N-9-(i)Appendices A-N
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2020 IRP FINAL ASSUMPTIONS SET 14 Nova Scotia Power IRP Final Report Appendix B Page 16 of 112 2020 IRP: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS (EXISTING & DEFINED POLICY) MARCH 11, 2020 2020 IRP FINAL ASSUMPTIONS SET 15 Nova Scotia Power IRP Final Rep...
AI summary The 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlines environmental assumptions, including applicable legislation such as the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity Regulations and the Clean Fuel Standard, which require coal units to meet GHG emissions intensity targets or retire.
July 2020 Category Comment # Comment NS Power Response Scenarios - EAC-01 Model scenarios that achieve zero GHG emissions The GHG scenarios being modeled incorporate GHG emissions significant emissions reductions, from ~5MT at the Ecology...
AI summary The Ecology Action Centre comments that the GHG scenarios modeled by NS Power are inconsistent with required emissions reductions and do not include zero emission scenarios, despite mentioning delayed targets. NS Power responds that their Accelerated Net Zero 2045 case aims for absolute zero by 2050.
1. Nova Scotia’s Sustainable Development Goals Act is a significant milestone in the province’s climate plans, and actions adhering to these emission goals is a welcome scenario. The EAC supports the notion of a steep reduction in reducing...
AI summary The text discusses Nova Scotia's Sustainable Development Goals Act and the importance of studying zero-emission scenarios. It highlights the benefits of firm capacity imports and grid reliability improvements, while expressing concerns about the risks of relying on gas turbine infrastructure and natural gas purchases due to potential carbon emissions.
a Scotia Utility and Review Board 3rd Floor, 1601 Lower Water Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3S3 Via Email: [email protected] September 17, 2020 Re: M08929 – Integrated Resource Planning Dear Ms. Godbout and Ms. Fris: Envigour...
AI summary Envigour Policy Consulting Inc. acknowledges the comprehensive nature of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) but highlights the rapidly evolving public policy and technology landscape, as well as gaps in the IRP's consideration of broader energy and climate change agendas, supply risks, and policy benefits of early decarbonization actions.
Roadmap/Action Envigour From this, we suggest that the final Roadmap and Action Plan reference the need for a The Roadmap will address the longer-term needs for process updates; the action plan is a near-term Plan (Quest / regular and incl...
AI summary The text discusses the need for a Roadmap and Action Plan to update processes related to technology, business models, and policies impacting the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). It also highlights the continued reliance on natural gas for grid reliability and environmental goals, as well as investments in diesel combined cycle (CT) capacity to address reliability issues.
own homes and invest in solar PV systems would experience significantly less impact that those not in a financial position to do so. The possibility that public policy not only enables this, but is in fact subsidizing such investments, fac...
AI summary The text discusses the impact of public policy on energy affordability, highlighting that those who can invest in solar PV systems experience less financial burden. It also references Nova Scotia Power's emissions trajectory under the Net Zero 2050 plan and the Town of Wolfville's climate mitigation efforts as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals Act (2019).
most polluting energy utility in Canada. This is an opportunity for all key stakeholders involved in the IRP 2020 to decarbonize NSPI and make it one of the least polluting energy utilities in Canada. Given the declarations of climate emer...
AI summary The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) argues that the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2020 does not go far enough in planning for emissions reductions in the electricity sector, given the climate emergency and various government commitments. The EAC calls for increased ambition in the IRP to align with future targets and ensure sustainability, affordability, and reliability.
L3 process would stand to benefit from being managed by an independent third party, with environmental advocacy and the pillars of affordability, reliability and sustainability as core principles. The EAC believes that Nova Scotia still ha...
AI summary The Ecology Action Centre (EAC) supports phasing out coal-fired electricity by 2030 and emphasizes the need for a just transition that benefits vulnerable groups. They highlight the role of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board in regulating NSPI under current legislation and advocate for an independent third party to manage the process.
1 Page Nova Scotia Power IRP Final Report Appendix L Page 68 of 125 The “signposts” identified within the Report are key to determining which trajectory is followed particularly for wind capacity build-out through the next decade. Consider...
AI summary The response emphasizes the importance of clarifying key findings from the IRP Final Report, particularly the role of the electricity sector in facilitating decarbonization through electrification without increasing electricity rates. It highlights that this finding, though mentioned in the report, is not sufficiently emphasized in the summary.
ecarbonizing the stationary energy sector; as the IPCC Draft Report acknowledges, “electrification of energy end uses in other sectors is an important tool to achieve deep decarbonization affordably.” Given this requirement, the Town of Wo...
AI summary The Town of Wolfville supports the 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) by Nova Scotia Power, which aligns with provincial decarbonization goals. The plan includes strategies for transitioning to a cleaner electricity grid and enabling electrification in other sectors like transportation and heating.
resource needs, as the dispatch increases in net peak hours • Water management to maximize annual energy production is an important consideration in the management of hydro dispatch, not included in the production cost model P a g e 5 45 N...
AI summary The document discusses the need for further analysis to refine the small hydro ELCC in the context of operational practices, as well as the potential impacts on the IRP results if the ELCC of domestic hydro units is found to be lower than assumed.
sustainability as core principles. Action Plan and Roadmap. In addition to these stakeholder engagement sessions, NS Power held individual meetings with stakeholders and consultants on a number of occasions. All IRP information and documen...
AI summary NS Power's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) includes commitments to full coal retirement and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals Act. The IRP process involved stakeholder engagement and public access to information via the IRP website.
will continue to plan its system with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. At the time of engaging E3, the SDGA framework was not established. The 80% CO2 reductions below 2005 levels by 2050 was chosen as it is considered to be...
AI summary Nova Scotia Power is planning its system with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. At the time of engaging E3, the SDGA framework was not yet established, and an 80% CO2 reduction below 2005 levels by 2050 was chosen as a target.
Category Participant Comment NS Power Response decarbonization”. Notwithstanding the Pathways analysis, all of NS Power’s scenarios are considered to be SDGA compliant (with the exception of the Comparator Scenario). The IRP modeling perio...
AI summary NS Power discusses its compliance with the SDGA and the implications of implementing DERs as outlined in HalifACT. The IRP modeling period spans 2021-2045, with projected emissions reductions to 0.5 to 0MT of CO2 by 2050. NS Power acknowledges HRM's concerns regarding DERs and their alignment with HalifACT.
enarios, NS Power agrees that if its Reference Plan or elements of Action Plan, and Roadmap will be vetted for actual its IRP Action Plan are no longer consistent with compliance with Provincial environmental law once the government enviro...
AI summary NS Power acknowledges the need to update its IRP Action Plan if it no longer aligns with provincial environmental policy. Richard Hendriks comments on load forecasting methodology, noting overestimations in Canadian forecasts and the lack of allowance for coal retirements or electrification. NS Power states that load forecasting is not currently within the scope of the IRP.