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Document Number: 329662 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY BOARD NOTICE OF PAPER HEARING

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Published: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 12:30

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Berwick Electric Commission (BEC) applied to the Nova Scotia Energy Board on April 8, 2026, for approval of a Capital Work Order for the Factorydale Hydropower Plant Refurbishment in the amount of $6,000,000.

The Board will consider this matter in a paper hearing process.

This is a public process, and you may participate as follows:

•You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk of the Board at P.O. Box1692, Unit “M”, Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or secure file transfer service by visitinghttps://board.titanfile.com/NSEB/ or by fax at (902) 424-3919 by Thursday, July 16, 2026.

•You may request formal standing as an Intervenor, subject to Board approval. This will allowyou to ask Information Requests (IRs) of the Utility and file submissions. Your request tobecome a formal intervenor must be received by the Board by Thursday, May 7, 2026, IRsmust be filed by Thursday, May 28, 2026, and a copy of your submissions by Thursday,July 9, 2026.

Full details of the review and any timetable for this matter can be found on the Board’s website https://nserbt.ca/nseb, by clicking on “Matters & Evidence”, select “Search Records”, and in the “Go Directly to Matter” search box, enter Matter No. M12795.

To assist the Board in using correct forms of address and pronouns in our hearings and decisions, we invite all parties, lawyers, and all other participants to share their pronouns and titles with the Board and each other if they are comfortable doing so. There is no requirement to provide this information.