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BRD-E-R-10 - Renewable Energy Community Feed-in Tariffs (COMFIT)see also M04523

Filed 10/20/2010 99 documents

What's happened

Filing Timeline

Decision

Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board establishes COMFIT tariff rates for five classes of community-owned renewable energy projects, with Synapse Energy Economics providing cost-based rate modelling and St. Francis Xavier University intervening on biomass CHP design assumptions.
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The filings themselves

Documents

Key documents 4 files

05538 Hearing Order PDF · 10/22/2010
07337 Board Decision PDF · 07/04/2011
07604 Compliance Filing 8/2/2011 PDF
07827 Board Order PDF · 09/07/2011

Exhibits 31 files

B-1 Proposed Tariffs - Amended March 2, 2011 2/28/2011 PDF
B-2 Direct Testimony and Exhibit of Neal Livingston - President, Black River Wind Limited 3/17/2011 PDF
B-3 -(i) Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Moses Coady, on behalf of St. Francis Xavier University 3/17/2011 PDF
B-3-(ii) Antigonish 8 MW - Biomass Cogeneration Plant - Feasibility Study Final Report - Revised - March 15, 2011 I 3/17/2011 PDF
B-4 Redacted Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Paul Chernick - on behalf of CA 3/17/2011 PDF
B-4(C) Confidential Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Paul Chernick - on behalf of CA 3/17/2011 PDF
B-5 Evidence filed by Luciano Lisi, Cape Breton Explorations Ltd. 3/17/2011 PDF
B-6 Direct Testimony and Exhibit of Brian Giroux 3/17/2011 PDF
B-7 Evidence filed by Seaforth Energy, Inc. 3/17/2011 PDF
B-8 Evidence filed by Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) 3/18/2011 PDF
B-9 Evidence filed by Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMKNO) 3/18/2011 PDF
B-10 Evidence filed by Scotian WindFields Inc. 3/18/2011 PDF
B-11 Evidence of Alliance of Nova Scotia Sawmillers 3/22/2011 PDF
B-12 Evidence of Membertou First Nation and Membertou Development Corporation 3/22/2011 PDF
B-13 Letters of Comment PDF
B-14 Evidence filed on behalf of Ecology Action Centre 3/25/2011 PDF
B-15 Outline of Significant Differences Between the Synapse Model and ANSS Model 3/31/2011 PDF
B-16 Opening Statement of Synapse Consulting Team 4/4/2011 PDF
B-17 Response to IR-33 - NSPI Work Order CI#39039 Port Hawkesbury Biomass Project Hearing - P-128.10 4/4/2011 PDF
B-18 Alliance of Nova Scotia Sawmillers Opening Statement 4/5/2011 PDF
B-19 Pulpwood Chip Price Index for Atlantic Provinces 4/5/2011 PDF
B-20 Undertaking U-10 - Recommended ANSS Rate for Biomass CHP 4/6/2011 PDF
B-21 Understanding Valuation Metrics for Equity Securities 4/6/2011 PDF
B-22 Opening Statement of Paul Chernick 4/6/2011 PDF
B-23 Renewable electricity Plan - A path to good jobs, stable prices, and a cleaner environment. 4/7/2011 PDF
B-24 Excerpts from Ex. B-23 - Renewable Electricity Plan (pages 2, 10 & 25) 4/7/2011 PDF
B-25 Capital Cost - Balanced Case 4/7/2011 PDF
B-26 Opening Statement of Toby Couture 4/7/2011 PDF
B-27 Excerpt from Combined Heat and Power Partnership - Funding Resources 4/7/2011 PDF
B-28 Excerpt from National Renewable Energy Laboratory - A Policy Maker's Guide to Feed-in Tariff Policy Design, Dated July, 2010 4/7/2011 PDF
B-29 Opening Statement of Daniel Roscoe 4/8/2011 PDF

