Topic:"Load Management" in M12247

NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-4: 23 (d) Please see the response to part (c). Please also refer to IG IR-6. 1 Request IR-17: 2 3 Refer to Exhibit N-1, 2025 Evergreen IRP, page 41 of 42, regarding the Net Zero Atlantic 4 study. 5 6 (a) Pleas...

AI summary The document discusses the status of the Net Zero Atlantic study and the implications of the hybrid heating electrification profile on NS Power's resource planning. The response indicates that the study is ongoing and aligned with Load Management initiatives under the Nova Scotia Clean Power Plan.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-1: 2 3 Reference: Extent of new modeling in support of Action Plan update. 4 5 (a) State whether NSP conducted any new capacity expansion or production cost 6 modeling as part of this IRP Action Plan and Roadm...

AI summary The document outlines a request for information regarding the extent of new modeling conducted by NSP in support of an IRP Action Plan and Roadmap update, including how modeling results were used, whether new modeling was conducted post-Clean Electricity Regulations, and whether the update incorporates recent load forecasts and DSM plans.

1 Request IR-1: Reference: Extent of new modeling in support of Action Plan update. - 2 a. State whether NSP conducted any new capacity expansion or production cost 3 modeling as part of this IRP Action Plan and Roadmap update. - i. If yes...

AI summary The document requests information on NSP's new modeling for the IRP Action Plan update, including capacity expansion, production cost modeling, compliance with Clean Electricity Regulations, use of recent load forecasts and DSM Plan, and reference to Matter M12217.

3.2025 ACTION PLAN UPDATE NSPI recently filed an update to its 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan.[16](#page-7-0) This is the fourth annual Action Plan Update. It contains information on changes to the electricity planning environment, as well...

AI summary NSPI updated its 2023 Evergreen IRP Action Plan in 2025, relying on the 2025 10-Year System Outlook and Path to 2030 reports but omitting recent load forecasts and capacity modeling. Critics note it failed to justify increased CT usage in resource plans or compare updates to the 2023 IRP. The plan aligns with the Nova Scotia Clean Power Plan’s 600 MW fast-acting generation target by 2030.