Topic:"Capital Expenditures" in M12282

ity, greenhouse gas reductions) would have better results than seen under the TRC, however this is not a comment on whether they will pass or fail. Date Filed: July 4, 2025 E1 (SBA) IR-17 Page 1 of 1 Request IR-18: Please list all the fact...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) outlines factors beyond the Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) test for determining DSM program funding, including equitable allocation, customer bill impacts, Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) requirements, historical spending, industry capacity, and emerging technology support. Responses to IR-19 are incomplete, focusing on financing arrangements and per capita funding data requests.

Project Development, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Mitigation Provide support in project development, local investment opportunities or socio-economic impact mitigation programs for energy projects, including northern Manitoba, Yuko...

AI summary The text outlines support for energy project development, socio-economic impact mitigation, and community compensation resolution in regions like northern Manitoba, Yukon, and NWT. Examples include transmission line valuation for Indigenous claims, NWT rate strategy development, and feasibility studies for tribal utilities and hydro projects.

te of between approximately $2.6 and $3.4 billion in capital expenditures on the electric distribution and transmission system which would be needed in less than 20 years. Even at 25 percent electrification of gas load, peak demand would i...

AI summary The analysis highlights that electrification of gas load could lead to increased capital expenditures on electric infrastructure and higher peak demand, but integrated gas and electric systems offer solutions to manage the energy transition.

II. SBA PERSPECTIVE ON DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS Q. What is the perspective of small businesses regarding DSM versus other types of investments recovered through customer rates? A. Having participated in DSMAG meetings for several...

AI summary The SBA acknowledges DSM's potential to reduce peak demand and lower capital investments, aligning with Nova Scotia's Clean Energy goals. However, factors like maintenance, load growth, and regulatory requirements may offset DSM savings, as evidenced by NS Power's capital expenditure filings. This is framed as an 'all else equal' comparison.

EXPERT TESTIMONY FORUM ON BEHALF OF MATTERS Nova Scotia Utilities and Review Board Nova Scotia Small Business Advocate M11692 Nova Scotia Power Storm Cost Recovery Rider M11458 Nova Scotia Power 2024 Annual Capital Expenditure Plan M11220...

AI summary The expert testimony section lists multiple matters before the Nova Scotia Utilities and Review Board and the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, including cost recovery riders, capital expenditure plans, decarbonization deferral accounts, fuel adjustment mechanisms, and infrastructure replacement programs.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE: - Utility Regulation and Rates, including Depreciation - Project Development and Planning - Utility Resource Planning

AI summary The document outlines key areas of experience in utility regulation, including depreciation, project development, planning, and resource planning. These areas reflect expertise relevant to regulatory proceedings in Nova Scotia's energy sector.

Project Development, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Mitigation Provide support in project development, local investment opportunities or socio-economic impact mitigation programs for energy projects, including northern Manitoba, Yuko...

AI summary The text outlines support for energy project development, socio-economic impact mitigation, and local investment opportunities in regions like northern Manitoba, Yukon, and NWT. It includes examples of projects such as transmission line valuation for Indigenous claims, rate strategy development in NWT, and hydro system resiliency studies.

efficiency programs and in opposition to a proposed rate case settlement agreement to eliminate such programs. (2021) - Sierra Club (Maryland). Provided strategic support on testimony on cost-effectiveness and other rules governing expansi...

AI summary Energy Futures Group, Inc. is involved in energy efficiency programs, opposing rate case settlements that would eliminate such programs. Entities include Sierra Club, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, and others, with activities spanning strategic support for gas infrastructure rules, regulatory filings, and analysis of efficiency programs' cost-effectiveness and integration into capacity markets.

Request IR-14: - Page 35 of the EFG Report states that the "best option may be to consider ancillary services as embedded within the generation and capacity avoided costs." - a. Please explain how the avoided costs for generation and capac...

AI summary Page 35 of the EFG Report suggests embedding ancillary services within generation and capacity avoided costs. The request seeks clarification on how avoided costs account for ancillary services' impact, highlighting a key debate in cost methodology and resource valuation.

Request IR-19: - Please provide efficiency program funding per capita in each Canadian province and if the cost-effectiveness test includes all the 'benefits' being proposed in this application. - a) Please indicate if the programs are 100...

AI summary The request seeks per capita efficiency program funding data across Canadian provinces and clarification on whether the cost-effectiveness test includes all proposed benefits, along with inquiries about program financing arrangements.

Request IR-20: - Please comment on whether a test similar to the proposed BCA Test should be used by the following: - a) Natural Gas Utilities for customer programs and resource planning. - b) Water Utilities for customer programs and reso...

AI summary Request IR-20 seeks input on applying a BCA Test to Natural Gas and Water Utilities, the Province of Nova Scotia's budgeting, and NSPI's resource planning and capital expenditure criteria. The proposal aims to standardize evaluation methods for customer programs, resource planning, and infrastructure decisions.

s it then was) considered the matter of a deferral of DSM funds and whether such deferral would properly be included in the NS Power rate base. In its decision, the Board commented: [33](#page-18-1) The [Department of Energy] DOE raised th...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) questioned the inclusion of deferred DSM funds in NS Power's rate base, citing a 7.78% financing cost versus available 3% bank rates. The Board emphasized that DSM, administered by EfficiencyOne (E1), is not a utility capital asset, undermining the use of NS Power's WACC for DSM evaluations. The DOE advocated deferring DSM costs during budget setting, while the Board directed E1 to explore cheaper financing options under the PUA.

r broad societal impacts and host customer impacts.[29](#page-10-6) Mr. Neme testified: [ 26 ](#page-10-1) Transcript, Day Two, September 23, 2025, pages 512-513. [ 27 ](#page-10-3) See[:https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/...

AI summary Mr. Neme argues that applying cost-effectiveness tests inconsistently would lead to absurd outcomes in energy planning. Incorporating the global social cost of carbon would skew Integrated Resource Plan and capital planning processes, though these aspects are beyond the proceeding's scope. This highlights risks of broad PUA interpretation.

on of the BCA as proposed that I think you can avoid by focusing on PAC. If you don't avoid it, the PAC, then you've got to get into how are we making sure we're not double counting." [61](#page-13-3) Eastward submits that in determining t...

AI summary The text discusses balancing legislative requirements in benefit-cost analysis (BCA) and avoiding double-counting with Peak Avoidance Cost (PAC). Eastward emphasizes using a social cost of carbon test for Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and least-cost alternatives, while EFG suggests applying the same test for supply and demand side comparisons. Nova Scotia Power's capital expenditure criteria are also mentioned.