Nova Scotia Power Incorporated filed and refiled applications seeking UARB approval of four 2011 Annually Adjusted Rates, including a reduced Load Following rate and marginally higher Real Time Pricing fixed cost adders.

M03683 · P-141 - Nova Scotia Power Inc. - Request Approval of the 2011 Annually Adjusted Rates (AAR's)Request approval of 2011 Annually Adjusted Rates: 1) Load Following (LF) portion of the GRLF Tariff; 2) One Part Real Time Price (1P-RTP) Fixed Cost Adders; 3) Wholesale Market Back-Up/Top-up (BUTU) Tariff; 4) Wholesale Market Non-Dispatchable Supplier Spill (Spill) Tariff

AI summary

Nova Scotia Power Incorporated submitted an initial application on November 5, 2010 and a revised refiling on December 8, 2010 (Matter No. M03683), updating fuel cost inputs to reflect the Board's November 18, 2010 Base Cost of Fuel Decision for the Fuel Adjustment Mechanism.
The Tariff Design Load Following (LF) rate under the Generation Replacement and Load Following (GRLF) Tariff is proposed to decrease 5.44% from 6.584 ¢/kWh in 2010 to 6.226 ¢/kWh in 2011 (incremental generation cost of 5.726 ¢/kWh plus a 0.500 ¢/kWh O&M adder), reflecting changes in marginal generation mix.
One Part Real Time Pricing (Time Varying Pricing) fixed cost adders are proposed to increase modestly across all three voltage classes (EHV on-peak: 5.806→5.968 ¢/kWh; HV on-peak: 5.579→5.778 ¢/kWh; Distribution on-peak: 8.075→8.183 ¢/kWh), driven primarily by fuel cost imbalance adjustments; no customers are currently taking service under any 1P-RTP tariff.
The Wholesale Market Backup/Top-up and Non-Dispatchable Supplier Spill tariff charges (customer/administration charge at \$3,656.25/month; demand charge at \$5.286/kW/month) are proposed to remain unchanged, with energy charges tied to the LF rate; no formal applications for service under either tariff have been received.
Fuel cost backup data (Strategist reports and unit fuel cost breakdowns) is designated Confidentiality Confidential Information under a formal undertaking, while non-fuel RTP adder components are disclosed publicly for the first time in this proceeding.

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What was filed

Documents filed on this day

N-1 NSPI Redacted 2011 Annually Adjusted Rates 11/5/2010 exhibits
N-2 Refiled 2011 Annually Adjusted Rates (AAR's) 12/8/2010 exhibits