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Matter: Nova Scotia Power Inc. - Commercial Net Metering Program - 2025 Annual Report �
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N-12025 Report 7 passages
Commercial Net Metering Program – 2025 Annual Report p. p. 2
Commercial Net Metering Program – 2025 Annual Report NS Power March 31, 2026 NON-CONFIDENTIAL

AI summary The 2025 Annual Report for Nova Scotia's Commercial Net Metering Program, submitted by NS Power on March 31, 2026, provides an overview of the program's performance and compliance with regulatory requirements. The report is marked as non-confidential and focuses on the program's operational and financial aspects.

DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 3 of 13 p. pp. 2-3
DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 3 of 13 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 3 This annual report was established in accordance with Section 37E of the Renewable Electricity 4 Regulations (RE Regulations) and the Nova Scotia Energy Board's (NSEB, Board) N...

AI summary This document outlines the requirements for NS Power's annual reporting under the Renewable Electricity Regulations and the Nova Scotia Energy Board's directives. It includes updates on the Commercial Net Metering Program and the Board's approval of the 2023 Report, with directions for future reporting improvements.

DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 4 of 13 p. pp. 3-4
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. p. pp. 5-7
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.

Preamble p. pp. 8-9
DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 9 of 13 10 M10872 – Board Decision, 308250, page 4, October 20, 2023. 11 In its September 10, 2025 letter on the 2024 Report, the Board provided "[t]he Board finds that the proposed revisions to the Executio...

AI summary NS Power faced delays in executing CNMP Participant Agreements and account setup due to a cyber security incident, which impacted document retrieval and meter configuration. The Board acknowledged the delays but noted that service level targets were met when excluding outlier cases. NS Power committed to monitoring and reducing delays in future reporting.

3.2 Updates & Refinements to Hosting Capacity Analysis p. p. 11
y Synapse in Item 2 of its response to question 23 under M10872,[19](#page-11-4) and the following additional metrics (as noted in Section 2.4 of NS Power's Reply to Closing Submissions under M11626): DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 12 of...

AI summary The document discusses updates to hosting capacity analysis, including metrics from Synapse and NS Power's reply. It references the Renewable Electricity Regulations and details on energy storage, net metering projects, and CNMP's contribution to RES. The Company agreed to update the Board on RECs and excluded interconnection requests without CNMP applications due to staging processes.

2025 Commercial Net Metering Report Appendix A has been filed electronically only. p. p. 11
2025 Commercial Net Metering Report Appendix A has been filed electronically only.

AI summary The 2025 Commercial Net Metering Report Appendix A has been submitted electronically, as indicated in the document header. No further details or analysis are provided in the text.

N-2NSPI (CA) RIR 1 to 4 1 passage
1 Request IR-1:
1 Request IR-1: 6 (ii) The cyber incident created challenges in other net metering processes; however, not 7 all processes were directly impacted or the impact was limited. For example, the 8 loss of some net metering data created delays i...

AI summary The cyber incident caused challenges in net metering processes, leading to delays in processing applications due to lost data. However, processes not requiring specific customer documentation were less impacted, allowing NS Power to meet service level targets for those tasks.

N-3NSPI (IG) RIR 1 to 4 2 passages
1 proceedings under M10905 provide relevant context that informs that work. NS Power will p. pp. 2-5
1 proceedings under M10905 provide relevant context that informs that work. NS Power will 23 (a) NS Power has recovered the required systems and data for CNMP administration and to 24 meet its target service levels for the execution of CNM...

AI summary The document discusses NS Power's progress in restoring AMI meter functionality and system restoration details, referencing cybersecurity incident reports. It also requests the 2025 Annual CNMP Report to include the cost of the Commercial Net Metering Program to the system and non-participating ratepayers.

Section 9 p. pp. 5-7
NS Power recovers these incremental administrative and operational costs through the Program's charges and fees which are billed to the CNMP participant and are not transferred to non-participating ratepayers. For Class 1 CNMP projects tha...

AI summary The document outlines how NS Power recovers incremental administrative and operational costs from CNMP participants, including service upgrades and distribution network improvements. It also references the recovery of costs related to customer exports under the Electricity Act and cites relevant board orders and reports.

