Topic:"Performance Monitoring" in M12742

Plant Performance Availability Factor Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Annual Actual Annual Budget Prior Year Plant Lingan Unit 1 100% 95% 55% 41% 73% 92% 73% Lingan Unit 2 98% 100% 100% 77% 94% 88% 88% Lingan Unit 3 87% 45% 100% 94% 82% 92% 87% Lingan Unit 4...

AI summary The table presents availability factors for various Nova Scotia power plants across quarters and annually, comparing actual performance to budget and prior year figures. Availability is defined as (Operating hours + ABNO Outages) / 8760 hours. The 2024 Q3F Internal Forecast of $1,039M is noted as the budget basis.

Request IR-9: - Reference: Tab A6(3)NC - In rows 21 and 23, Point Tupper and Point Aconi demonstrated substantially improved DAFORs - relative to the prior year. What is NSPI's view of the cause(s) of these results?

AI summary The document requests Nova Scotia Power Inc.'s (NSPI) explanation for improved DAFORs at Point Tupper and Point Aconi compared to the prior year, as noted in Tab A6(3)NC.