Topic:"Demand Side Management" in M12558

1 Request IR-20: 2 3 (a) Can NS Power identify the prevalence of customers with backup power on feeders? 4 How robust is NS Power's data on customers with backup power? Does NS Power 5 have data on all installations of backup power, or onl...

AI summary The document discusses NS Power's lack of routine data collection on customer backup power installations, except in specific cases like net metering or particular projects. It also addresses whether deploying backup power could be a solution for reliability issues on feeders with few customers, noting that it is not currently used for this purpose.

1 Request IR-34: 12 (d) communities that are served by equipment that is overloaded or feeders that are 13 constrained; 14 15 (e) critical facilities; 16 17 (f) customers with or required to have backup power 18 19 (g) other customer types...

AI summary The response to Request IR-34 addresses the determination of risk ratings for customers and feeders. It clarifies that customer rate class, Mi'kmaq status, and medical information are not used in risk rating. Critical facilities are not included in feeder risk ratings, and feeder loading and balance are considered in condition scoring at the circuit level.