N-12026 Load Forecast Report - Redacted
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LIST OF FIGURES 1 Figure 1: Historical and Predicted Annual Net System Requirement ............................................ 9 2 Figure 2: Historical and Predicted Annual System Peak ........................................................
AI summary The document lists figures related to historical and projected energy demand, system peak loads, heating and cooling degree days (HDD/CDD), and customer load trends, providing data for analysis in a regulatory proceeding.
1 Figure 43: Historical and Forecast Annual Residential Sales....................................................... 63 2 Figure 44: Building Characteristics and Structural Index................................................................
AI summary The text lists figures depicting historical and forecasted annual sales data across residential, commercial, industrial sectors, and other metrics like NSR. Visuals include breakdowns of sales components, growth trends, and variance analysis for energy sectors in Nova Scotia.
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AI summary The 2026 Load Forecast Report analyzes heating degree days (HDD) and cooling degree days (CDD) trends using 10 years of weather data (2016-2025). It identifies a warming trend with HDD decreasing by ~15/year and CDD increasing by ~1.4/year, applying regression analysis to project future load requirements.
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AI summary The 2026 Load Forecast Report provides an analysis of anticipated electricity demand in Nova Scotia for the year 2026. Key factors influencing the forecast include energy usage patterns, infrastructure planning, and the impact of energy efficiency programs on load growth.
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AI summary The 2026 Load Forecast Report provides an analysis of expected electricity demand in Nova Scotia for the year 2026. The report includes projections based on various factors such as population growth, economic development, and energy efficiency initiatives.
Residential Commercial Industrial Municipal Total Year Sector Growth Sector Growth Sector Growth and Other Growth Losses Energy Growth GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh GWh % 2016 4,264 -5.3% 3,133 -3.7 2,444 -0.5 179 -9.2 789 10,809 -2.6 2017 4...
AI summary The table presents energy consumption growth data across various sectors (residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, and other) from 2016 to 2028, showing fluctuating trends in energy usage, including both increases and decreases in different years.
ussed in Section 5, this variable was used to explain the increase in residential load from people working from home during the pandemic and subsequent years, but is removed from the forecast period. Binary shift variables are added to the...
AI summary The text discusses the use of binary shift variables in a linear regression model to explain variations in residential load and sales, including adjustments for anomalies in billing data and residual autocorrelation. These variables were added for specific months to improve model fit and address data irregularities.