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Page 5 of 60 2022 10-Year System Outlook NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 • A summary of environmental and emissions regulatory requirements, as well as forecast 2 compliance in Section 5. Section 5 also includes projections of the level of renewable 3...
AI summary NS Power's 2022 10-Year System Outlook updates its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to align with Scenario 3.1C, reflecting revised load forecasts and environmental policies. The 2020 IRP's reference plan (2.0C) is no longer optimal due to changes in electrification and carbon policy. A 2022 Evergreen IRP study will refine long-term strategies, informing future system outlooks.
27.5 2025 6 (annual) 2026-2029 21.5 2030 4.5 (annual) 1 2 The Sustainable Development Goals Act 38 (SDGA) stated Nova Scotia’s goals to achieve 3 province-wide greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 10 percent below levels emitted...
AI summary Nova Scotia's Sustainable Development Goals Act set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, which were later replaced by the more stringent Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act. The cap-and-trade program allows NS Power to purchase GHG credits, but due to limited availability, the company plans to reduce emissions through fleet dispatch and purchase of reserve credits.
des, the compliance strategy is 20 expected to consist of a reduction of GHG emissions though fleet dispatch and purchase of 21 additional reserve GHG credits at the end of the compliance period. 38 An Act to Achieve Environmental Goals an...
AI summary The document discusses NS Power's compliance strategy under the GHG cap-and-trade system, focusing on reducing emissions and purchasing reserve GHG credits to meet requirements. It also references the Act to Achieve Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity, which has not yet been proclaimed in force.
Page 35 of 60 2022 10-Year System Outlook NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 to 2030, effective January 1, 2015. The amended regulations replaced annual limits with multi- 2 year caps for the emissions targets for SO2 and NOx. 3 4 The Province introduced...
AI summary The document outlines amendments to Nova Scotia's Air Quality Regulations, introducing multi-year emissions caps for SO2, NOx, and Hg, with specific limits for different periods from 2020 to 2029.
1 containing consumer products, which reduced the amount of mercury going into the environment 2 through landfills. Credits approved by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (ECC) may 3 be used to compensate from the deferred emission...
AI summary The text discusses environmental policies and carbon pricing mechanisms in Nova Scotia, including the use of mercury credits and the implementation of the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act (EGCCRA). It outlines the federal carbon price trajectory and provincial compliance options, such as cap-and-trade or hybrid models.
to phase out coal- 24 fired electricity generation in the Province by 2030, provincial GHG reduction targets of 53 percent 25 below 2005 levels by 2030, Net Zero by 2050 (discussed further in Section 5.4) and a zero- 26 emission vehicle ma...
AI summary The text outlines Nova Scotia's commitment to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030, align with provincial GHG reduction targets, and mandate zero-emission vehicles. It references the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act and a link to a related Canadian government page.