity Incident on Project AFUDC Costs: NS Power states, "The cyber incident caused changes to the project schedule but did not cause a project cost increase."[17](#page-4-0) The Consumer Advocate questions the accuracy of...

AI summary NS Power claims a cybersecurity incident did not increase project costs, but the Consumer Advocate argues that delays caused by the incident likely increased AFUDC interest costs. The Advocate suggests disallowing AFUDC costs from April 2025 through March 2026 for the IAM project due to delays attributed to the cybersecurity incident.