Topic:"Cybersecurity" in M12782

DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 4 of 13 M11872 – Board Order, NS Power Commercial Net Metering Program Application, 308596, November 1, 2023. M11626 – Board letter, NS Power Commercial Net Metering Program – 2023 Annual Report, 314325, pag...

AI summary The document outlines the NS Power Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) 2025 Annual Report, which includes updates on reporting metrics, revisions to service standards, and information related to a cybersecurity incident. The Board has directed NS Power to use business days instead of calendar days in future CNMP reports and to provide an update in the 2025 report on information not previously available due to a cybersecurity incident.

M10905 – NS Power Interconnection Processes Compliance Report, Section 3.10, pages 28-32. November 29, 2024. M10905/M12174 – Board Decision, 325725, page 6-7. November 14, 2025. M10905 – Compliance Report, Reply Comments, page 10. January...

AI summary The document outlines NS Power's compliance report related to the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP), including updates on service standards, hosting capacity analysis, and reporting under the Renewable Electricity Regulations. It also references a cybersecurity incident that impacted NS Power's ability to provide certain data.

3.2 Updates & Refinements to Hosting Capacity Analysis - In the Board's decision on the 2023 CNMP Report, NS Power was directed to address prior - recommendations for future hosting capacity analysis made by Synapse[13](#page-10-1) in its...

AI summary NS Power addressed the Nova Scotia Energy Board's directive to refine hosting capacity analysis following a Synapse workshop. A cybersecurity incident disrupted updates to hosting capacity maps, delaying 2026 enhancements. NS Power plans to continue improvements through its Commercial Net Metering Program annual reports.

1 Request IR-1: 2 3 4 Reference: Report, p. 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 As a result of the cybersecurity incident, NS Power was unable to fully recover the time and date information for when CNMP Participant Agreements were received and executed by...

AI summary NS Power was unable to recover time and date information for CNMP Participant Agreements received in 2024 due to a cybersecurity incident. This has prevented them from providing responses to requests regarding average service levels for 2024 and has prompted questions about potential alternative methodologies.

1 proceedings under M10905 provide relevant context that informs that work. NS Power will 2 file proposed amendments for Board review and approval when it is in a position to do so. 3 4 (f) Distribution Network Upgrade costs are currently...

AI summary The text discusses Distribution Network Upgrade costs borne by Interconnection Customers under the SSGIA and requests information regarding the resolution of cybersecurity impacts on CNMP administration, including costs and recovery from ratepayers. NS Power will file proposed amendments for Board review once ready.

Request IR-3: - Page 10 refers to three accounts that became outliers in meeting the service level target for - execution of the CNMP Participant Agreement due to their submissions coinciding with NS - Power's cyber security incident. - a)...

AI summary Request IR-3 seeks data on NS Power's execution timelines for CNMP Participant Agreements, noting three outlier accounts impacted by a cybersecurity incident. It requests specific business days taken for execution and a table of 12 agreements exceeding 15 business days in 2025.

1 Request IR-1: 2 3 Reference: Report, p. 6 4 5 … Revisions to Regulation 3.6 are pending; as noted in the Company's January 17, 2025 6 reply submission under M10905, "the NSPSO will provide a draft regulation for the 7 NSUARB's review and...

AI summary NS Power is reviewing its regulations, including Regulation 3.6, as part of a broader effort, pending approval from NSUARB. A cybersecurity incident hindered recovery of 2024 CNMP agreement data, affecting responses to service level calculations. Questions address review timelines, rationale, IESO NS involvement, and data recovery alternatives.

38 Request IR-3: 36 37 41 46 39 40 Reference: Report, p. 9-10 42 In the 2025 calendar year, NS Power met four of the six Class 1 service standards. The 43 Class 1 service levels for 2025 are summarized in Table 1. In accordance with the Bo...

AI summary The document addresses NS Power's failure to meet two of six Class 1 service standards in 2025, potentially linked to a cybersecurity incident. It requests clarification on associated costs and the incident's impact on other service standards. The Board's 2024 directive (M12164) revised the CNMP service standard.

- 24 Reference: N-1, pages 7, 10, and 11. - 25 Preamble: The 2025 Annual Report refers to the impact of a cybersecurity incident on 26 CNMP administration, including delays in executing Participant Agreements, disruption to 27 bi-direction...

AI summary The 2025 Annual Report mentions a cybersecurity incident affecting CNMP administration, causing delays in Participant Agreements, disruptions to bi-directional meter configuration, and loss of hosting capacity map functionality. The question asks whether these issues have been resolved and what remains outstanding.

1 (b) Please provide NSPI's estimate of the total incremental costs incurred for 2 CNMP administration as a result of the cybersecurity incident, including a 3 brief description of the main cost categories and the period over which the 4 c...

AI summary The document requests Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (NSPI) to provide an estimate of the total incremental costs incurred for CNMP administration due to a cybersecurity incident, including cost categories and recovery mechanisms from ratepayers. It also asks for the total cost of the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) to the system in 2025, including administrative, distribution upgrade, and other costs, and whether recovery mechanisms are in place.

ed upon for interconnection studies, cost determination, or the progression of CNMP applications, which are conducted through the Preliminary Assessment and Distribution System Impact Study processes. While updates to the underlying data h...

AI summary The document discusses the impact of a cybersecurity incident on data updates for interconnection studies and hosting capacity maps, noting that the map remains functional. It also clarifies that OTA meter reconfiguration has been restored, though this is an operational efficiency improvement rather than a requirement for net metering or billing.

M12782 – Nova Scotia Power Incorporated – 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program In its decision in Matter M10872, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board directed Nova Scotia Power Incorporated to file an annual repor...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Incorporated filed its 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program with the Nova Scotia Energy Board, as directed by the Utility and Review Board in Matter M10872. The report includes updates on service standards, hosting capacity analysis, and interconnection processes, but NS Power could not fully recover data related to the timing of CNMP Participant Agreements due to a cybersecurity incident.

Service Standards NS Power reported achieving four of its six Class 1 service standards for the CNMP. Specifically, both performance metrics within the Finalization & Authorization category were not achieved in 2025. Following the 2024 Rep...

AI summary NS Power did not meet two of its service standards for the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) in 2025, citing delays caused by a cybersecurity incident. The 'Execution of the CNMP Participant Agreement' and 'Account Setup' standards were not met, with the former showing improvement from 2024 and the latter impacted by a bi-directional meter installation issue.