Topic:"Grid Modernization" in M12499

(a) The customer must commence service under this tariff on November 1st, unless NSPI grants a waiver. (b) The customer must be equipped with a standard Smart Meter. Effective: November 1, 20254 - (c) The customer must be on electronic bil...

AI summary The text outlines requirements for customers to enroll in a new tariff, including the need for a Smart Meter, electronic billing, and a MyAccount profile, effective November 1, 2025. NSPI may limit enrollment and cannot serve customers on seasonal or Net Metering service under specific regulations.

- (a) The customer must commence service under this tariff on November 1st, unless NSPI grants a waiver. - (b) The customer must be equipped with a standard Smart Meter. - (c) The customer must be on electronic billing and have a MyAccount...

AI summary The tariff requires customers to begin service on November 1st, use a Smart Meter, be on electronic billing with a MyAccount profile, and prohibits participation in Net Metering. NSPI may impose enrollment limits or closures.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS - (1) Metering will normally be at the low voltage side of the transformer. Should the customer's requirements make it necessary for the Company to provide primary metering, then the customer will be required to make a c...

AI summary Special conditions for metering and service provisions are outlined, including capital contributions for primary metering, customer responsibility for transformers, and requirements to maintain power supply integrity. Factors affecting system integrity, such as reliability and harmonic levels, are also addressed.

ts, and would allow standard CPP events to resume immediately upon NS Power's IT system restoration, providing 30 days of additional potential CPP events than under NS Power's proposal.[15](#page-5-1) NS Power agrees that resuming both cri...

AI summary NS Power proposes to avoid uncertainty in the 2025/26 season by not implementing critical peak billing even if CPP events resume, ensuring rate stability for TVP participants. The company also notes that time-differentiated billing depends on restoring AMI data integration, which is not expected to be fully functional before March 31, 2026.

46 SBA Comments, page 4. Theme Party Party Question or Comment NS Power Reply (4) Temporary Modifications and TVP Program Continuity SBA a) When did NS Power first learn that they would not have the capability to measure TVP loads? Has the...

AI summary The SBA raises questions about NS Power's ability to measure TVP loads and program continuity for the 2025-26 period. NS Power explains that the cybersecurity incident impacted AMI data retrieval, leading to a pause in new enrollments and a restriction to existing participants for continuity.

55 Synapse (Board Counsel Consultant) Comments, page 5. Theme Party Party Question or Comment NS Power Reply DOE Ms. Murray writes that: "While Option B would align rates with those of non participating customers, it would also terminate a...

AI summary The DOE questions why Option B would terminate pilot participation if it aligns rates with non-participating customers. NS Power explains that without restored AMI data integration, standard TVP billing cannot be applied, and Option A is preferred to preserve program integrity.

- (a) The customer must commence service under this tariff on November 1st, unless NSPI grants a waiver. - (b) The customer must be equipped with a standard Smart Meter. - (c) NSPI may limit the number of customers who may subscribe to thi...

AI summary This section outlines the conditions under which a customer can subscribe to a specific tariff, including requirements such as starting service on November 1st, having a Smart Meter, and not being enrolled in seasonal or Net Metering services.

the Year Four Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) report, no later than December 31, 2025.[2](#page-1-0) In accordance with the Board's direction, NS Power provides the following update: Data collection and preparation for the...

AI summary NS Power is updating the Board on delays in preparing the Year Four EM&V report due to a cyber incident affecting data availability. They plan to file the report in Q2 2026, with data collection and preparation underway as systems are restored.