Topic:"Clean Fuel Regulations" in M11764

2024 10-Year System Outlook Report (NSUARB M11764) NSPI Responses to SBA Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-4: 2 3 Refer to the Report Section 5.3 - Anticipated Policy Changes – Clean Electricity Regulations. 4 On p. 42 of...

AI summary NSPI responds to SBA's query about Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) impacts, referencing the Evergreen IRP's inclusion of a 50g/GWh emissions performance standard. NSPI states this standard was applied across all 2035 net-zero scenarios in their planning assumptions.

2024 10-Year System Outlook Report (NSUARB M11764) NSPI Responses to SBA Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Item 5 of the Evergreen IRP Roadmap indicates that NS Power will track the ongoing 2 development of the CER and monitor for ch...

AI summary NSPI states it will monitor Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) developments beyond the Evergreen IRP's current modeling. It emphasizes the importance of emitting resources for grid reliability, citing stakeholder feedback and the 2035 CER implementation timeline. NSPI anticipates CER will align with peaking generation needs, referencing Tufts Cove unit forecasts.

he Tufts Cove units. In addition, the CER comes into effect in 2035, 18 which shows a decrease in gas generation in 2035 relative to 2034 in Evergreen IRP 19 Scenario CE1-E1-R2. 1 2023 Evergreen Integrated Resource Plan - Updated Action Pl...

AI summary The Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) are set to take effect in 2035, leading to reduced gas generation in the 2023 Evergreen Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Scenario CE1-E1-R2. The text references the 2024 10-Year System Outlook Report (M11764) and the Evergreen IRP (M11307), highlighting regulatory and planning developments.

y planning to ensure that any needed modifications are incorporated in a timely manner to allow least- cost planning and robust stakeholder engagement in the decision-making process. • Peaking plant regulations. One of the significant poli...

AI summary NSPI's long-term resource plan faces risks due to proposed changes in ECCC's Clean Electricity Regulations (CER), which may allow continued use of emitting generators in peaking capacity. NSPI currently relies on these proposed changes and has not considered alternatives without emitting generation, posing risks if final regulations differ or additional rules are enacted.

this time. " 5 This approach represents a risk if the final regulations arc not as permissive as NSPI is currently expecting, or if additional regulations arc enacted in the future. • Reserve margin deficiency beginning in 2031. The Load a...

AI summary NSPI expresses concerns that the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) may not be sufficiently permissive, risking resource planning challenges. It also highlights a projected reserve margin deficiency by 2031, with uncertainty around capacity contributions from non-NSPI programs like Renewable to Retail.