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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 5 2.0 LOAD FORECAST ...........................................................................
AI summary The document outlines a regulatory proceeding's table of contents, focusing on generation resources, capacity changes, and utilization forecasts. Key sections include existing resources (e.g., Mersey Hydro, Wreck Cove Hydro), capacity adjustments (e.g., NS Power IRP Process, Brooklyn Power), and renewable projects like Annapolis Tidal.
....................................................................................... 20 3.3.1 Evolution of the Energy Mix in Nova Scotia ...................................................................... 22 3.3.2 Projections of Unit...
AI summary The document outlines sections covering energy mix evolution, system impact studies, environmental regulations, and resource adequacy. Key themes include renewable electricity requirements, infrastructure planning, and reserve criteria for grid reliability.
Interruptible Demand Response Firm Contribution Net System Contribution to Peak (reduction in Firm to Peak Peak Growth Year (MW) Peak only, MW) (MW) (MW) (%) 2013 136 - 1,897 2,033 8.0 2014 83 - 2,036 2,118 4.2 2015 141 - 1,874 2,015 -4.9...
AI summary The table presents historical and projected data on interruptible demand response contributions and net system peak growth from 2013 to 2029. It shows fluctuating MW values for demand response contributions, with notable increases starting in 2022, and corresponding percentage changes in peak growth, including a projected 12.6% growth in 2022 and stabilization in later years.
318 Trenton Coal/Pet Coke/Heavy Fuel Oil 304 Point Tupper Coal/Pet Coke/Heavy Fuel Oil 150 Lingan 10 Coal/Pet Coke/Heavy Fuel Oil 607 Coal/Pet Coke & Limestone Sorbent Point Aconi 168 (CFB) PH Biomass 43 Total Steam 1590 Tufts Cove Units 4...
AI summary The document lists power generation units with their fuel types and capacities, including coal, natural gas, and biomass. Footnotes discuss Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) values for renewables, Annapolis being out of service, and Lingan Unit 2's cold reserve status for winter 2023/2024.
rvice. Please refer to Section 3.2.. 10 Lingan Unit 2 will be retained in cold reserve in order to provide firm capacity for the upcoming winter (2023/2024). Please refer to Section 3. DATE FILED: June 30, 2023 Page 11 of 59 2023 10-Year S...
AI summary The document outlines plans to retain Lingan Unit 2 in cold reserve for winter 2023/2024 and provides a 2023 10-Year System Outlook detailing firm generating capacity from various sources, including combustion turbines, renewables, and IPPs, totaling 2593.7 MW.
rces and reassess as needed. 6 7 Figure 5 below shows the anticipated DSM and firm capacity changes over the ten-year period 8 starting in 2024. 9 10 Figure 5: Firm Capacity Changes & DSM 11 New Resources 2024-2033 Net MW DSM Peak reductio...
AI summary The text outlines projected changes in demand-side management (DSM) and firm capacity from 2024 to 2033, including DSM peak reduction, new resource additions (biomass, tidal, wind, battery), and maintenance adjustments (hydro derates, Wreck Cove LEM). It highlights a net increase in firm capacity through renewable and infrastructure projects.
Capacity Factor 39 59 41 55 53 7 2 1 2 2 (%) Point Unit 40 21 24 24 21 12 8 9 10 5 Tupper 26 Cycles Service 4,722 5,831 4,071 5,391 5,235 862 254 161 270 219 Hours Capacity Factor 16 17 12 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 (%) Unit 4 15 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tren...
AI summary The text provides capacity factor data and service hours for various units across multiple points (Tupper 26, Trenton 5, Trenton 6, Tufts Cove 1) over different periods. It includes percentages and numerical values indicating performance metrics for each unit.
Capacity Factor 54 44 37 37 39 46 45 40 41 34 Tufts (%) Cove 6 Unit 100 57 128 87 87 137 161 159 145 161 Cycles Service 5,734 6,799 5,868 6,257 6,020 6,111 5,598 5,074 5,225 4,082 Hours 1 2 3.3.3 Steam Fleet Utilization Outlook 3 4 Unit ut...
AI summary The document discusses the shift in unit investment planning for NS Power due to the integration of variable renewable resources, emphasizing the need to consider factors beyond traditional capacity factors, such as unit starts, operating hours, and asset health. It introduces the utilization factor (UF) to better forecast the future use of generating units.
Page 40 of 59 2023 10-Year System Outlook NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 6.0 RESOURCE ADEQUACY 2 3 6.1 Operating Reserve Criteria 4 5 Operating Reserves are resources which can be called upon by system operators on short notice to 6 respond to the unp...
AI summary The document outlines the operating reserve criteria for Nova Scotia Power as part of the Maritimes Area of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC). It specifies reserve requirements based on contingency losses and describes the shared responsibility between Nova Scotia Power and New Brunswick Power for ten-minute and thirty-minute reserves.
1 The PRM provides a basis for the minimum required firm generation NS Power must plan to 2 maintain to comply with NPCC reliability criteria; it does not represent the optimal or maximum 3 required capacity to serve other system requireme...
AI summary The text discusses the PRM and its role in ensuring minimum required firm generation for NS Power to meet reliability criteria. It highlights a severe cold weather event in February 2023, which tested system capacity, and explains the capacity contribution of renewable resources using ELCC and LOLE studies.
in the 2023 Load Forecast. 46 This 25 requirement is met by an increase in new fast-acting combustion turbine capacity in the latter part 26 of the 10-year horizon (please refer to Figure 19). 27 Energy+Environmental Economics, Planning Re...
AI summary The 2023 Load Forecast indicates a small PRM deficit from 2023 to 2026, which NS Power plans to address by increasing new fast-acting combustion turbine capacity. The forecast will be monitored and adjusted as needed.
e a medium-term outlook of the capacity resources anticipated to 6 be available to the Company compared to expected customer demand. 7 8 Figure 19: NS Power 10-Year Load and Resources Outlook 47 9 Load and Resources Outlook for NSPI - Wint...
AI summary The document presents a 10-year load and resources outlook for NSPI, showing projected firm peak demand, required reserves, and total capacity needs from 2023/2024 to 2032/2033. It also includes existing resources and planned biomass additions.