Topic:"Information Disclosure" in M11990

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The document you are attempting to access has been filed in confidence. Some exhibits, noted as confidential, contain information which if released might cause financial or other harm to the party filing it, or which...

AI summary Confidentiality notice for a Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board document (258806). Access requires a Confidentiality Agreement. The notice outlines rules for handling confidential information and provides contact details for the Board.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The document you are attempting to access has been filed in confidence. Some exhibits, noted as confidential, contain information which if released might cause financial or other harm to the party filing it, or which...

AI summary Confidentiality notice for a Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board document (258806). Access requires a Confidentiality Agreement. Contact details provided for the Board's Clerk, including phone numbers and email. Public redacted versions of exhibits may be available.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The document you are attempting to access has been filed in confidence. Some exhibits, noted as confidential, contain information which if released might cause financial or other harm to the party filing it, or which...

AI summary The document is marked confidential, containing information that could cause financial harm or privacy violations if disclosed. Public redacted versions are available, and access requires a Confidentiality Agreement. Contact details for the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board are provided, along with document number 258806.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-3: 2 3 Refer to Exhibit N-1, NS Power's Application in M11990, Appendix A, pp. 1-6: 4 5 (a) Please provide an electronic copy of Appendix A in spreadsheet format with all cell 6 formula intact. 7 8 (b) Does Ap...

AI summary Request IR-3 seeks an electronic spreadsheet of Appendix A from NS Power's M11990 application, confirmation that its short-term interest rate methodology reflects Term CORRA, and its source. Response IR-3 refers to NSUARB IR-2 Attachment 1 and cites Bloomberg, CanDeal, and Bank of Canada as data sources for Term CORRA calculations.

Document: 317484 The Hearing Order will be advertised by posting it on the Board's website under Notices of Hearing and by NS Power on its website. The Clerk of the Board will provide a copy of the Hearing Order to the list of those intere...

AI summary The Hearing Order for the electricity mandate proceeding will be advertised on the Board's and NS Power's websites. The Clerk of the Board will distribute a copy to interested parties and those involved in the GRA matter M10431. The order is dated December 12, 2024.

s. For greater certainty, no Designated Confidential Information shall be provided to the clients of the Designated Recipient, to other Intervenors or to employees, officers or members of Intervenors.

AI summary The text establishes a rule that Designated Confidential Information must not be disclosed to clients of the Designated Recipient, other Intervenors, or their employees, officers, or members, ensuring confidentiality within the regulatory proceeding.

materials containing or reflecting, directly or indirectly, Designated Confidential Information, whether printed or electronic, and shall provide an affidavit of compliance to NS Power respecting same. - (b) Notwithstanding paragraph 10(a)...

AI summary The text outlines rules for handling Designated Confidential Information in NS Power regulatory proceedings. It mandates destruction of such materials, with exceptions for Counsel (Nova Scotia Barrister's Society) who may retain client-related documents. Use of confidential information is restricted to NS Power proceedings before the Board.

Document: 317484 The Hearing Order will be advertised by posting it on the Board's website under Notices of Hearing and by NS Power on its website. The Clerk of the Board will provide a copy of the Hearing Order to the list of those intere...

AI summary The Hearing Order for the electricity mandate proceeding will be advertised on the Board's and NS Power's websites. A copy will be provided to interested parties and those involved in the GRA matter M10431. The document is dated December 12, 2024, in Halifax.

Request IR-5: - In reference to Figure 1 on page 8: - a) In 2022 and 2023, the actual short-term interest rate was significantly higher than both the Bloomberg and T-Bill forecasts. Is there any insight into why the forecasts were so far o...

AI summary Request IR-5 questions discrepancies between actual and forecasted short-term interest rates (2022-2023), requests data sources for bank forecasts, demands figure revision with bank-specific data, seeks utilities using Bloomberg for WACC/AFUDC, and inquires if Bloomberg incorporates specific bank forecasts.

Request IR-6: - a) Please provide a schedule detailing the projected opening and closing balances of construction work in progress for 2025, to which the proposed AFUDC rate is expected to be applied, along with an estimate of the total AF...

AI summary Request IR-6 seeks detailed financial information from NS Power, including projected construction work-in-progress balances, 2024 and 2025 equity ratios, and capital structure calculations. The regulator requests specific schedules, Excel formulas, and actual equity ratio data for 2024/2025, excluding deemed equity ratios.

10 Reference: Appendix A – FOR-10 and M11563, N-3 NSPI (IG) IR-2 - 11 (a) Please explain why, in presenting its Estimated Cost of Capital for 2025, 12 NSPI includes the WMA preferred shares (in relation to the BESS Project) 13 as a "Long-T...

AI summary The document contains four questions directed at NSPI regarding its financial reporting practices. It asks why WMA preferred shares are classified as debt instead of equity, the impact on equity thickness, a discrepancy in Series 'F' debt reporting, and the forecasted equity thickness. These questions focus on NSPI's capital structure and financial disclosures.

Other Submissions The Small Business Advocate (SBA) raised concerns about risk from credit rating agency reports provided by NS Power and the possible limited access to Commercial Paper which could affect NS Power's ability to carry out it...

AI summary The Small Business Advocate (SBA) raised concerns about NS Power's credit rating risks and access to commercial paper, recommending regular reporting to the Board. NS Power rebutted by highlighting its quarterly SEDAR filings, adherence to financial metrics, and annual FFO assessments. The Board's prior directive in matter M11563 requires NS Power to report credit rating changes. NS Power asserts current reporting meets stakeholder needs.