Topic:"Capital Expenditures" in M11689

2024 Load Forecast Report (NSUARB M11689) NSPI Responses to CA Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-1: 2 3 References: Exhibit N-1, pp. 19, 21; Exhibit N-2, CA RIR-1, M11108; and Exhibit N-1, 2024 4 ACE Plan, M11458, p. 128,...

AI summary NSPI explains that temperature, not cloud cover or wind gusts, drives long-term load forecasts. Wind gusts impact capital expenditures from storm damage, not energy consumption. Daily wind speed data is referenced in Synapse IR-4 Attachment 1.

1 Request IR-5: 2 3 References: Exhibit N-1, 2024 ACE Plan, M11458, p. 70, lines 9-20, stating that: 4 5 although the Load Forecast provides justification for specific capital projects, 6 it does not directly correlate with or support the...

AI summary The Load Forecast Report focuses on new housing starts but excludes non-housing new customer demands (e.g., detached garages, large renovations), leading to budget variances. NS Power argues that incorporating shorter-term trends is needed for accurate capital upgrade planning, as the current forecast does not align with new customer-driven work volumes.

of renewable energy in Georgia Power’s 2016 integrated resource plan, including portfolio diversity, operational and implementation risk, analysis of project-specific costs and benefits (including location and technology considerations), a...

AI summary The text details testimony in Georgia Power's 2016 and 2019 integrated resource plans (IRP) and demand-side management (DSM) plans, focusing on renewable energy adequacy, plant retirements, and procurement processes. In Nova Scotia, testimony addressed the Smart Grid project's cost classification, decommissioning, and capital expenditure plans, including hydroelectric decommissioning considerations.

testimony with Paul Chernick in Nova Scotia Power’s 2020 annual capital expenditure plan on behalf of the Nova Scotia Consumer Advocate. Potential to decommission hydroelectric

AI summary Paul Chernick testified on behalf of the Nova Scotia Consumer Advocate regarding Nova Scotia Power’s 2020 capital expenditure plan, highlighting the potential to decommission hydroelectric facilities as part of the plan’s considerations.

John D. Wilson  Grid Strategies, LLC Page 10 Nova Scotia UARB Matter No. M10110, direct testimony on Nova Scotia Power’s Wreck Cove hydroelectric project on behalf of the Nova Scotia Consumer Advocate. Reasonableness of project and unreso...

AI summary John D. Wilson of Grid Strategies, LLC provided testimony in multiple regulatory proceedings regarding the reasonableness of capital expenditures, cost recovery, and alignment with integrated resource plans (IRP) for energy projects. Key issues included project justification, prudence of remedial costs, and compliance with regulatory standards in Nova Scotia and other jurisdictions.

Dispatch Application on behalf of the Nova Scotia Consumer Advocate. Economic analysis. Additional applications for software. Contingency guidelines. Total cost of ownership.

AI summary The text references a Dispatch Application on behalf of the Nova Scotia Consumer Advocate, emphasizing economic analysis, software applications, contingency guidelines, and total cost of ownership considerations within a regulatory context.

r Advocate. Reasonableness of biomass fuel costs. Shortfall in expected customer benefits from Maritime Link transmission project. Regional joint dispatch. Accounting issues related to coal supplies and wind farm tax credits. Impact of dem...

AI summary The text discusses biomass fuel cost reasonableness, shortfall in benefits from the Maritime Link project, regional dispatch accounting issues, and demand response impacts on fuel costs. It references Nova Scotia UARB Matters M11009 and M11017, along with Kentucky PSC Case 2022-00402, addressing fossil fuel unit retirements and regulatory processes for capital expenditures.

John D. Wilson  Grid Strategies, LLC Page 12 of utility replacement portfolio and membership in PJM. Definition of dispatchable electric generating capacity. Use of dispatch practices including full flexibility operating mode for renewabl...

AI summary John D. Wilson of Grid Strategies, LLC provides testimony in Nova Scotia UARB matters and Washington UTC dockets, addressing load forecasting methods, DSM adjustments, capital expenditure plans, and smart grid initiatives. Topics include electrification forecasts, resource adequacy, and reliability investments.

Consumer Advocate. Classification of capital expenditures. Completion of business plan. Washington UTC Docket No. UE-240006, direct testimony on Avista’s 2024 General Rate Case on behalf of the WUTC Staff. Net power expenses. Impact of car...

AI summary The text references the Consumer Advocate's involvement in capital expenditures and business plan completion, testimony on Avista’s 2024 General Rate Case, net power expenses, carbon emissions policy impacts, and a revision to the energy recovery mechanism (ERM).

NS Power forecasts the 4,374 customer installs in the D061 routine capital 43 budget forecast and why it is reasonable for this number to differ from the 2024 residential 44 load forecast.

AI summary NS Power forecasts 4,374 customer installs in the D061 routine capital budget and explains why this number may differ from the 2024 residential load forecast, emphasizing the reasonableness of the projection.