N-1Distributed Energy Resource Integration Roadmap Cover Letter and Attachments
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Pillar 2: Enabling DER Participation This pillar focuses on creating the conditions that allow customers and third parties to adopt and participate in DER programs. Priorities include customer engagement, equity considerations, enabling te...
AI summary Pillar 2 focuses on enabling distributed energy resource (DER) participation by creating conditions for customer and third-party engagement, addressing equity, enabling technologies, demand response, time-varying rates, and future DER compensation and procurement frameworks.
Guiding Principles The goal of the DERIR is to provide a path that unlocks both grid and customer benefits from DERs, to support a more affordable, reliable, and clean electricity system for Nova Scotia. The following principles will guide...
AI summary The DERIR aims to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) in a way that delivers grid and customer benefits, ensuring affordability, reliability, equity, adaptability, and collaboration with stakeholders like E1 and IESO-NS.
TABLE 2: DERIR GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND HOW THE ROADMAP ALIGNS WITH THEM DERIR Guiding Principles How The Roadmap Aims to Align with the Guiding Principles Beneficial The DERIR identifies actions with potential to unlock system, customer, an...
AI summary The DERIR guiding principles focus on ensuring that DER integration is beneficial, affordable, reliable, equitable, adaptable, and collaborative. The roadmap outlines initiatives aimed at aligning with these principles, including DER valuation tools, integrated planning, equity frameworks, and stakeholder engagement.
Overview Customer engagement is key to building awareness and trust, developing DER programs which reflect Nova Scotians' needs and enabling broad participation. Simplicity and accessibility are also critical. If customers struggle to unde...
AI summary Customer engagement is crucial for developing effective DER programs that meet Nova Scotians' needs and ensure broad participation. Stakeholders emphasized the importance of equity, clear parameters, and coordinated messaging to avoid confusion and improve program outcomes. There were calls for more targeted approaches and stronger education to address barriers and increase participation, especially among small businesses.
Qualitative Assessment of Demand Response Programs Criteria Assessment Rationale Risk Management ●● MED Some expected risks relate to customer uptake and experience, equity impacts, and execution when scaling pilots to programs or expandin...
AI summary The document provides a qualitative assessment of demand response programs, focusing on risk management and equity impacts. Risks include customer uptake, equity impacts, and challenges in scaling pilots. Underdelivery on peak reductions or customer pain points could erode stakeholder confidence.