Topic:"Integrated Resource Plan" in M03632

da PSC 910759; Petition of Florida Power Corporation for Determination of Need for Proposed Electrical Power Plant and Related Facilities; Floridians for Responsible Utility Growth; October 21 1991. Florida Power's obligation to pursue int...

AI summary The text outlines various regulatory proceedings from multiple states, focusing on integrated resource planning, demand-side management, and cost recovery mechanisms. Key issues include utility obligations to pursue integrated resource planning, failures in establishing the need for new facilities, and the evaluation of street-lighting options and efficiency measures.

Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improved Air Quality Current methods of electricity generation produce 50 percent of Nova Scotia's greenhouse gas emissions, and the vast majority of our air pollutant emissions. The 2008 Nova Scotia Wi...

AI summary The Renewable Electricity Plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality by displacing fossil fuels with renewables and natural gas. It outlines steps including legislative action, public hearings, and program reviews. The plan also estimates potential cost savings from increased wind capacity and mentions the Integrated Resource Plan's assumptions regarding carbon pricing.

5.2 Affordability provisions in the Renewable Electricity Plan [38] The Renewable Electricity Regulations direct the manner in which the COMFIT tariffs are calculated based on estimated cost. It is important to remember, however, that the...

AI summary The Renewable Electricity Plan includes affordability provisions, noting that implementing COMFIT may increase electricity bills by 1-2% annually. The Board is concerned about the impact on ratepayers and emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to ensure affordability while transitioning to renewable energy.

he steps, to the results of similar ratemaking exercises in other jurisdictions and to other concerns such as interest coverage, using the spreadsheet model and inputs to it discussed in our evidence. Each of the three steps introduces sub...

AI summary The project team acknowledges the uncertainty in balancing costs and policy objectives, referencing similar ratemaking exercises and the need for the Panel to consider this. The COMFIT program is noted for requiring review due to uncertainty in project types and costs. Synapse's approach involved judgment in setting tariffs based on government guidance and a range of possible developer scenarios.

- THE CHAIR : Thank you. Page 6 NSUARB-BRD-E-R.10 3 account. 4 We note that at several places in the 5 Renewable Electricity Plan, government states that they 6 will review, and if appropriate, adjust the COMFIT program 7 in 2012. We belie...

AI summary The text discusses the need to review and potentially adjust the COMFIT program in 2012 due to uncertainty around the types and costs of projects that may apply. It also outlines the process of selecting representative plants for each COMFIT to develop rates reflecting basic cost recovery as outlined in the Renewable Electricity Plan.