Topic:"Commercial Industrial Programs" in M11689

2024 Load Forecast Report (NSUARB M11689) NSPI Responses to NSUARB Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-13: 2 3 On page 39, the report discusses the peak impact assumptions for charging. NS Power 4 identifies that the model a...

AI summary NSPI responds to NSUARB's queries on EV charging assumptions (70% managed, 30% unmanaged) and PV installation revisions. The managed charging ratio is based on E3's experience, while PV projections were revised to reflect new commercial net metering legislation allowing up to 1,000 kW for commercial customers.

y Trends (Section 4.4, pp 30-50) 24 a. Please provide in electronic spreadsheet format the end-use data in the form of 25 saturations and efficiencies from NRCan and U.S. EIA used for the residential and 26 commercial models. 27 b. Please...

AI summary The text contains regulatory requests for data on residential and commercial energy modeling, including end-use efficiency data from NRCan and U.S. EIA, adjustments to align with NS Power billing data, and questions about the E3 scenario's net-zero emissions targets and load forecasting methods.

9 c. Refer to Figure 17. Please provide for all the forecast years: 10 1. Total number of residential customers, 11 2. Number of customers for HP, Hybrid, Resistance, Wood, and Fossil Fuel heating 12 systems as indicated in Figure 17. 13 3...

AI summary The document requests detailed data on residential and commercial heating technologies, including heat pump adoption rates, customer segmentation, and forecasted numbers. Specific focus is on heat pump saturation (44% in 2024), customer class breakdowns, and alignment with figures 17 and 18.

Date Filed: May 29, 2024 Synapse (NSPI) Page 5 of 24 1 5. Number of customers using heat pumps as primary heating with supplemental 2 resistance heating, 3 6. Number of customers using hybrid heat pumps with a breakdown of customers by 4 t...

AI summary The document requests detailed data on customer heating technology usage (heat pumps, oil, gas, propane) and clarifications on NSPI's commercial heating forecasts and modeling approaches, including hybrid scenario definitions and peak load impact calculations for 2030/2035.

Date Filed: May 29, 2024 Synapse (NSPI) Page 13 of 24 1 f. Has the estimated impact of ongoing changes associated with COVID-19 changed since 2 the previous load forecast? If so, please explain in detail. 3 g. Please provide the inputs and...

AI summary The document includes regulatory requests for detailed explanations on load forecast assumptions, home size growth, EV charging behavior impacts, and commercial sector load effects from COVID-19. Questions focus on methodology, data inputs, and regulatory implications for energy efficiency and rate design.