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Topic:"Regulatory Compliance" in M12611

Matter: NSPI DRO Appeal - Solar Billing Process - David Rossiter
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101400Board Decision Letter (redacted) 1 passage
Section 2 p. p. 0
d only for the applicable non-KWh monthly charges and shall have the excess selfgeneration "banked" as energy credits to be applied against future bills over a period not exceeding 12 calendar months. NS Power provided a response to this a...

AI summary The appeal concerns how self-generation credits are applied to customer bills, with NS Power stating that the Electricity Act sets the rules and the Board has no authority to change them. The DRO referenced Regulation 3.6.4(b), but the legislation from 2022 and the new Electricity Act confirm that the rules for low-impact generators and storage devices remain unchanged.

101400Board Decision Letter (redacted) 2 passages
Section 2 p. p. 0
d only for the applicable non-KWh monthly charges and shall have the excess selfgeneration "banked" as energy credits to be applied against future bills over a period not exceeding 12 calendar months. NS Power provided a response to this a...

AI summary The appeal concerns the rules for self-generation credits under the Electricity Act . NS Power explained that these rules are set by legislation and cannot be changed by the Board. The DRO suggested the Board might alter the wording, but the legislation, amended in 2022 and updated in 2025, determines how credits work.

Section 6 p. pp. 0-2
or settle-up as described by NS Power) is based on the period from January 1 to December 31 of each year. This is like the methodology set out in Regulation 3.6.4(b), but it is now enshrined in law. The Board finds that NS Power's methodol...

AI summary The Board confirms NS Power's methodology for calculating self-generation credits, based on annual reconciliations from January 1 to December 31. An error in consumption data was corrected, but the annual settlement process remains valid. The appeal is dismissed.

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