P-2NSPI (UARB) IR-1 to IR-33; NSPI (Irving Oil) IR-1 to IR-7; NSPI (CBRM) IR-1 to IR-17 - Responses
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RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST TO: NSUARB FROM: NSPI Question IR-25: - (a) Please provide a detailed description of NSPI's forecasting and planning models referenced to in Item No. 10 of Attachment A. - (b) Also, provide the type of data...
AI summary NSPI responds to an information request by NSUARB regarding forecasting and planning models used by NSPI. The models referenced are PROSCREEN, a utility planning tool, and NSPI's internal financial models. PROSCREEN is used to assess cost-minimization options, while the financial model calculates revenue, costs, and income tax impacts.
Introduction PROSCREEN II, a computer software system developed by Energy Management Associates (EMA), The Utilities Division of EDS, supports electric and gas utility decision analysis and corporate planning. The system combines quality p...
AI summary PROSCREEN II is a comprehensive software system developed by Energy Management Associates (EMA) for utility planning and decision analysis. It includes twelve application modules and offers flexibility through a control system and a GUI, allowing users to manage data entry, scenario analysis, and reporting efficiently.
PROSCREEN II: Evolution of the Industry Leader PROSCREEN II is fully supported by the technical and consulting services of Energy Management Associates. PROSCREEN II is an evolving product. enhanced and upgraded continuously. The PROSCREEN...
AI summary PROSCREEN II is a continuously evolving utility planning tool developed since 1982. It has been instrumental in financial and resource planning for utilities, particularly in handling high interest rates, creative financing methods, and incorporating price elasticity feedback to manage demand and rate shock.
General Description PROSCREEN Il's advantage as an integrated planning system is its strength in all functional areas of utility planning. PROSCREEN Il allows analysts to address all aspectS of an integrated planning study at the depth and...
AI summary PROSCREEN II is an integrated utility planning system that offers comprehensive capabilities in demand and supply-side resource optimization, financial analysis, and production cost simulation. It is connected to EMA's PROMOD III system, allowing for seamless data integration and analysis of financial implications.
Diversity of Client Base and of Applications Over 85 utilities now rely on PROSCREEN Il for corporate and integrated planning. These utilities have diverse systems, demands, and organizational structures. Users include investor-owned, muni...
AI summary The document discusses the diverse applications of PROSCREEN II by over 85 utilities, including investor-owned, municipal, government, and cooperative entities, across various planning and evaluation activities such as demand-side management, financial forecasting, and environmental compliance.
Full Range of Evaluation Criteria PROSCREEN II provides a full range of evaluation criteria so that every aspect of a plan can be assessed: RATES Average Cass Prices - Base and Fuel Class Rate Increases - Base and Fuel ECONOMICS Present Wo...
AI summary PROSCREEN II offers a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria for assessing energy plans, covering rates, economics, reliability, financial integrity, customer impact, and societal and shareholder considerations. Key aspects include revenue requirements, cost assessments, reliability metrics, financial ratios, and stakeholder impacts.
Introduction The Capital Expenditure and Recovery (CER) Module provides a method of readily comparing and evaluating the economics of generation alternatives. In addition, the CER Module, through its interaction with the Financial Reportin...
AI summary The Capital Expenditure and Recovery (CER) Module is described as a tool for comparing and evaluating the economics of generation alternatives, and for analyzing the financial implications of projects or construction programs through its interaction with the Financial Reporting and Analysis (FIR) Module.
Public Power Capabilities in the Capital Expenditure and Recovery Module PROSCREEN II also has logic designed very specifically for simulating the mrique :financial decision environment of cooperatives, municipals and other public power en...
AI summary The PROSCREEN II module is designed to simulate financial decision environments for public power entities, including the automatic determination of debt financing for construction projects. The CER Module calculates bond sizing, issuance amounts, interest during construction, and amortization schedules using methods approved by the Federal Financing Bank, with results passed to the FIR Module for financing processes.
Output Reports The following repons are provided by t.l-ie CER Module: - Project Financial Cost Flows Bond Sizing Report - System Report Project Revenue Requirements - Oass Report System Revenue Requirements - Project Report Busbar Costs R...
AI summary The document outlines various output reports generated by the CER Module, including financial cost flows, revenue requirements, busbar costs, and diagnostics for evaluating processing results. These reports cover bond sizing, deferred taxes, AFUDC, plant closings, and other financial considerations.
Introduction The Financial Reporting and Analysis (FIR) Module is designed to combine results from the Load Forecast Adjustment (LF A) Module, the Generation and Fuel (GAF) Module, and the Capital Expenditure and Recovery (CER) Module, wit...