N-4NSPI (NSEB) RIR 1 to 9 6 passages
1 Request IR-1: p. p. 7
NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-1: 2 3 In the 2023 Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) Report, matter M11626, Nova 4 Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power) outlined joint work on an audit model that sought to improve 5 inspection times with the Dep...

AI summary The response to Request IR-1 discusses the status of the virtual inspection process model for the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP). The model is in the final phase of a pilot with 30 electrical contractors participating, aiming for full implementation by Q3 2026. The pilot is being tested with a technology-based submittal process, and results are reviewed weekly by the project team and the Provincial Chief Electrical Inspector.

Section 7 p. p. 7
Option (NM) customers only.[1](#page-7-0) 1 Commercial net metering impacts were inferred from the NM Report analysis, using relative solar array sizes and program sample sizes to estimate results.[2](#page-7-1) 2 3 4 Total estimated solar...

AI summary The text discusses the methodology used to estimate the impacts of commercial net metering, including the calculation of displaced energy, avoided fuel costs, and incremental costs to serve. It uses relative solar array sizes, irradiance-based weighting, and hourly marginal fuel prices to model these effects.

1 Customers who added generation or who began service partway through the 2025 are not included in the calculation of a representative customer. p. pp. 7-8
1 Customers who added generation or who began service partway through the 2025 are not included in the calculation of a representative customer. 1 indicative estimate of the associated costs and benefits in response to parts (b) to (d) of...

AI summary The text discusses the calculation of a representative customer for the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) in 2025, excluding those who added generation or began service mid-year. It outlines estimated costs and benefits, including avoided costs of energy displaced by solar generation behind-the-meter and exported to the grid.

Section 10 p. p. 8
value of the avoided costs of CNMP customer exported energy (part (c)), the value of the credits provided exceeded the system savings by $231,000.9 Metrics and results by representative customer segment are provided in Table 1. 3 4 5 1 2

AI summary The value of credits provided through the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) exceeded system savings by $231,000, with metrics and results by customer segment detailed in Table 1.

Table 1: Summary of CNMP Analysis Metrics and Results, by Representative Customer p. p. 8
Table 1: Summary of CNMP Analysis Metrics and Results, by Representative Customer Metric Domestic Standard Offer Domestic Time-of- Day Small General General Small Industrial Total Participants 7 1 14 33 6 61 Average solar array size (kWac)...

AI summary Table 1 summarizes the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) analysis metrics and results by customer type, including participant numbers, average solar array sizes, percent share of annual solar energy production, and various cost calculations such as avoided costs and incremental costs to serve energy.

8 \ \ Medium industrial rate class excluded due to insufficient data during the AMI sample year (2024). p. p. 9
8 \ \ Medium industrial rate class excluded due to insufficient data during the AMI sample year (2024). 1 Request IR-7: 14 Interconnection Requests. 15 16 More generally, when a required network upgrade is identified, NS Power engages with...

AI summary The text discusses NS Power's process for handling interconnection requests, including customer engagement during network upgrades and the evaluation of least-cost solutions. It also references a request regarding the withdrawal of CNMP applications in 2025.

N-5NSPI (SBA) RIR 1 to 5 1 passage
1 Request IR-1:
(b) Yes, this refers to interconnection customers that, at the time of Report preparation, had not yet identified the program or option under which they were interconnecting. In accordance with the Interconnection Processes, interconnectio...

AI summary The text discusses interconnection customers who have not yet selected a program option under the CNMP. It also explains that CNMP is governed by the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations, and that net metering customers using solar PV do not reliably reduce demand during peak hours, requiring NS Power to maintain firm generating capacity.

101577Hearing Order 2 passages
IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT -and- IN THE MATTER OF a review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and Section 37C(1) of the Renewable...

AI summary The document outlines a regulatory review of Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and Section 37C(1) of the Renewable Electricity Regulations, before a panel of three board members.

HEARING ORDER
HEARING ORDER On March 31, 2026, Nova Scotia Power Incorporated filed the 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Renewable Electricity Regulations . The Board has determined that this proceeding w...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Incorporated filed the 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Renewable Electricity Regulations. The Board has decided to conduct the proceeding via a paper hearing.

101577Hearing Order 2 passages
IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTRICITY ACT -and- IN THE MATTER OF a review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and Section 37C(1) of the Renewable...

AI summary The proceeding involves a review of Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations. The review is conducted by a panel including Stephen T. McGrath (Chair), Roland A. Deveau (Vice Chair), and Steven M. Murphy (Member).

