General

  • Files are provided in searchable Portable Document Format (PDF). To view these files, you will need a PDF reader.
  • Some hearings are broadcast online. Details on upcoming sessions and how to connect are available here.
  • The Board regularly posts about upcoming hearings on Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Nova Scotia Power Capital Expenditure Requests

A list of major NS Power capital expenditure requests that are currently under review, as well as approved Annual Capital Expenditure (ACE) Plans, is available here.

Paper Hearings

Matters not requiring in-person oral hearings are listed below. Those wishing to participate in these proceedings should respond by the dates indicated in the notices.

  • Hearing Order - Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (M13008)

    AN APPLICATION by NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED made pursuant to Section 3G(1) of the Electricity Act or Section 83(1) of the Public Utilities Act for approval of Changes to the Renewable to Retail Market associated Tariffs and Terms and Conditions...

  • Notice of Paper Hearing - Procurement Administrator - Power Advisory (M13042)

    IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION by the PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATOR for approval of the Green Choice Power Purchase Agreement...

  • Notice of Paper Hearing - Independent Energy System Operator of Nova Scotia (M13007)

    IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION by the INDEPENDENT ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR for approval of a fee recovery mechanism and corresponding fees to recover its Board-approved revenue requirement from applicable market participants...

  • Notice of Paper Hearing - Canadian Fuels Association (M12909)

    IN THE MATTER OF AN INVESTIGATION by the NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD under the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations requested by the CANADIAN FUELS ASSOCIATION about whether the current methodology for setting the clean fuel adjustor amount is just and reasonable as a component of fixed wholesale prices...

  • Notice of Paper Hearing - NSP Maritime Link Incorporated (M12914)

    IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION of MARITIME LINK INCORPORATED (NSPML) for approval of its 2027 and 2028 revenue requirements and cost assessment pursuant to the Public Utilities Act, The Maritime Link Act and the Maritime Link Cost Recovery Process Regulations...

  • Notice of Paper Hearing - Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (M12898)

    IN THE MATTER OF an application by NOVA SCOTIA POWER INCORPORATED for approval of authorization to overspend for 2025 ACE Plan Distribution Routines D055 - Planned Replacement of Deteriorated Equipment, in the amount of $11,359,822...

  • Hearing Order - Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (M12743)

    This is a hearing on Nova Scotia Power's application to spend $6,756,522 on a project to improve its Identity and Access Management (IAM) procedures and tools.

  • Hearing Order - Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (M12784)

    This is a hearing to review Nova Scotia Power's 2025 Annual Performance Standards Report.

    Under s. 52D(4) of the Public Utilities Act, if the Board determines that NS Power has failed to achieve any performance standard, it may order the utility to pay an administrative penalty or to develop and file a plan for bringing itself into compliance with a performance standard, or both.

  • Hearing Order - NSP Maritime Link Inc. (M12696) Amended

    This is a hearing on NSP Maritime Link (NSPML)'s request to end the financial holdback that the Board put in place in 2022 to account for delays in the delivery of hydroelectricity from Muskrat Falls via the Maritime Link. It is asking the Board to remove the holdback as of April 2024 and release all holdback funds accumulated from that date.

    The timetable applied to this proceeding has been updated.  

  • Notice of Paper Hearing - Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (M12661)

    This is a hearing on Nova Scotia Power's application requesting approval of a new electricity rate plan for Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP). The utility is proposing that PHP would subscribe to the new rate plan beginning on or before January 1, 2027, as the current rate plan is set to expire at the end of 2026.

Oral Hearings

The following notices provide details of upcoming oral hearings. Those wishing to participate in these proceedings should respond by the dates indicated in the notices.

April 2027

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