Topic:"Program Evaluation" in M12686

Community Solar Program 2025 Report Attachment 2 Page 1 of 1 REDACTED (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REMOVED) February 18, 2026 Crystal Henwood Clerk of the Board Nova Scotia Energy Board 1601 Water Street, 3rd Floor Halifax, NS B3J 3P6 Re: M12...

AI summary The Department of Energy defends Nova Scotia Power's request for confidentiality in the Community Solar Program 2025 Report, arguing the competitive intake process requires secrecy to maintain integrity. The evaluation framework ensures cost-effective outcomes, and public interest in maintaining competition outweighs transparency benefits during active intake.

han 140 stakeholders. Participants consistently identified the need for clearer benchmarks, greater predictability, and improved transparency to reduce financing risk and strengthen market confidence. In our view, appropriate disclosure of...

AI summary Stakeholders emphasize the need for clearer benchmarks, predictability, and transparency to reduce financing risks and build market confidence. The submission argues that disclosing awarded PPA rates supports program success and that broad confidentiality claims lack evidentiary support.

M12686 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The Public Utilities Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.380 as amended -and- IN THE MATTER OF: Nova Scotia Power Incorporated’s Community Solar Program – 2025 Report INFORMATION REQUESTS To: Karynne Mu...

AI summary The Consumer Advocate has submitted information requests to Nova Scotia Power Incorporated regarding the Community Solar Energy Credit Rider, the reasonableness of program administration assumptions, and the status of billing system upgrades. Responses are due by March 30, 2026.