N-12026 10-Year System Outlook Report
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6 Nova Scotia Effective Load Carrying Capability Study, Energy+Environmental Economics, June 2026. Generation Resource Fuel Type Owner Capacity (MW) ELCC (%) Firm Capacity (MW) Demand Response Demand Response - NS Power & EfficiencyOne 16....
AI summary The document presents a table detailing the Effective Load Carrying Capacity (ELCC) study for Nova Scotia, including data on demand response programs and their contribution to the overall capacity and firm capacity. The study was conducted by Energy+Environmental Economics in June 2026.
3.2.6 Demand Response IESO Nova Scotia has included forecast increases in available demand response capacity, and its corresponding firm capacity contribution, in the 10-Year System Outlook Resource Plan in each year, as reflected in Table...
AI summary The 10-Year System Outlook Resource Plan includes forecast increases in demand response capacity from EfficiencyOne and NS Power's DSM programs. Contributions from E1's 2027-2031 DSM Plan and post-2031 capacity from E1's 2019 Potential Study are included, along with forecast contributions from NS Power's Critical Peak Pricing program.
Table 3: Additions and Retirements in the 10-Year System Outlook Resource Plan Additions Retirements Winter Generation Type Name Installed Capacity (MW) Firm Capacity (MW) Name Retired Capacity (MW) Wind Rate Base Procurement 273 54.5 Wind...
AI summary Table 3 outlines the additions and retirements in the 10-Year System Outlook Resource Plan, detailing wind, solar, battery storage, and other generation and demand response resources for various years from 2026/2027 to 2035/2036, along with retirements such as coal-to-gas conversions and coal plants.
Firm Resource Additions For energy limited resource additions (wind, solar, battery, demand response), the firm capacity contributions reflect the ELCC rather than installed capacity as discussed in Section [3.1.](#page-7-2) Wind projects...
AI summary The document discusses firm resource additions, focusing on wind, solar, battery, and demand response projects. It highlights the use of Effective Load Carrying Capacity (ELCC) for firm capacity contributions and mentions specific projects with established procurement timelines, as well as future procurements outlined in the 2023 Evergreen IRP.
Winter 2026/ 2027 2027/ 2028 2028/ 2029 2029/ 2030 2030/ 2031 2031/ 2032 2032/ 2033 2033/ 2034 2034/ 2035 2035/ 2036 1 Load Forecast 2 System Peak (with DSM) 2,497 2,526 2,549 2,563 2,593 2,620 2,652 2,689 2,730 2,765 3 Interruptible Load...
AI summary The table presents a 10-Year System Outlook (10YSO) with load forecasts, system peak, required capacity, existing and new firm resources, retirements, and reserve margin percentages for various years from 2026/2027 to 2035/2036. It outlines the capacity additions and retirements, including wind, storage, and coal-to-gas conversions, along with the resulting reserve margins.