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Topic:"Community Feed In Tariff" in M09096

Matter: Approval of a Supply Agreement for Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Activities between EfficiencyOne (E1) and Nova Scotia Power Inc.(NS Power), the establishment of a final agreement between the parties, and approval of a 2020-2022 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan
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E-23NSPI (IG) RIR-1 to RIR-10 - Redacted 2 passages
2020-2022 DSM IG IR-05 Attachment 1 Page 12 of 158 REDACTED (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REMOVED) p. p. 18
2020-2022 DSM IG IR-05 Attachment 1 Page 12 of 158 REDACTED (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REMOVED) Facility Fuel Type Winter Net Capacity (MW) Total Combustion Turbine 198 Pre-2001 Renewables Independent Power Producers (IPPs) 25.8 Post-2001Re...

AI summary The table details power generation capacities in Nova Scotia from 2020-2022, including 198 MW from combustion turbines, 133.9 MW from IPPs and renewables (including wind and feed-in-tariff projects), and 2405 MW total capacity. Data highlights renewable energy contributions and reliance on independent power producers.

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1 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND EMISSIONS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 2 3 6.1 Renewable Electricity Requirements 4 5 The Nova Scotia Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) includes a renewable energy 6 requirement for NS Power of 25 percent of energy sales in 2015, and 40 percent in 2020. 7 8 In addition to these requirements, Nova Scotia has a Community Feed-in-Tariff 9 (COMFIT) for projects which include community ownership that are connected to the distribution system and Net Metering legislation for renewable projects.[14](#page-37-1) 10 The current 11 Net Metering program was initiated in July 2011, and implementation of the COMFIT 12 program occurred in September 2011. 13 14 On April 8, 2016, the Province amended the Renewable Electricity Regulations to allow 15 NS Power to include COMFIT projects in its RES compliance planning. It also amended 16 the Regulations to remove the "must-run" requirement of the Port Hawkesbury biomass generating facility.[15](#page-37-2) 17 NS Power continues to have contractual obligations associated with 18 operation and maintenance of this biomass co-generation facility. 19 20 NS Power has complied with the renewable electricity requirement in all applicable 21 years. From 2015 through to 2017 the Company served 26.6 percent, 28 percent and 29 22 percent of sales, respectively, using qualifying renewable energy sources. NS Power's 23 production tracking and forecast for the current year indicate that renewable electricity 24 compliance will also be achieved for the year 2018. 25 p. pp. 36-37
1 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND EMISSIONS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 2 3 6.1 Renewable Electricity Requirements 4 5 The Nova Scotia Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) includes a renewable energy 6 requirement for NS Power of 25 percent of energy sa...

AI summary Nova Scotia's Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) mandates 25% (2015) and 40% (2020) renewable energy sales for NS Power. COMFIT and Net Metering programs support community and small-scale renewables. Regulatory amendments in 2016 allowed COMFIT inclusion in RES compliance and removed the 'must-run' requirement for the Port Hawkesbury biomass facility. NS Power exceeded RES targets in 2015-2017 and forecasts 2018 compliance.

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