Topic:"Climate Adaptation" in M10569

is less than 100%, what other types of back-up heating are 27 expected to be in place for heat pumps in 2050, and what percent of the market are 28 they expected to serve? 29 Date Filed: July 8, 2022 NSPI (E1) IR-9 Page 1 of 4 10 - Year En...

AI summary NSPI responds to EfficiencyOne's questions about heat pump backup systems, modeling efficiency tiers (Base, Mid, Best in Class) with corresponding COPs. The analysis includes climate change impacts on heating/cooling degree days and low-GWP refrigerant transitions, though specific technologies are not detailed.

1 Federally, the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act1 commits Canada to 2 achieving a 2050 net zero emissions target, and allows for the setting of interim targets 3 under the Act. These targets are currently set at 20 percent b...

AI summary The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act sets a 2050 net zero emissions target, with interim targets of 20% below 2005 levels by 2026 and 40% by 2030. The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan includes a 100% ZEV LDV sales mandate by 2035 and emphasizes electrification in transportation, industry, and buildings to achieve these targets.

ve formulations of 3 the warming trend. NS Power should continue to consider potential improvements to its 4 methods for addressing climate change scenarios in its load forecast.

AI summary The text recommends that NS Power should continue refining its methods for addressing climate change scenarios in load forecasting, emphasizing the need to account for warming trends in future planning.

cs (with honors) and history, Rice University, 1990. MPP, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1992. Concentration areas: Environment, negotiation, economic and analytic methods. PUBLICATIONS “Urban Areas,” with Judith...

AI summary The text outlines an individual's academic background in environmental policy and their publications on energy efficiency, climate change, and power markets. Key works include studies on urban ecosystems, utility performance incentives, and monopsony behavior in power generation.

iven the need for general consistency within Canada as a whole. We note however the inherent uncertainty of all economic forecasts and also that the future may diverge significantly from the forecast. The forecast now gives more considerat...

AI summary NSPI updated its forecast to reflect climate change impacts, adjusting heating and cooling degree day trends. The residential sector, comprising 45% of load, is projected to grow 6.6% with DSM programs, versus 13% without. Additional weather data had minimal impact and was not incorporated.

EV forecast, investigation of new technologies to reduce energy and peak demand, and the management of peak through the Smart Grid Nova Scotia (SGNS) project results and direct control water heaters. The CA filed evidence prepared by John...

AI summary The Consumer Advocate (CA) submitted evidence from John Wilson of Resource Insight Inc., recommending NS Power improve climate change scenario analysis, enhance weather station integration, refine peak load forecasting models, address modeling errors in residential energy models, and adjust assumptions about heat pump usage. Wilson also requested quarterly updates on the line loss determination model.

1 (b) Please elaborate on any coincidence factor associated with the electric backup of 2 heat pumps. Is any coincidence factor assumed for electric backup heating in the 3 RESHAPE analysis? 4 (c) What penetration of electric resistance he...

AI summary The text includes questions about heat pump backup systems, RESHAPE analysis assumptions, climate change impacts on heating/cooling degree days, low-GWP refrigerants, and EV charging management in Nova Scotia. NS Power is asked to elaborate on technical and modeling considerations.