Topic:"Demand Side Management Resource Plan" in M08059

% to 46% of capacity and Quebec’s use of 30%.9 The contribution of wind resources to capacity requirements must continue to be carefully examined; if Nova Scotia was to use a capacity credit of 20% 8 EPRI, Energy Storage Cost Summary for U...

AI summary The text examines Nova Scotia's capacity requirements, emphasizing the need to assess wind resource capacity credits and explore import capacity via the Maritime Link and New Brunswick. It highlights the potential of demand response and energy efficiency programs to address resource adequacy gaps, particularly under different coal plant retirement scenarios.

Fueled Thermal Fleet To and Beyond 2030 – M08059, Synapse Energy Economics Inc. (the Synapse Report), May 1, 2018, page 1. 3 Supra, The Synapse Report, page 2. 4 The Synapse Report, page 3. Page 3 of 8 REDACTED (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RE...

AI summary Synapse Energy Economics Inc. concludes that retaining Nova Scotia Power's coal fleet through 2030 is cost-effective for rate-payers, though uncertainty remains about the carbon regime's impact. NS Power expects clarity on carbon policy by late 2018, enabling an Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) exercise in 2019, contingent on updated demand-side management (DSM) studies.

t is indicated through 2030.1 And, NS Power also notes, properly, that these results do not reflect a “final determination as to the long-term utilization of these generation units”. However, the entirety of our analysis indicates that alm...

AI summary The analysis indicates that retiring a second coal unit before 2030 is economically viable in multiple scenarios, with lower overall costs compared to the reference plan. Synapse's report recommends confirming energy efficiency potential as part of the IRP process, emphasizing its role in displacing higher-cost energy sources.

l gas price and availability trends in the Maritimes. In addition, the following items noted in the Bates White fuel audit report likely should be addressed during the first phase of the IRP process: • Continue to evaluate new and existing...

AI summary The Board directs NS Power to complete an Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process by mid-2020, emphasizing pre-IRP analyses including wind resource evaluation, combustion turbine (CT) replacement economics, capital investment needs, and planning reserve margin analysis. The DSM Potential Study is due by July 31, 2019, to inform IRP assumptions.

ll of the above pre-IRP analyses by that same date. This will enable proceeding with timely confirmation of appropriate input assumptions for use in the modeling and analysis phase of the IRP process. Also, recognizing that the DSM Potenti...

AI summary The document outlines steps for the Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process, emphasizing pre-IRP analyses, stakeholder engagement in the DSM Potential Study, and Synapse's role. It concludes the generation utilization matter and notes ongoing regulatory coordination with NS Power, EfficiencyOne, and other stakeholders.