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M11307 Closed Electricity

P-884 - Nova Scotia Power Inc. - 2023 Evergreen  Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) -  Action Plan and Roadmap

Filed 08/08/2023 31 documents

What's happened

Filing Timeline

  • 12 Feb
    Document
    Nova Scotia Power filed an ELCC Study Scope Memo proposing three focus areas for an updated capacity value study under the 2023 Evergreen IRP proceeding
  • 24 Jan
    Document
    Nova Scotia Power notified the NSEB it will delay its 2025 Evergreen IRP Action Plan update to April 30, 2025, citing recent progress reporting in The Path to 2030 submission.
  • 22 May
    Decision
    NSUARB accepted NS Power's 2023 Evergreen IRP Update while directing continued planning work and mandating a next update filing by January 31, 2025.
  • 07 Mar
    Closing Evidence
    Nova Scotia Power filed technical conference presentations on wind integration and electrification strategy as closing evidence in the 2023 Evergreen IRP proceeding
  • 06 Mar
    Document
    NSEB requests Nova Scotia Power file technical conference presentations on Wind Integration Study and Electrification Strategy Report submitted under the 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan and Roadmap
  • 08 Dec
    Closing Evidence
    Nova Scotia Power files E3 Electrification Strategy Report and Wind Integration Study with NSEB under the 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan, quantifying costs and benefits of heat pump and EV adoption and flagging major winter peak load risks.
  • 27 Nov
    Document
    NS Power filed a refiled reply submission (Exhibit N-6, Appendix A) responding to stakeholder feedback on the 2023 Evergreen Integrated Resource Plan Action Plan and Roadmap in Matter M11307.
  • 20 Oct
    Document
    Municipality of Pictou County submits correspondence to NSEB opposing heavy fuel oil use at decommissioned coal plants, filed in connection with NSP's 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan proceeding
  • 17 Oct
    Document
    Nova Scotia Power filed its reply submission in the M11307 Evergreen IRP proceeding, responding to comments from Board consultants Synapse and Bates White and six intervenors on the 2023 Updated Action Plan and Roadmap.
  • 10 Oct
    Document
    NSEB approves Nova Scotia Power's request to extend Evergreen IRP reply submission deadline to October 17, 2023
  • 26 Sep
    Closing Evidence
    Consumer Advocate, EfficiencyOne, and industrial intervenors filed closing comments on NS Power's 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan and Roadmap, raising concerns about Atlantic Loop assumptions, DSM modeling limitations, and deferred capital projects
  • 08 Sep
    Document
    Board consultants Bates White and Synapse filed substantive comments on NSPI's 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan, raising concerns about Atlantic Loop cost escalation, competitive procurement practices, and battery storage capacity valuation methodology.
  • 31 Aug
    Document
    NSEB sets comment timeline for Nova Scotia Power's 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan and Roadmap Update filing
  • 08 Aug
    Closing Evidence
    Nova Scotia Power filed its 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan and Roadmap update, outlining a near-term resource development path to meet 2030 decarbonization targets across wind, storage, fast-acting generation, and demand response.

The filings themselves

Documents

Key documents 1 file
  • 94193 Board Decision Letter PDF · 05/22/2024
Exhibits 10 files
  • N-1 Evergreen IRP - Update to IRP Action Plan and Roadmap - 2023 PDF · 08/08/2023
  • N-2 Comments - Bates White PDF · 09/08/2023
  • N-3 Comments - Synapse PDF · 09/08/2023
  • N-4 Report of John D. Wilson, Grid Strategies LLC and Paul L. Chernick, Resource Insig... PDF · 09/26/2023
  • N-5 Reply Submission - NSPI PDF · 10/17/2023
  • N-6 Refiled Reply Submission Appendix A - NSPI PDF · 11/27/2023
  • N-7 Wind Integration Study PDF · 12/08/2023
  • N-8 Electrification Strategy Report PDF · 12/08/2023
  • N-9 Wind-Integration-Study-Engagement-Session-Material PDF · 03/07/2024
  • N-10 Electrification-Strategy-Report-Engagement-Session-Material PDF · 03/07/2024
Other documents 20 files
  • 91052 Letter enclosing IRP Update PDF · 08/08/2023
  • 91072 Board letter re. timeline PDF · 08/31/2023
  • 91361 Submission - NRR PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91362 Submission - PHP PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91363 Submission - EE PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91364 Submission - SBA PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91365 Submission - Energy Storage Canada PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91370 Letter from CA enclosing consultant's report PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91371 Submission - E1 PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91372 Letter from E1 enclosing Submission PDF · 09/26/2023
  • 91526 Letter from NSPI requesting extension to file Reply PDF · 10/10/2023
  • 91530 Board letter approving extension PDF · 10/10/2023
  • 91671 Letter from Municipality of Pictou County re heave fuels PDF · 10/20/2023
  • 92100 Email from NSPI re. refiled reply submission appendix a PDF · 11/27/2023
  • 92257 Email from NSPI enclosing Electrification Strategy Report PDF · 12/08/2023
  • 93313 Board letter re. request for presentation PDF · 03/06/2024
  • 93330 Letter from NSPI enclosing presentations PDF · 03/07/2024
  • 94193 Board Decision Letter PDF · 05/22/2024
  • 96558 Letter re: Update - NSPI PDF · 01/24/2025
  • 96745 Effective Load Carrying Capacity (ELCC) Study Scope Memo PDF · 02/12/2025

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Topics

Renewable Energy
171 passages across 22 documents
System Reliability
116 passages across 18 documents
Infrastructure Planning
110 passages across 24 documents
Grid Modernization
74 passages across 9 documents
Energy Efficiency
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Energy Storage
60 passages across 16 documents
Demand Side Management
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Integrated Resource Plan
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Generation Grid Resources
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Transmission Planning
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Energy Efficiency Budgets
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Capacity Market Participation
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Energy Efficiency Resource Assessment Model
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Regulatory Approval Processes
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Rate Design
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Cost Considerations
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Procurement Practices
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Generator Interconnection
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Stakeholder Engagement
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Distribution Planning
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Capacity Costs
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Heat Pumps
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Cost Effectiveness
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Regulatory Oversight
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Capital Expenditures
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Electricity Generation
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Power Infrastructure
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Energy Efficiency Financing
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Fuel Cost Adjustment
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Multi Year Planning Cycle
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Renewable Electricity Regulations
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Climate Adaptation
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Distribution
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Residential Programs
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Affordability
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Cost To Customer
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Load Management
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Regulatory Compliance
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Resource Costs
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Tariff Design
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Clean Fuel Regulations
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Environmental Goals And Climate Change Reduction Act
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Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia
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Rates And Money
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2025 Ace Plan
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Bca
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Environmental Compliance
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Incentive Structures
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Policy And Legislation
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Program Evaluation
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Revenue Requirement
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Cap And Trade
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Electricity Efficiency And Conservation Act Nova Scotia
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Low Income Programs
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Nuclear Power
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Rate Smoothing Adjustment
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Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf
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Carbon Capture Utilization And Storage
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Confidentiality
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Information Disclosure
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Innovation Research
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Ns Nb Reliability Intertie Project
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Participant Costs Benefits
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Wholesale Market Operation
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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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Cost Deferral
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Dcrr
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Demand Side Management Advisory Group
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Depreciation Amortization
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Emergency Response
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Energy Efficiency Conservation Agreement
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Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
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Energy Management Information Systems
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Equity Access
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Forecasting Methodology
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Jurisdictional Questions
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Nova Scotia Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations
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Performance Monitoring
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Power Purchase Agreement
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Rate Rider
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Smart Synergy
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Technology Penetration
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