Topic:"Multi Year Planning Cycle" in M12247

Introduction Nova Scotia Power is pleased to provide this update to its IRP Action Plan On November 30, 2020, Nova Scotia Power submitted Powering A Green Nova Scotia, Together: 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Nova Scotia Utilit...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power submitted its 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, outlining a long-term strategy. Due to changes in environmental policy, load growth, and emerging resources, an Evergreen IRP process was initiated, leading to an updated Action Plan and Roadmap completed in August 2023. This document provides the fourth annual update covering 2024/2025.

the Path to 2030 report (2024 update), to that of the 2023 IRP. [Synapse comments, pp. 2 and 6-7] Such concerns were repeated in other submissions, particularly those of the Small Business Advocate: There are recent policy changes, such as...

AI summary The document highlights concerns from the Small Business Advocate and Synapse about NS Power's failure to evaluate recent policy changes like the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) in its IRP planning. NS Power has deferred updating CT price assumptions to NSIESO, despite its current role in providing accurate cost estimates for the next IRP. The Small Business Advocate emphasizes the need for NS Power to support NSIESO's resource planning with updated data.