Capacity Market Participation in M04819

1 Request IR-36 Reference: ENSC (Avon) IR-14(d), lines 13-152 Please describe qualitatively and quantitatively by what objective measure as expenditures3 occur, "ENSC will 'consider' the affected rate classes and directly assign costs"?4 5 Request IR-37 Reference: ENSC (Multeese) IR-6c, Attachment 2, resource plans – 2012 avoided costs of6 DSM.7 Do the resource plans include the outstanding proposed procurement of renewable energy by8 the REA for which approval of the PPA is being sought? Please explain in what year?9 10 Request IR-38 Reference: ENSC (Multeese) IR-6c Attachment 211 (a) Please reconcile the capacity additions to the total capacity figures on Synapse12 IR-14 Confidential Attachment 3.13 (b) What are NSPI's or the REA's plans for solicitations of new capacity? Please14 show wind, solar, hydro and other separately.15 (c) How much renewables capacity does NSPI require to meet the Renewables16 Energy Standard in each of the next 10 years?17 (d) Wind projects are shown in terms of nameplate capacity. What is the firm18 capacity of each?19 (e)20 (i) Explain the "back-up adder cost" of $10/MWh.21 (ii) How and when was this determined and why is it shown in US$?22 (iii) Is NSPI updating the back-up adder cost? Please explain the answer.23

1 Request IR-36 Reference: ENSC (Avon) IR-14(d), lines 13-152 Please describe qualitatively and quantitatively by what objective measure as expenditures3 occur, "ENSC will 'consider' the affected rate classes and directly assign costs"?4 5...

AI summary The text contains several regulatory requests related to cost allocation, renewable energy procurement, and capacity planning. It asks for explanations on how costs are assigned to rate classes, whether resource plans include proposed renewable energy procurements, and details on capacity additions, solicitations, and cost calculations.

Open document →