Topic:"Performance Monitoring" in M12349

1 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2 3 NS Power develops an annual forecast of energy sales and peak demand requirements which assess 4 the effects of end-use and economic factors on the future power system load and load shape. The 5 forecast is a foundat...

AI summary NS Power's 2024 Load Forecast Report was reviewed by the NSUARB through a paper hearing process. Intervenors including the Consumer Advocate and EfficiencyOne provided input, with the Board encouraging NS Power to improve forecast accuracy by evaluating residential model variables. The Board acknowledged NS Power's commitment to continuous improvement.

amount in the response to part (a). Date Filed: August 19, 2025 NSPI (CA) IR-2 Page 1 of 6 REDACTED (CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REMOVED) 2025 Load Forecast Report (NSEB M12349) NSPI Responses to CA Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 (c)...

AI summary NSPI responds to information requests regarding AMI technology's impact on peak demand, TVP rate performance, and data requirements for load forecasting. Questions focus on timelines for AMI benefits, peak event analysis, TVP savings projections, and data needed for program evaluation.

Evidence Regarding Nova Scotia Power’s 2025 Load Forecast Evidence RE: M12349 Prepared for the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board September 10, 2025 AUTHORS Kenji Takahashi Aidan Glaser Schoff Selma Sharaf Ben Havumaki 485 Massachusetts...

AI summary The document provides evidence on Nova Scotia Power’s 2025 load forecast, prepared by Synapse Energy for the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. It includes sections on forecast comparisons, sector and DSM overviews, Board directives from Matter 11689, and previous forecast recommendations.

ted annually., Therefore, according to NS Power, it was appropriate to revise the EV forecast in response to the end of government incentives. -7- Findings NS Power’s rebuttal stated, “Each annual Load Forecast report reflects continuous i...

AI summary NS Power revised its EV forecast due to the end of government incentives. The Board agrees that its Load Forecast reports have improved methodologies and values intervenor input. NS Power must implement agreed recommendations, monitor housing completions, and investigate unexplained residential sales variance. The Board acknowledges NS Power's model adjustments for policy changes affecting electrification and technology adoption.

-4- increasing on a per EV basis more so than the previous Reports. This forecast is worth revisiting for the 2026 Load Forecast Report to confirm accuracy. In the 2023 decision, the Board did not agree with NS Power’s attribution of the C...

AI summary The document discusses load forecast variances, the Board's rejection of NS Power's pandemic and heat pump explanations for 2022 NSR discrepancies, and directives to re-evaluate unexplained variances. It notes reduced unexplained variance in 2024, declining demand projections due to RtR adoption and solar growth, and a 7.3% general demand decline by 2035.