Topic:"Energy Storage" in M12782

y Synapse in Item 2 of its response to question 23 under M10872,[19](#page-11-4) and the following additional metrics (as noted in Section 2.4 of NS Power's Reply to Closing Submissions under M11626): DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 12 of...

AI summary The document discusses updates to hosting capacity analysis, including metrics from Synapse and NS Power's reply. It references the Renewable Electricity Regulations and details on energy storage, net metering projects, and CNMP's contribution to RES. The Company agreed to update the Board on RECs and excluded interconnection requests without CNMP applications due to staging processes.

(b) Yes, this refers to interconnection customers that, at the time of Report preparation, had not yet identified the program or option under which they were interconnecting. In accordance with the Interconnection Processes, interconnectio...

AI summary The text discusses the Community Net Metering Program (CNMP), explaining that some interconnection customers have not yet selected a program option. The CNMP is governed by the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations. Net metering customers using solar PV reduce energy purchases from NS Power, but their variable generation does not consistently reduce system peak demand, requiring NS Power to maintain firm generating capacity.

Request IR-4: Refer to M12782, Exhibit N-1(i), the 2025 Report Appendix A, and the two tabs entitled "2025 CNMP Applications" and "2025 CNMP In Progress" and answer the following questions: - a) Please confirm that as of today only one pro...

AI summary Request IR-4 seeks clarification on battery storage projects in NS Power's 2025 CNMP applications, the status of Active Interconnected BES, impacts on DGIP timelines, the meaning of 'Applying Aggregation,' and feeder status relative to past problem feeders. Questions focus on project specifics, procedural impacts, and compliance with infrastructure planning.