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Topic:"Planned Outage" in M12451

Matter: Nova Scotia Power Inc. - 2026 General Rate Application (GRA)
11 passages 8 documents

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N-92026-2027 GRA Appendix 12 A-C - Cost of Service Study Process - Redacted 1 passage
(a) (b) (d) (c) p. p. 119
(a) (b) (d) (c) Duration (days, hours) Description Start time End time Cause 5, 20 Hurricane Dorian 7-Sep-19 10:30 13-Sep-19 7:26 Numerous trips to transmission elements caused by high winds Outage to line L-8001 to NB due to ice build-up,...

AI summary The document details two outages: one caused by Hurricane Dorian in September 2019, and another due to transmission line icing in January 2021. Both events led to disruptions in energy imports and customer interruptions. The text is part of a partially confidential GRA Direct Evidence Appendix.

N-132026-2027 GRA OE-01-13 - Redacted 3 passages
4.1.2 Maintenance Outages p. p. 65
4.1.2 Maintenance Outages Maintenance outages will be based on the Annual Thermal Maintenance Schedule produced by NS Power's Integrated Outage Planning Committee. In forecasting the outages, the Committee considers NERC/NPCC requirements...

AI summary Maintenance outages are planned based on NS Power's Annual Thermal Maintenance Schedule and NERC/NPCC requirements, with details documented in the Planned Outage Standardization Playbook for each facility.

4.1.11 Generating Unit Forced Outage Repair Time p. p. 65
4.1.11 Generating Unit Forced Outage Repair Time Information provided by Enterprise Asset Management includes expected minimum and maximum time to repair a problem associated with a forced outage.

AI summary The section discusses the expected minimum and maximum time to repair problems associated with a forced outage, based on information provided by Enterprise Asset Management.

Plant Performance p. p. 130
Plant Performance Unit Forced Outage & Management Response Plant Date Forced Outage Reason / Root Cause Duration (hrs) Management Response NSPI (FAM) A-6

AI summary The document discusses a forced outage at NSPI (FAM) A-6, highlighting plant performance and management response. It includes details about the date, reason, and duration of the outage.

N-20NSPI (Bates White) RIR 1-20 - Redacted 1 passage
CONFIDENTIAL (Attachment Only) p. p. 192
CONFIDENTIAL (Attachment Only) 1 include maintenance or forced outage rates and are based instead on historic performance. 2 These units are therefore not included in the response. 3 4 (c) Planned outage and maintenance hours for each unit...

AI summary The document discusses the methodology for determining planned and forced outage rates based on the GMS and PLEXOS model, as well as the environmental constraints and compliance measures used in the FAM/BCF rates for the 2026-2027 period. The response indicates that emissions constraints are not binding due to existing control technologies and renewable energy integration.

N-27NSPI (NSEB) RIR 1-152 - Redacted (settlement agreement attached at IR-1) 1 passage
9 p. p. 160
9 SAIDI 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5 Topics of discussion and feedback generally are centred around planned & unplanned 6 outages, upcoming tree trimming, upcoming capital upgrade work and specific customer 7 escalations. While formal m...

AI summary The text discusses topics related to planned and unplanned outages, tree trimming, capital upgrades, and customer escalations. It also mentions that community meetings have not informed NS Power's Value of Lost Load (VoLL) work, which is being handled separately. Additionally, customer satisfaction (CSAT) is not being used as a measure for the effectiveness of the Five-Year Reliability Plan.

N-31NSPI (ECC) IR 1 to 41 - REFILED 2 passages
Point Aconi p. p. 91
Point Aconi - 1 Unit 165 MW, CFB Boiler, In-Service 3/94, Fuel Coal / Pet Coke. - Unit 1 Expected retirement 2029. - o Will be retired by December 31, 2029 - Dates are subject to change - o Can't retire this unit without the new proposed C...

AI summary Point Aconi's Unit 1, a 165 MW CFB boiler fueled by coal and pet coke, is expected to retire by 2029, contingent on new CTs. Mine operations at Point Aconi hold sole resource extraction rights, with uncertainty about their future post-retirement. The limestone quarry at Kelly Rock is tied to the operational life of Point Aconi.

9.2 Daily Activities p. p. 5
9.2 Daily Activities While longer-term decision-making utilizes this approach, it is similarly applied in regularly daily decisions. Work prioritization standards consider all the same inputs as noted above, including asset criticality, he...

AI summary Daily activities involve work prioritization based on asset criticality, compliance, and maintenance standards. Dispatch decisions consider factors like fuel costs, environmental constraints, and operational limitations, especially in cases of generation unit failure.

N-60M12451 LINGAN 2 winter capacity 2025-25 1 passage
Findings p. p. 0
ects like it treated projects on other generating units where projects with different scopes of work on different assets are separated, including for Trenton 5 which has a similar retirement forecast. The Board considers LIN2 to present a...

AI summary The Board acknowledges the unique circumstances surrounding the LIN2 generating unit, noting its planned retirement and the need for cold reserve capacity due to forced outages and project schedules. It directs NS Power to submit LIN2 capital improvement projects as a Winter Capacity Requirement application until further notice.

20260109-1Hearing Transcript — 01/09/2026 (Pecurica, Willett, WIlliams, Flemming, MacIntosh) 1 passage
1 of possibilities as to exactly where the Control Centre 12 might not want to do that math on the stand, 13 Okay. Q. 14 (MacIntosh) but it would A. 15 reduce it. 16 Right. It would be material? Q. 17 (MacIntosh) Yes. A. 18 Yeah, yeah. So...

AI summary The discussion centers on the implications of not meeting the planning margin, including increased risk of interruptions for firm customers and non-compliance with NPCC NERC standards. The speaker also references the upcoming NERC Reliability Report, which may highlight increased risks in certain regions.

20260112-1Hearing Transcript — 01/12/2026 (Pecurica, Willett, Flemming, MacIntosh) 1 passage
1 different ways that our hydro facilities impact society, 2 impact the local communities, and so there's discussions 3 about those. There's discussions, as I said, about 4 pre-emptively, about planned outages and how those would 5 impact...

AI summary The text discusses the impact of hydro facilities on communities, planned outages, and communication strategies with customers. It also mentions that Nova Scotia Power did not provide a cost/benefit analysis for the creation of a new department in its Application.

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