HEARING ORDER
HEARING ORDER On March 31, 2026, Nova Scotia Power Incorporated filed the 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Renewable Electricity Regulations . The Board has determined that this proceeding w...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Incorporated submitted the 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program as required by the Renewable Electricity Regulations. The Board has opted to conduct the proceeding through a paper hearing.

101605Notice of Intervention - SBA 1 passage
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The Electricity Act - and - IN THE MATTER OF: A review of Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and Sec...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board is reviewing Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and Section 37C(l) of the Renewable Electricity Regulations, assessing compliance and program performance.

101614Notice of Intervention - CA 1 passage
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The ELECTRICITY ACT -and- IN THE MATTER OF: A review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and Secti...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board is reviewing Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations. The review assesses compliance and effectiveness of the program as mandated by Section 37C(1) of the Renewable Electricity Regulations.

101615Notice of Intervention - IG 1 passage
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The Electricity Act IN THE MATTER OF: A review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and Section 37C...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board is reviewing Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations, assessing compliance and program performance.

101794NSEB (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-9 3 passages
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT - and - IN THE MATTER OF: A REVIEW of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act an...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board is reviewing Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations, as part of proceedings under the Public Utilities Act.

Request IR-1:
Request IR-1: - In the 2023 Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) Report, matter M11626, Nova Scotia - Power Inc. (NS Power) outlined joint work on an audit model that sought to improve inspection - times with the Department of Labour Ski...

AI summary NS Power reported on audit model development for the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) in 2023 (M11626) and 2024 (M12164), noting the model was incomplete and two inspection types were piloted. Questions seek clarification on model completion and pilot status.

Request IR-6:
Request IR-6: - a) Please confirm that the estimated value totals in Appendix A, Worksheet 2025 CNMP Summary, Cells G50 and L50 are the estimated annual value of sales offset by CNMP generation. Please clarify whether this is the amount of...

AI summary Request IR-6 seeks clarification on the estimated annual value of sales offset by CNMP generation, total avoided costs for behind-the-meter and grid-exported solar energy, and a comparison between avoided costs and incremental costs for exported energy.

101808Notice of Intervention - DOE 1 passage
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD p. p. 1
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The Public Utilities Act , RSNS 1989, c 380 as amended - and - IN THE MATTER OF: A REVIEW of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordan...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board is reviewing Nova Scotia Power's 2025 Annual Report on the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Public Utilities Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations, assessing compliance and performance metrics.

101841Participant List 1 passage
IN THE MATTER OF a review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025
IN THE MATTER OF a review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and Section 37C(1) of the Renewable Electricity Regulations

AI summary The document initiates a regulatory review of Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report, focusing on the Commercial Net Metering Program as mandated by the Electricity Act and Section 37C(1) of the Renewable Electricity Regulations.

101867CA (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-4 1 passage
1 M12782
1 M12782 2 3 4 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD 5 6 IN THE MATTER OF: The Public Utilities Act 7 8 9 – and – 10 IN THE MATTER OF: A REVIEW of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 11 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in 12 acco...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board has issued an information request to Nova Scotia Power Incorporated regarding its 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Public Utilities Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations. Responses are due by May 26, 2026, with contact details provided for Karynne Munroe and David J. Roberts.

101870IG (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-4 2 passages
Section 1
2026 M12782 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The Electricity Act IN THE MATTER OF: A review of NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program in accordance with the Electricity Act and...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board has requested responses from Nova Scotia Power Incorporated regarding its 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program. The request references prior matters (M10905 and M12174) and mentions an ongoing review of Regulation 3.6 by NSPI.

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
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.

101871SBA (NSPI) IR-1 to IR-5 4 passages
1
1 M12782 2 3 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD 4 5 IN THE MATTER OF: The Electricity Act, S.N.S. 2004, c. 25, as amended. 6 7 IN THE MATTER OF: A review of Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual 8 9 Report for the Commercial Net Metering Prog...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board is reviewing Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program under the Electricity Act and the Renewable Electricity Regulations. A request for information has been sent to Karynne Munroe, Manager of Regulatory Affairs at NS Power, with responses due by May 26, 2026.

