Topic:"Non Energy Impacts" in M11108

ther Nova Scotia forecasts for 2023. 27 28 (d) Figure 18 Commercial Economic Drivers provides Non-Manufacturing GDP and 29 Non-Manufacturing Employment with very small growth in 2023. Date Filed: June 20, 2023 NSPI (NSUARB) IR-4 Page 1 of...

AI summary The document references a 2023 Load Forecast Report and economic drivers data (Non-Manufacturing GDP/employment growth) submitted by NSPI in response to NSUARB information requests. The forecast context includes infrastructure planning and multi-year planning cycles.

Document: 303590 (P-194) Date Filed: 05/30/23 UARB Page 5 1 Request IR-12: 2 Page 59 of the Application states in lines 5 to 7 “Building efficiency is expected to improve, 3 although based on calibration done in 2013, improvements are expe...

AI summary The text includes six requests (IR-12 to IR-16) questioning the Application's use of outdated building efficiency data, discrepancies in new customer load forecasts, EV energy allocation assumptions, economic downturn considerations, and the inclusion of a COVID variable in modeling. Requests seek clarification on methodology, data sources, and justification for projections.

me in the residential model; • adjusting for small scale solar panel installations; • conducting additional sensitivity analyses; and, • incorporating the results from the Smart Grid project. The Load Forecast was adjusted for the RTR load...

AI summary NS Power adjusted the 2023 Load Forecast by subtracting 14 GWh starting in 2024, while maintaining peak forecasts to meet legal obligations. Variances in 2022 were attributed to weather, the pandemic, and heat pumps. Intervenors praised forecast improvements but emphasized researching electrification impacts and new technologies like Smart Grid and Time Varying Pricing.