Topic:"Energy Efficiency Resource Assessment Model" in M12558

DATE FILED: December 20, 2024 Page 5 of 40 1 1) Improve the customer reliability experience by reducing SAIDI by 20 percent from 2 the current five-year average of 5.10 and achieving the Performance Standards 3 1 SAIFI target of 2.05. 0F 4...

AI summary The document outlines NS Power's commitment to improving customer reliability by reducing SAIDI by 20% and enhancing grid resilience against climate change impacts. It references significant storms like Hurricane Dorian and highlights the importance of evaluating the economic value of outages for investment decisions.

be measured over time and incorporated into NS Power's fiveyear plan in future years? How will this be accomplished? - Were any alternative plans considered? If so, what were the alternatives and why was this plan selected over the other(s...

AI summary The text raises questions about how reliability improvements will be measured and integrated into NS Power's five-year plan, and whether alternative plans were considered. Synapse will request data from NS Power, including reliability data, investment criteria, and information on backup power, with a focus on specific populations and communities.

- 1 before they occur, while reactive investments are essential to address unavoidable failures and 1 Request IR-7: 16 (a) While NS Power can identify the rate class of a given customer on each feeder, the 17 customer types identified in S...

AI summary NS Power cannot track certain customer types such as the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia or low-income customers, as it relies on self-disclosure and lacks authority to compel such information. Additionally, NS Power does not track customer backup power or generators, and Electricity Canada's methodology does not account for behind-the-meter generation.

Request IR-78: - Regarding NS Power's response to IR-30: - a. Using an actual feeder and corresponding data from the response to IR-28, please provide an Excel spreadsheet that calculates, with working formulas, the feeder risk score. Plea...

AI summary The document outlines specific requests related to NS Power's response to IR-30, focusing on the calculation of feeder risk scores, definitions of key terms like 'problem feeder,' and the impact of variables such as communications and maintenance access on the score. It also requests clarifications on how the 30 percent threshold for 'structures off-road' is calculated.