Topic:"Cost Considerations" in M12784

rather than reduce current operating budgets. The 27 counterfactual—what costs would have been incurred in the future without 28 making the investment—is difficult, if not impossible, to establish with 29 precision. Date Filed: May 29, 202...

AI summary The text discusses the challenge of establishing a counterfactual for cost considerations without investment, emphasizing the difficulty in quantifying future costs. It references NSPI's 2025 Annual Performance Standards Report (NSEB M12784) and responses to the Nova Scotia Energy Board's information requests.

1 (b) Cost is one of several factors considered in NS Power’s reliability investment planning; 2 however, it is not evaluated in isolation and a fixed cost-per-km threshold is not applied 3 for bring-to-roadside projects. Costs vary signif...

AI summary NS Power emphasizes that cost is not the sole factor in reliability investments, with bring-to-roadside project costs varying widely due to terrain and complexity. They evaluate benefits like outage reduction and consider alternatives such as FLISR and vegetation management. Outage management systems track faults at protective device levels, not precise geographic locations.

average, in setting the 25 Circuit Average Interruption Duration Index (CKAIDI) and Circuit Average Interruption 26 Frequency Index (CKAIFI) standards, no longer justify the costs? If so, please explain. 27 28 Request IR-21: 29 Page 18 of...

AI summary The text raises two questions: (1) whether current CAIDI/CAIFI standards justify costs, and (2) a discrepancy in Exhibit N-1 regarding which feeders exceeded 2025 thresholds. It requests clarification on both issues.