Topic:"Heat Pumps" in M12349

.......... 26 17 Figure 15: Household Size ........................................................................................................ 27 18 Figure 16: Residential Economic Drivers ................................................

AI summary The text lists figures analyzing economic drivers, heat pump adoption, electric vehicle (EV) impact, and solar photovoltaic (PV) effects on energy demand. It includes forecasts for residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, as well as comparisons of heating technologies and EV load modeling.

1 items to be tracked more directly to help fine-tune future forecasts. The PV forecast has been 2 updated based on actual installations in 2024. Key end uses are discussed individually below. 3 4 As with the 2024 Load Forecast, the foreca...

AI summary The document discusses the growth of heat pump usage in Nova Scotia, citing factors like grants and financing programs, and references the hybrid adoption scenario used in forecasts. It also notes the update of the PV forecast based on 2024 installations and the use of E3's load shape forecasts for space heating and EVs.

1 Figure 24 shows the forecast for residential installations and changes to saturation and intensity 2 over the forecast period. 3 4 Figure 24: Heat Pump Forecast Overall Overall Overall Overall Total % Install % Install % Sat. Heating % S...

AI summary The text presents a forecast for residential heat pump installations, showing an increase in cumulative installations and changes in saturation and intensity over time. The forecast indicates a steady rise in both heating and cooling intensity from 2025 to 2035.

2025 Load Forecast Report (NSEB M12349) NSPI Responses to SBA Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-3: 2 3 Refer to Report, Section 4.4.1, Heat Pumps, page 34 of 94 and respond to the following: 4 5 (a) Please list all the pro...

AI summary NSPI's response to SBA's IR-3 request clarifies that the 2025 Load Forecast assumes government policies will align with net-zero goals through unspecified incentives, rather than explicitly modeling specific heat pump incentives for commercial customers.

heat pumps. 26 27 (vi) NS Power does not estimate peak impacts of heat pumps specifically. The E3 data 28 is used as a proxy for the impact of heat pumps to peak. 2 https://www.ethree.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/E3_NS-Power_Electrificat...

AI summary NS Power does not estimate the peak impacts of heat pumps specifically and instead uses E3 data as a proxy for these impacts. The document references a 2025 Load Forecast Report (NSEB M12349) and NSPI responses to Synapse Information Requests.

onversions for low- and moderate-income households. Heat pump installations in 2024 reached about 22,250 units, up by about 5 percent (about 1,000 units) from the previous year’s estimate for 2024. 17 As with NSPI’s previous forecasts, NSP...

AI summary NSPI reports increased heat pump installations in 2024 and adjusts its load forecasts for hybrid systems using E3's modeling, reducing energy and peak load projections by 2035.

ign or other programmatic options. 5. NSPI should continue to evaluate and update its solar installation projections and coincidence factors for solar so they align with the latest data. 6. NSPI should begin to incorporate the impacts of r...

AI summary The text outlines several recommendations for NSPI regarding the accuracy and comprehensiveness of its load forecasting and analysis, including updates to solar projections, incorporation of rate design impacts, and scenario analysis for uncertain technologies and programs.

Document: 322941 Date Filed: 07/24/25 Page 3 1 Request IR-9: 2 Figure 24 provides a table with the Heat Pump Forecast from 2025 to 2035. 3 a) Please explain why the % Install Non-Elec. Heat has been reduced to 66% from 68% used 4 in the pr...

AI summary The text outlines regulatory requests seeking explanations for changes in heat pump and water heater forecasts, EV load modeling assumptions, and electrification revisions. It asks for clarity on data sources, accuracy improvements, and the impact of population and housing estimates on residential sales projections.

1. Trade Tariffs: Analyse how 2025 U.S. trade tariffs affect the economic forecast. If the Conference Board forecast does not capture these impacts, NS Power should create its own method to incorporate the effects of tariffs. 2. Residentia...

AI summary The text outlines NS Power's initiatives to refine forecasting models for trade tariffs, heat pumps, EVs, solar, housing, industrial RtR, municipal load, ELCC, and demand response. Emphasis is placed on improving accuracy through scaling factors, empirical data validation, and separate modeling of technologies like heat-pump water heaters.