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· Application · 05/22/2020
Nova Scotia Power files IRP progress update with NSUARB, addressing stakeholder engagement, planning reserve margins, and clean fuel standards integration.
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- NSPI submitted a letter to the NSUARB updating the Board on progress with its Integrated Resource Plan IRP, covering stakeholder engagement activities, pre-IRP deliverables, and a revised process timeline.
- The filing indicates that the Federal government's draft Clean Fuel Regulations will be incorporated into the IRP during the Assumptions Development phase, signalling alignment between federal policy and NS Power's long-range planning.
- Intervenor Bates White recommended that NSPI adopt lower Planning Reserve Margin (PRM) values in its IRP to minimize Capacity Costs and reduce the risk of excess capacity; NSPI responded defending its chosen PRM approach on System Reliability grounds.
- The document contains multiple rounds of party questions and responses, reflecting active Intervenor Participation in shaping IRP assumptions and methodology, though full response text was not available for review.
- The filing falls under the combined matters M08929 (IRP) and M08059 (Generation Utilization and Optimization), underscoring the Board's integrated oversight of Nova Scotia Power Inc.'s resource planning and existing generation management.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-8 NSPI Letter update on IRP process