Preamble
Refer to M12782, Exhibit N-1, Nova Scotia Power Incorporated ("NS Power"). Commercial Net Metering Program – 2025 Annual Report, March 31, 2026, (the "2025 Report"), Section 3.2 Updates & Refinements to Hosting Capacity Analysis, page 12 o...

AI summary The document references a report by Nova Scotia Power regarding the restoration of hosting capacity data and maps by the end of Q2 2026, which depends on GIS recovery and integration with CYME software. Several questions are raised about the timeline, responsibilities, and potential delays.

Request IR-3:
Request IR-3: Refer to M12782, Exhibit N-1(i), NS Power 2025 Commercial Net Metering Report, Appendix A EO, (the "2025 Report Appendix A"), which includes two tabs entitled "2025 CNMP Applications" and "2025 CNMP In Progress" and answer th...

AI summary Request IR-3 seeks clarification on NS Power's 2025 Commercial Net Metering Report, focusing on data grouping, DGIP Stage status differences, required analyses for incomplete projects, and delays in In Progress projects. Questions address data interpretation, service provision timelines, and procedural compliance.

Request IR-5:
Request IR-5: Refer to M12782, Exhibit N-1, the 2025 Report, page 13 of 13 at lines 11 -16, which states: The CNMP estimated contribution to 2025 RES and a RECs status update (i.e. number of opt-ins and annual REC volumes) is provided in A...

AI summary The text references M12782, Exhibit N-1, and the 2025 Report, discussing the exclusion of interconnection requests without CNMP applications, particularly for Class 2 applicants. It raises three questions about program options for Class 2 applicants, the meaning of 'consistent with prior reports,' and the impact of RES and RECs on peak demand and other customer classes.

102345Submission - SBA 2 passages
Preamble p. p. 0
June 11, 2026 VIA EMAIL Ms. Crystal Henwood Clerk of the Board Nova Scotia Energy Board 1601 Lower Water Street, 3rd Floor Halifax NS B3J 3S3 Dear Ms. Henwood: Re: M12782 - Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commer...

AI summary This document is a submission from the Small Business Advocate (SBA) regarding Nova Scotia Power Incorporated's 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP). The SBA acknowledges NS Power's report and response to information requests from various stakeholders.

Appendix A. Worksheet 2025 CNMP Summary p. p. 0
Appendix A. Worksheet 2025 CNMP Summary In the Board's IR-6, NS Power was asked to confirm that the estimated value totals in Appendix A, Worksheet 2025 CNMP Summary to the Report are the estimated annual value of sales offset by CNMP gene...

AI summary NS Power provided estimated financial impacts of the Commercial Net Metering Program (CNMP) in 2025, including avoided costs and incremental costs. The Small Business Advocate (SBA) requests further review and explanation of the assumptions and data sources used by NS Power to ensure transparency and stakeholder understanding.

102351Letter CA re: No submissions on report 1 passage
Section 1 p. p. 0
Please refer to: Michael Murphy Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Assistant: Alissa Whalen Assistant's email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) June 11, 2026 VIA WEB PORTAL VIA EMAIL Cryst...

AI summary The Consumer Advocate has reviewed the 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program filed by Nova Scotia Power and does not intend to make any submissions on the report, though they appreciate the opportunity to participate in the matter.

102501Reply Submissions - NS Power 2 passages
Preamble p. p. 0
June 24, 2026 Crystal Henwood Clerk of the Board Nova Scotia Energy Board 1601 Lower Water Street, 3rd Floor Halifax, NS B3J 3S3 Re: M12782 Commercial Net Metering Program 2025 Report – NS Power Reply Submission Dear Ms. Henwood: Nova Scot...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Incorporated submitted its reply to the Commercial Net Metering Program 2025 Report, responding to information requests from the Board Staff, Consumer Advocate, Small Business Advocate, and Industrial Group. The Consumer Advocate confirmed it would not make any submissions on the report.

The SBA provided: p. pp. 0-1
bi-directional meters for billing purposes. The restoration of OTA functionality represents an operational efficiency improvement rather than a prerequisite for net metering participation or billing. In the interim, for new net metering cu...

AI summary The document discusses the restoration of OTA functionality for bi-directional meters, emphasizing its role in operational efficiency rather than net metering participation. NS Power has implemented manual processes for new net metering customers, with OTA reconfiguration expected by Q2 2026. The Hosting Capacity Map is noted as informational, not used for CNMP processes, and updates are paused pending GIS restoration.

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