Other documents 58 files

U-1 - Papers Used to Analyze Mr. Chernick's Submission 06749 4/14/2011 PDF
U-2 - Spreadsheet Showing the Offsetting Adjustment to Calculations in the Biomass CHP Tariff 06750 4/14/2011 PDF
U-3 - Engagement Contract for Ms Susan Shaw Describing the Scope of Work Required 06751 4/14/2011 PDF
U-4 - Retainer Letters for the ANSS Consultants 06739 4/13/2011 PDF
U-5 - Copies of the Biomass CHP Equipment Estimates Received from Suppliers 06752 4/14/2011 PDF
U-6 - Copies of Spreadsheet Calculations for Each Sensitivity Usinb the ANSS Cost Inputs, Plus Calculations Using All of Those Inputs Combined 06753 4/14/2011 PDF
U-6(a) - Full Amount of Parasitic Power in the Calculations as Well as a Separate Calculation Using the Differential of Approximately 5 Percent 06754 4/14/2011 PDF
U-7 - Synapse Model Using Neal Livingston's Assumptions - Payback in Years 15-20 06755 4/14/2011 PDF
U-8 - Synapse Model Using Neal Livingston's Assumptions - Pynn Letter and Payback in 10 years 06756 4/14/2011 PDF
U-9 - Corrected Version of Ex. B-1, "E" 06757 4/14/2011 PDF
U-10 - Recommended ANSS Rate for Biomass CHP 06694 4/6/2011 PDF
U-11 - Suggested Formula for a Reopener of the Biomass Tariff 06740 4/13/2011 PDF
U-12 - Spreadsheets Showing St. FX Data Using the Synapse Model 06761 4/14/2011 PDF
U-13 - Spreadsheet Showing the Positive Rate of Return Calculated for CDIF Investors 06741 4/13/2011 PDF
U-14 - Success Rate of the RFP Projects (NSPI) - Mr. Chernick Identified Which Failed and Which Were Completed by NSPI 06742 4/13/2011 PDF
U-15 (i) - Confirm Data on Capacity Factor From Natural Resources Canada if compiled for Nova Scotia; and supply a copy of presentation 06758 4/14/2011 PDF
U-15 (ii) - Presentation for Undertaking U-15(i) 06759 4/14/2011 PDF
U-16 - Summary of the Spanish Biomass Fuel Price Adjustment Clause 06729 4/12/2011 PDF
05537 Notice of Hearing PDF · 10/22/2010
05538 Hearing Order PDF · 10/22/2010
05740 Agenda - Technical Conference - November 18, 2010 PDF · 11/10/2010
05744 Participants' List PDF · 11/15/2010
05790 FIT Modeling in Nova Scotia - Proposed Model and Key Assumptions PDF · 11/18/2010
05791 FIT Rate Setting Approaches - Wilson Rickerson, Meister Consultants Group PDF · 11/18/2010
05807 PDF of Excel version of the FIT Model. PDF · 11/23/2010
06598 Letter providing reasons for request for adjournment of hearing 3/16/2011 PDF
06599 Board Letter in response to Nancy Rubin's request for adjournment 3/16/2011 PDF
06669 Correspondence from Board Counsel to All Participants 3/30/2011 PDF
06709 Letter Setting Filing Dates 4/8/2011 PDF
06711 Exhibit, Witness, Undertaking List 4/8/2011 PDF
06822 Final Submission - CBEX 4/22/2011 PDF
06848 Final Submission - NSDOE and NSE 4/29/2011 PDF
06849 Final Submission Consumer Advocate 4/29/2011 PDF
06850 Final Submission Black River Wind 4/29/2011 PDF
06873 Final Submission - ANSS 4/29/2011 PDF
06874 Final Submission - QUETTA 4/29/2011 PDF
06875 Final Submission - Ecology Action Centre 5/2/2011 PDF
06885 NSDOE Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06886 Black River Wind Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06887 Consumer Advocate Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06888 Ecology Action Centre Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06889 Brian Giroux Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06890 Alliance of Nova Scotia Saw Millers Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06892 NSPI Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
06894 Lahave Renewables Reply Submission 5/6/2011 PDF
07337 Board Decision PDF · 07/04/2011
07604 Compliance Filing 8/2/2011 PDF
07621 Comments on Compliance Filing by ANSS 8/5/2011 PDF
07749 Comments on Compliance Filing from Minas Basin Pulp and Power 8/18/2011 PDF
07750 Comments on Compliance Filing from NSDOE 8/19/2011 PDF
07751 Comments on Compliance Filing from NSPI 8/19/2011 PDF
07827 Board Order PDF · 09/07/2011
08184 Outline of upcoming activities at FORCE PDF · 10/24/2011
08658 NSPI Response to Board Directive 9/30/2011 PDF
08659 Approval Letter PDF · 11/24/2011
11961 Letter re Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariffs - BRD-E-R-10 3/21/2013 PDF
11962 COMFIT Directive Attachment 3/21/2013 PDF
55689 Letter regarding written submissions PDF · 11/26/2010

