Topic:"Fuel Cost Adjustment" in M12687

In reviewing the Company's annual COMFIT report for 2021, the Board inquired about rates paid to facilities operating under the Renewable Energy Community Based Feed-In Tariff for Biomass Combined Heat and Power Projects (COMFIT Biomass CH...

AI summary The Board reviewed the Company's 2021 COMFIT report and inquired about the rates paid to facilities under the COMFIT Biomass CHP Tariff. The tariff sets an energy payment of $175 per MWh, which may change over time. In 2025, biogas facilities in Shubenacadie, Gore, Tracadie, and Bible Hill were paid $200.25/MWh due to an automatic fuel adjustment mechanism based on the Consumer Price Index for Nova Scotia.

In its 2025 Annual Load Forecast Report, NS Power indicated that the total system energy requirement was forecast at 11,607 GWh[1](#page-1-0) . The 2025 Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) Annual Report[2](#page-1-1) subsequently reported an a...

AI summary NS Power's 2025 Annual Load Forecast Report estimates total system energy at 11,607 GWh, while the actual system requirement was 11,473.6 GWh according to the Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) Report. COMFIT energy accounted for 4.4% of total system energy but 6.4% of fuel and purchased power costs, with a higher cost per MWh compared to the average fuel cost.

COMFIT Biomass CHP Tariff The Renewable Energy Community Based Feed-In Tariff for Biomass Combined Heat and Power Projects (COMFIT Biomass CHP Tariff) states that the energy payment will be $175 per MWh, and that the rate may change over t...

AI summary The COMFIT Biomass CHP Tariff sets an energy payment rate of $175/MWh, adjustable via fuel cost reviews. NS Power's 2025 Report shows payments at $200.25/MWh to four facilities, citing an automatic fuel adjustment mechanism tied to Nova Scotia's Consumer Price Index and diesel costs. The Board accepts the report as filed.