Nova Scotia Power: electricity rate stability through 2015


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Nova Scotia Power Rate Stabilization Plan delivers price certainty, stable electricity rates, and affordability, aligning with the Fuel Adjustment Mechanism, no 2015 rate increase objective, and cost management amid natural gas constraints impacting fuel costs.

 

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An approved plan to stabilize base rates, manage fuel costs, and improve reliability for Nova Scotia Power customers.

  • Two-year plan approved by Utility and Review Board in 2012
  • Aims for no base rate increase in 2015
  • Integrates Fuel Adjustment Mechanism for fuel cost recovery

 

Nova Scotia Power recently announced that the company does not plan to file a general rate application in 2014 for higher electricity rates in 2015. The company is also proposing no fuel rate increase for 2015.

 

“We know price certainty, stability and affordability are important to our customers,” said Bob Hanf, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Customers have also asked us for clarity on where rates are heading – particularly business customers who are preparing their 2015 budgets. It’s important to provide certainty on base rates, and indicate our objective for no 2015 rate increases for customers.”

Since the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved a two-year Rate Stabilization Plan in 2012, Nova Scotia Power has implemented internal productivity initiatives to significantly reduce operating costs. Focus on cost management remains a priority for the company in 2014.

“We are focused on affordability for customers,” said Hanf. “The Rate Stabilization Plan has allowed the company to reduce costs, including lower capital spending while improving service and reliability. We continue to address the challenge of rising fuel costs.”

Nova Scotia Power has initiated discussions with customer representatives regarding rate recovery of outstanding fuel costs, and has proposed no fuel cost increase for 2015, following 2013 and 2014 rate approvals by regulators, while managing these costs for our customers. Since January 2013, Nova Scotia Power has incurred approximately $95 million more in fuel costs than those estimated and included in rates pursuant to the Fuel Adjustment Mechanism. Additional fuel costs have been primarily driven by constraints in the supply of natural gas in Nova Scotia.

Electricity rate adjustments in Nova Scotia occur through either a general rate application or the Fuel Adjustment Mechanism FAM process. The FAM ensures that customers pay only the actual, prudently incurred costs of fuel used to make electricity. Applications under either mechanism are adjudicated by the Utility and Review Board, where regulator-approved rate hikes can occur through a public process.

 

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