Transcripts 6 files

20110404-1 Hearing Transcript — 4/4/2011 (Synapse) · 4/4/2011
20110405-1 Hearing Transcript — 4/5/2011 (Synapse Panel, ANSS Panel) · 4/5/2011
20110406-1 Hearing Transcript — 4/6/2011 (ANSS Panel, St. Francis Xavier Univ, Consumer Adv. Panel) · 4/6/2011
20110407-1 Hearing Transcript — 4/7/2011 (Consumer Adv. Panel, Cdn. Wind Energy Panel, EAC - T. Couture) · 4/7/2011
20110408-1 Hearing Transcript — 4/8/2011 (Black River Panel, Jonathan Barry, Daniel Roscoe, Paul Pynn & J. Barry) · 4/8/2011
20110408-2 Hearing Transcript — 4/8/2011 (Luciano Lisi (Tel Conf.), Brian Giroux) · 4/8/2011

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Renewable Energy

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Cost Considerations

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Rates And Money

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Fuel Cost Adjustment

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Capital Expenditures

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Energy Efficiency

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Regulatory Approval Processes

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Energy Efficiency Budgets

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Return On Equity

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Power Purchase Agreement

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Energy Efficiency Financing

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Energy Efficiency Resource Assessment Model

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Financing Alternatives

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Financial Instruments

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio

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Depreciation Amortization

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Regulatory Oversight

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Generation Grid Resources

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Renewable Electricity Regulations

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Generator Interconnection

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Community Feed In Tariff

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Operating Expenses

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Revenue Requirement

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Capacity Market Participation

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Accounting Policies

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Infrastructure Planning

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Cost To Customer

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Demand Side Management

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Regulatory Compliance

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Stakeholder Engagement

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Indigenous Communities

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Environmental Compliance

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Distribution Planning

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Electricity Generation

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Cost Effectiveness

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Asset Retirement Obligation

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Forecasting Methodology

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Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf

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Grid Modernization

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Hearing Procedures

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Incentive Structures

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Information Disclosure

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Energy Efficiency Resource Standards

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Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia

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System Reliability

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Performance Monitoring

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Policy And Legislation

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Climate Adaptation

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Electricity Efficiency And Conservation Act Nova Scotia

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Energy Efficiency Conservation Agreement

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Jurisdictional Questions

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Rate Smoothing Adjustment

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Transmission Planning

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Integrated Resource Plan

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Multi Year Planning Cycle

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Power Infrastructure

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Program Evaluation

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Public Interest

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Asset Management

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Confidentiality

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Environmental Goals And Climate Change Reduction Act

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Innovative Financing

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Legal Procedures

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Programs And Customers

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Property Assessed Clean Energy

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Prudency Reviews

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Residential Programs

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Energy Usage Patterns

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Interpretation Of Legislation

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Intervenor Participation

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Net To Gross Evaluation

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Boards Regulatory Rules

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Corporate Adjustments

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Demand Side Management Purchase Agreement

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Energy Management Information Systems

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Innovation Research

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Prudency Review

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Reasonableness Review

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System Benefits Charge

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Best Interests Of Customers

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Building Efficiency

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Clean Energy Fund

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Complaint Resolution

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Decarbonization Deferral Account

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Energy Efficiency Codes

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Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Eeps

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Evidence Requirements

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Legal Standards

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Low Income Programs

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Non Energy Impacts

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