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· Decision · 04/16/2021
NSEB accepts Nova Scotia Power's 2020 Integrated Resource Plan as filed, commending the unprecedented stakeholder engagement and designating Scenario 2.0C as the IRP Reference Plan.
AI summary
- The Board accepted NS Power's 2020 IRP report (filed November 30, 2020) as filed, closing out Matter M08929/M08059, which originated from a 2018 Board direction to complete pre-IRP studies informed by Synapse Energy Economics and Bates White recommendations.
- Integrated Resource Plan IRP Scenario 2.0C (Low Electrification / Base DSM / Net-Zero 2050 / Regional Integration) was designated as the IRP Reference Plan, having the lowest 25-year Net Present Value Revenue Requirement after accounting for end effects and Distributed Energy Resources costs.
- The Board and its consultants (Synapse and Bates White) highlighted the transparency and collaborative nature of the process, which included nine public workshops, six rounds of stakeholder submissions, and independent expert analyses — characterized as unprecedented for an NS Power IRP process.
- NS Power's Action Plan and Roadmap outline near-term system changes and commits to an evergreen IRP process with annual updates as government policy, grid modernization, electrification, and decarbonization requirements evolve.
- The matter was reviewed by Board Chair Peter Gurnham Q.C., Vice-Chair Roland Deveau Q.C., and Board Member Steven Murphy MBA, P.Eng.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 83269 Board Letter re. accepted as filed