Topic:"Cybersecurity" in M12768

Operation Summary Despite challenges resulting from NS Power's cyber incident, the Nova Scotia Power System Operator (NSPSO), NS Power Energy Marketing team, and PHP adapted and worked collaboratively forthe benefit of all customers. The r...

AI summary NS Power's cyber incident posed challenges, but collaboration between NSPSO, NS Power Energy Marketing, and PHP ensured customer benefits. Stable fuel pricing relative to CBL forecasts and Active Demand Control's flexibility contributed to a positive 2025 ADC Load Shifting Differential.

Extra Large Industrial Active Demand Control (ELIADC) Tariff 2025 Annual Report (NSEB M12768) NSPI Responses to BW Information Requests Request IR-3: 2 3 Please refer to PDF page 3, "Operation Summary." 4 5 (a) Did the cyber event have any...

AI summary The document discusses the impact of a cyber event on the scheduling of hourly load for PHP by NSPI, including the use of PLEXOS by NS Power ER&M to create optimized schedules. It also addresses the role of NSPSO in administering the ELIADC Tariff before and after the cyber event, and the impact of the event on data availability.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 For the NSPSO, data relevant to the administration or reporting of the ELIADC Tariff was 2 minimally impacted by the cyber incident. The web-based application used to maintain 3 System Operator logs was unavailable in th...

AI summary The NSPSO reported that data related to the ELIADC Tariff was minimally impacted by a cyber incident, though the web-based application for System Operator logs was unavailable initially, requiring manual logging. System Operator logs are critical for capturing system events and real-time dispatch actions.

1 Request IR-1: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Despite challenges resulting from NS Power's cyber incident, the Nova Scotia Power System Operator (NSPSO), NS Power Energy Marketing team, and PHP adapted and worked collaboratively for the benefit...

AI summary The text references challenges caused by a cyber incident affecting NS Power's operations under the ELIADC protocol, asks if these challenges persist in 2026, and requests confirmation on fuel pricing assumptions used in the CBL forecast. It also references a 2025 report and asks for specific matter and exhibit numbers in the response.

(b) Please provide a copy of any FAM SWG presentation materials and 1 2 3 4 2026 M12768 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD 11 12 13 14 (a) Please explain, step-by-step what was done by each of the Energy Marketing Team and PHP as they "adapted and w...

AI summary The text outlines a request for information regarding the adaptation efforts by the Energy Marketing Team and PHP following a cyber breach, details on incremental costs, and the need for ELIADC Protocols. It also references billing adjustments related to PHP and mentions a specific financial figure from the 2025 Annual Report.

Request IR-12: Reference: 2025 Annual Report, Exhibit N-1, p. 7 and 8/9 - Preamble: In response to Recommendation XV-3 in the 2022-2023 FAM Audit Report (M11533), NSPI states that it has updated Tables 1, 2 and 3 comparing 2025 and prior y...

AI summary The text outlines a request for clarification regarding NSPI's ability to quantify load-shifting benefits and costs related to the ELIADC Tariff, particularly in light of a cybersecurity incident affecting data access on PI and PortOps platforms. It asks whether the incident is causing delays and what steps NSPI has taken to address the issue.

Refer to M12768, Exhibit N-1, NS Power's Extra Large Industrial Active Demand Control (ELIADC) Tariff – 2025 Annual Report – Redacted, dated March 26, 2026, (the "2025 Report"), which states, on page 2 at para 2: In 2025, the difference be...

AI summary The 2025 Report discusses the ELIADC Tariff, noting a positive ADC differential due to stable fuel pricing and flexibility of the service. It also references challenges from a cyber incident affecting NS Power's operations and asks whether these challenges remain in 2026.

Request IR-4: - Please refer to PDF page 3, "Operation Summary." - a. Did the cyber event have any impact on the process by which NSPI schedules PHP's hourly load? Please explain. - b. Please explain the NSPSO's role in helping to administ...

AI summary Request IR-4 asks about the impact of a cyber event on NSPI's load scheduling, the NSPSO's role in administering the ELIADC Tariff, and data availability related to the tariff. Request IR-5 inquires about the financial implications of lower-than-forecasted demand on system costs.

Request IR-6: - Please refer to PDF page 4, "Off-Schedule Summary" and "Other Code Summary." - a. Please indicate if, from NSPI's perspective, the cyber event increased, decreased, or otherwise changed the likelihood of the following cause...

AI summary The document contains a series of requests (IR-6 to IR-10) directed at NSPI, asking for clarifications on cyber event impacts, dispatch processes, schedule deviations, and financial matters related to 2025. These requests are part of a regulatory proceeding.

Submissions The SBA respectfully submits that the Board should require NS Power to commit to when it will provide the promised update on its ability to provide detailed quantification of actual load shifting benefits and costs, as well as...

AI summary The SBA requests the Board to require NS Power to provide an update on its ability to quantify load shifting benefits and costs, as well as the status of data restoration efforts following a recent cyber event.

Recommendation XV-3 With respect to the IG's submission that "[t]he cyber incident is a partial explanation for the 2025 delay" and the SBA's request for the Board to direct NS Power to provide "the status of its efforts to restore key dat...

AI summary The document discusses NS Power's response to the Industrial Group's (IG) and Small Business Advocate's (SBA) concerns regarding the delay in 2025 due to a cyber incident. NS Power explains that accurate analysis of load shifting benefits requires full system modeling, which was unavailable during the incident. They are working with stakeholders and have resumed work as systems are restored.