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· Application · 02/16/2021
NSPI files Response to Comments on its 2020 Integrated Resource Plan, addressing stakeholder feedback, FAM audit action items, and DSM avoided-cost methodology.
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- Nova Scotia Power submitted document N-18 responding to comments on its 2020 Integrated Resource Plan IRP, characterizing the overall reception from Board Counsel's consultants and interested parties as largely positive regarding process quality and analytical rigour.
- NSPI addressed all outstanding action items from the 2016/2017 Fuel Cost Adjustment audit (Bates White), covering nine sub-recommendations under Recommendation IX-1, including regular IRP planning cycles, optimal planning-reserve margin determination, transparent peak-load forecasting, and effective load-carrying capability assessment for wind resources.
- The filing resolves specific audit items related to the Biomass Chp Cost Scenarios (Recommendation XIV) and combustion-turbine replacement economics, with NSPI asserting each item is fully addressed within the 2020 IRP framework.
- A dedicated appendix presents Demand Side Management avoided-cost results using the Difference-in-Revenue-Requirement method, comparing a 'No New DSM' baseline scenario against the DSM plan to quantify avoided capacity and energy costs across multiple load and peak comparisons.
- NSPI's response matrix (Appendix A) documents replies to comments from multiple Stakeholder Engagement parties — including Bates White, EfficiencyOne, Heritage Gas, Port Hawkesbury Paper, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, and Synapse — while the conclusion thanks the Board for enabling the extensive consultation process.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-18 Response to Comments - NSPI