Evaluation Scorecard Eastward notes that for the first time in Nova Scotia IESO Nova Scotia is proposing to evaluate factors other than least cost as a part of the IRP, and as such has "provided an initial scorecard for stakeholders to con...
AI summary Eastward Energy critiques Nova Scotia IESO's proposed IRP evaluation scorecard, arguing that allocating 30% of the assessment to non-least-cost factors (GHG, technology risk, economic growth) risks affordability concerns. They recommend reducing this to 15% initially and request clarification on how economic growth metrics, such as job creation, will be quantified.
Industrial Group To the IRP Team – On behalf of the iG, we have reviewed the comments previously filed and offer one additional consideration not yet addressed: First, we share the concern of BW regarding weighting of non-least cost factor...
AI summary The Industrial Group (IG) supports using long-term NPV as the primary determinant for the preferred resource plan in Nova Scotia's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). It criticizes the proposed 10% weighting of the economic growth metric for overstating job creation benefits while ignoring electricity cost impacts on industries and export sectors. The IG urges explicit prioritization of NPV over non-cost metrics in the Terms of Reference (TOR) and final IRP, emphasizing affordability and reliability constraints.