AI summary The Financial Reporting and Analysis (FIR) Module integrates data from multiple modules to generate financial reports and analyze the impact of various factors on company financial operations, including construction programs, capital market conditions, tax law changes, and rate adjustments.
escalation rates or annual amounts. - Users have the ability to enter any deferred debit or credit balances as well as any changes to these balances through deferred expense or revenue respectively. - Federal tax liability is calculated an...
AI summary The text describes capabilities related to tax calculations, rate increases, cost allocation, and financial impact analysis. It includes features such as deferred tax handling, automatic rate adjustments, cost of service methodologies, and tools for evaluating DSM program impacts.
Initial Calculations In producing financial results for any year, the FIR Module performs a set of initial calculations. Beginning balances are updated by additions to plant, depreciation, and changes in OVIP as transferred from the CER Mo...
AI summary The FIR Module performs initial calculations for financial results, updating balances with additions to plant, depreciation, and OVIP changes from the CER Module. Revenues and expenses are totaled, resulting in preliminary financial statements that are later adjusted through automatic financing and rate setting to meet desired cash levels and rate of return.
Public Power Application in the Financial Reporting and Analysis Module The FIR Module incmporates the explicit financial and rate change characteristics of REA cooperatives, municipals and joint-action agencies without the approximation a...
AI summary The FIR Module in PROSCREEN II is designed to model public power entities with specific financial and rate change logic, ensuring adequate net margin and compliance with coverage restrictions. It handles different incorporation types and automatically adjusts financing and rates based on assumptions, including tax liabilities for taxable cooperatives.
Fund Accounting Capabilities of the Financial Reporting and Analysis Module The FIR Module has extensive fund accounting capability, allowing the representation of a municipal utility's reserve fund requirements. The total of all reserve f...
AI summary The FIR Module provides comprehensive fund accounting capabilities, including modeling various reserve funds such as Debt Service Reserve Account, Reserve and Contingency Reserve Account, and Decommissioning Account, among others. These funds are represented on financial statements, with earnings and additions tracked accordingly.
Output Reports Standard reports provided by the FIR are formatted differently based on utility type (REA cooperative, investor-own~ municipal) and include: - Consolidated Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Statement of Cash Flows - Rate Ba...
AI summary The document outlines various standard and diagnostic reports generated by the FIR (Financial Impact Review) module, including financial statements, rate base reports, and detailed diagnostic analyses for different utility types and classifications.
($/kW-YR) YEAR GENERATION TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION 1996 $0.00 $26.34 $9.85 1997 0.01 26.86 10.05 1998 0.09 27.40 10.25 1999 0.33 27.95 10.46 2000 1.42 28.51 10.66 2001 4.29 29.08 10.88 2002 13.98 29.66 11.10 2003 24.75 30.25 11.32 2004 14...
AI summary The document provides a table showing ($/kW-YR) costs for generation, transmission, and distribution from 1996 to 2018. It also explains that marginal generation capacity costs were calculated using the Peaker method, which involves capital costs of combustion turbines weighted by expected loss of load hours relative to a planning target. Marginal energy costs were derived from EMA's production costing module (GAF) in the PROSCREEN II models.
Table UARB-IR-33-A Year Total Cost $ 1993 $6,469,294 1994 $6,867,993 1995 $15,109,881 1996 $17,179,806 1997 $21,653,635 1998 $16,206,960 b) Table UARB-IR-33-B lists the average and incremental cost of power purchases
AI summary The text presents Table UARB-IR-33-A, which lists the total cost in dollars for various years from 1993 to 1998. It also references Table UARB-IR-33-B, which details the average and incremental cost of power purchases.
Table UARB-IR-33-B Supplier A Supplier B Supplier C Supplier D Supplier E Off System Purchases A verage/Incr A verage/Incr A verage/lncr A verage/Incr A verage/Incr A verage/Incr ($/Mwh) ($/Mwh) ($/Mwh) ($/Mwh) ($/Mwh) ($/Mwh) 1993 $59.60...
AI summary The table provides average and incremental costs per MWh for various suppliers and off-system purchases from 1993 to 1998. The text mentions that existing power purchase contracts are being filed confidentially and that no future contracts are currently under negotiation with NSPI.
- 1. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year due primarily to seasonal factors. Sales and related production change significantly over the year as a result of marked differences in temperatures and dayli...
AI summary The text discusses interim financial results, noting they may not reflect full-year outcomes due to seasonal factors. It also mentions the presentation of financial statements assuming NS Power Holdings Inc. was the parent company as of January 1, 1998, and a $1.1 million charge against retained earnings for reorganization costs effective January 1, 1999.