Topic:"Capacity Costs" in M11764

Capacity (MW) 4 3F NS Power solar & Community Solar 0.1 solar (firm) Total IPPs & Renewables 134.2 Total Capacity (NS Power and IPPs) 2550.9 1 2 Figure 4: Firm Generating Capability for Wholesale Market Participants Winter Net Wholesale Ma...

AI summary The text outlines capacity figures for NS Power and IPPs, including 0.1 MW for solar and 134.2 MW for total renewables. Figure 4 details firm generating capability for wholesale market participants, highlighting fuel types and winter net capacity. The data emphasizes infrastructure and resource planning for energy generation.

Capacity 20 21 17 20 12 1 2 2 2 1 Factor (%) Lingan Unit 44 18 23 25 12 7 8 10 7 6 324 Cycles Service 3215 3407 2526 2157 1043 171 209 273 242 172 Hours Capacity 24 25 21 31 10 2 1 2 2 2 Factor (%) Lingan Unit 35 19 23 25 15 5 6 7 7 8 424...

AI summary The text presents capacity factor data for various units at Lingan, Point Aconi, and Point Tupper, including details on service cycles, hours, and capacity factors over multiple years. The data reflects performance metrics for different units and years, highlighting variations in capacity and service cycles.

2024 10-Year System Outlook Report (NSUARB M11764) NSPI Responses to CA Information Requests REDACTED 1 Request IR-4: 2 3 Re: Exh. N-1, p. 19. 4 5 (a) Please provide an accounting of all costs associated with the five times Lingan Unit 2 6...

AI summary NSPI provided a detailed cost breakdown for five Lingan Unit 2 recall events, including startup, non-fuel operating, and fuel costs, along with generation data for each event. The response addresses an information request (IR-4) from the NSUARB regarding cost accounting for unit recalls.

REVISION 2 - REDACTED - 2024-08-26.PDF (pub.nl.ca) 2 From NLH - Q1 2024 Report on the Rolling 12 Month Asset Performance in Support of Resource Adequacy - 2024-04-30.PDF (pub.nl.ca) Date Filed: September 19, 2024 NSPI (NSUARB) IR-3 Page 2...

AI summary NSPI states it assumes reduced peak capacity from the NS Block, aligning with NLH's EqFOR value of 5% for the LIL. Historically, the full 153 MW NS Block was delivered during system peaks in the past three years, as per NSPI's response to NSUARB's information requests.

the maximum achievable output 26 of the unit. 27 28 (c) There have been no peak demand periods over the past 10 years when the capacity from 29 Wreck Cove exceeded 201.4 MW. Date Filed: September 19, 2024 NSPI (NSUARB) IR-4 Page 1 of 1 202...

AI summary NSPI corrected the Mersey Hydro System's nameplate capacity from 45.8 MW to 42.5 MW, explaining that the 82% ELCC rate results in a 34.9 MW peak capacity contribution. The 45.8 MW figure was an error and previously used in modelling studies. NSPI also agreed to add nameplate capacity columns to Figures 3 and 4.

2024 10-Year System Outlook Report (NSUARB M11764) NSPI Responses to NSUARB Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 • Point Aconi retirement moved from Winter 2028/29 to 2029 and additional forecasted 2 running hours resulting in additiona...

AI summary NSPI's 2024 10-Year System Outlook Report highlights delayed retirements for Point Aconi and Trenton 6 power plants, increased long-term utilization at Tufts Cove, and a placeholder for Trenton 5 refurbishment, all contributing to higher sustaining capital costs due to extended operations and revised forecasts.

1 Request IR-17: 2 3 In Section 6.2, Planning Reserve Criteria, NS Power quoted a portion of the NPCC reliability 4 criteria regarding probabilistic evaluation of resource adequacy and various factors that 5 need to be considered in that e...

AI summary NS Power states it has sufficient capacity to meet winter peak demand in 2024/2025, including 239 MW of reserve capacity, and expresses confidence in meeting demand during normal conditions. It also mentions that planning reserve margins are designed to handle abnormal situations such as unplanned outages or lower renewable generation.

One (1) of five (5) projects awarded a PPA withdrew from the program and will not proceed under the Rate Rate Base 373 2025 306 2026/2027 Base Procurement Procurement Program, reducing the capacity of the RBP wind projects from 373 MW to 3...

AI summary A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for one of five projects under the Rate Base Procurement Program was withdrawn, reducing the RBP wind projects' capacity from 373 MW to 306 MW. The text references filings under M11017 and the 2024 10-Year System Outlook Report (NSUARB M11764).

Path to 2030 2024 10 YSO Project Reconciliation Capacity (MW) Year Capacity (MW) Winter projects have been delayed and are expected to be to be online and available for the Winter 2026/2027 period. It is assumed that the capacity and energ...

AI summary The 2024 YSO Project's capacity is delayed until Winter 2026/2027. The withdrawn RBP project's capacity was reallocated to the Green Choice Program, increasing its maximum nameplate capacity from 350 MW to 416 MW by 2028/2029.

1 capacity needed to support adequate interconnection service will be studied and determined as part 2 of the Generator Interconnection Procedures (GIP). 3 4 Generation resources associated with the hydrogen facilities that connect to the...

AI summary The document outlines Nova Scotia Power Inc.'s (NSPI) Generator Interconnection Procedures (GIP), emphasizing compliance for hydrogen facilities and other projects. It notes NSPI's 3,000 MW transmission reservation, strict GIP timelines for interconnection requests, and requirements for Generator Interconnection Agreements (GIA), including equipment orders and financial assurances for network upgrades.

st IR-3: 35 Figure 3 shows the Nova Scotia Block with a maximum rated capacity of 145.4 MW during 36 the winter peak period. In its response to Board IR-3 in Matter M11221, NS Power stated that

AI summary The text references Figure 3, which illustrates the Nova Scotia Block's 145.4 MW winter peak capacity. It notes NS Power's response to Board IR-3 in Matter M11221, highlighting the entity's engagement with regulatory inquiries regarding generation capacity.

Document: 305605 Date Filed: Aug. 27, 2024 NSUARB (NS Power) Page 2 of 6 1 the NS Block includes the provision of 153 MW of nameplate firm capacity, and although it is 2 assigned a 98% ELCC in the 2019 Planning Reserve Margin and Capacity...

AI summary The document raises questions about NS Power's capacity assumptions for the NS Block and Wreck Cove Hydro, challenging the 95% ELCC value and discrepancies between stated capacity and actual output. It requests updates on data, continuation of reduced assumptions, and examples of peak capacity exceedances.

of 45.8 MW, but 28 the ELCC was reduced to 82% to account for potential additional outage hours associated with 29 the redevelopment project work. This reduction should result in a peak capacity contribution of 30 37.6 MW but Figure 3 show...

AI summary The text highlights a discrepancy between calculated peak capacity contribution (37.6 MW) and Figure 3's value (34.9 MW), requesting an explanation for the variance. It also asks to reproduce Figures 3 and 4 with an additional nameplate capacity column.

ure 3 shows 34.9 MW. Please explain that variance. 31 32 Request IR-6: 33 Please reproduce Figures 3 and 4 by adding an additional column to show nameplate capacity 34 for each line item. 35

AI summary The text references Figure 3 showing 34.9 MW and requests (IR-6) to reproduce Figures 3 and 4 with an additional column for nameplate capacity, aiming to clarify the variance in reported capacity values.