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AL New Resources 2024-2033 Net MW Lingan 1, 3 & 4 HFO Operation 459 Retirements: Trenton 5 & 6 -304 Lingan 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Coal Operation) -607 Point Tupper (Coal Operation) -150 Point Aconi -168 Total Firm Supply MW Change Projected Over Pla...
AI summary The document outlines changes in power generation resources in Nova Scotia from 2024 to 2033, including retirements of coal and HFO units, and the operation of renewable energy facilities. Brooklyn Power’s biomass facility was temporarily offline due to damage but is now operational again. Lingan Unit 2 was placed in cold reserve but was recalled multiple times during winter 2022/2023 to support firm customer load.
Capacity Factor 54 44 37 37 39 46 45 40 41 34 Tufts (%) Cove 6 Unit 100 57 128 87 87 137 161 159 145 161 Cycles Service 5,734 6,799 5,868 6,257 6,020 6,111 5,598 5,074 5,225 4,082 Hours 1 2 3.3.3 Steam Fleet Utilization Outlook 3 4 Unit ut...
AI summary The document discusses the shift in unit investment planning for NS Power due to the integration of variable renewable resources, emphasizing the need to consider factors beyond traditional capacity factors, such as unit starts, operating hours, and asset health. It introduces the utilization factor (UF) to better forecast the future use of generating units.
Page 28 of 59 2023 10-Year System Outlook NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 4.0 QUEUED SYSTEM IMPACT STUDIES 2 3 Figure 12 below provides the location and size of the generating facilities currently in the 4 Combined Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Adv...
AI summary The document outlines the current status of queued system impact studies and highlights the Port Hawkesbury Biomass generating unit, which is transitioning from an energy resource interconnection service (ERIS) to a network resource interconnection service (NRIS) following system upgrades related to Transmission Service Request 400.
em upgrades associated with 13 Transmission Service Request 400 which is discussed further in Section . 14 15 Figure 12: Combined T&D Advanced Stage Interconnection Queue as of June 28, 2023 16 In-Service Request Inter- date Queue Date MW...
AI summary The document discusses transmission service requests and their associated interconnection agreements, including details such as request numbers, dates, counties, megawatt capacities, connection points, and statuses. These requests include biomass, tidal, and wind energy projects with various interconnection agreements executed.
Page 40 of 59 2023 10-Year System Outlook NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 6.0 RESOURCE ADEQUACY 2 3 6.1 Operating Reserve Criteria 4 5 Operating Reserves are resources which can be called upon by system operators on short notice to 6 respond to the unp...
AI summary The document outlines the operating reserve criteria for Nova Scotia Power as part of the Maritimes Area of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC). It specifies reserve requirements based on contingency losses and describes the shared responsibility between Nova Scotia Power and New Brunswick Power for ten-minute and thirty-minute reserves.
Major projects included in the plan have been included based on a preliminary assessment of need. 30 The projects will be subject to further technical studies, internal approval at NS Power, and DATE FILED: June 30, 2023 Page 51 of 59 2023...
AI summary The 2023 10-Year System Outlook discusses major projects included in the plan, which are subject to technical studies and approvals by NS Power and the NSUARB. It also highlights the increase in large-load requests, particularly from hydrogen production developers, and the progress on Load Impact Studies for both distribution and transmission systems.