Topic:"Affordability" in M12521

2026 DSM Cost Recovery Rider (IG M12521) NSPI Responses to IG Information Requests 1 Request IR-11: 2 3 4 (a) To the extent the credit ratings agencies have released any further reports regarding 5 NSPI's credit ratings or its financial po...

AI summary NSPI responded to information requests regarding credit ratings and the DSM BA for 2025. It stated no new credit rating reports have been released and that the DSM BA for 2025 is not expected to impact credit ratings or financial position. Instead, NSPI emphasized the importance of a properly functioning DSM Rider to credit rating agencies.

oved DSM program costs that NS Power pays to E1. The BA reconciles differences between the PCR amount billed in a calendar year and the actual cost of DSM programs delivered in the same calendar year. The current application noted that in...

AI summary NS Power is applying for a 2026 Demand Side Management Cost Recovery Rider (DCRR) to recover costs for E1's DSM programs. The application includes a balancing adjustment (BA) to reconcile differences between billed and actual program costs, with a $0.8 million return to customers for 2024 variances. The Board has directed the exclusion of interest costs from the BA charge, deferring a full review of deferral and variance accounts to a future proceeding.