NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Figure 6 - Five-Day Historic Peak Demand and Load Forecast 13 8 Figure 7 - Interruptible Customers and System Load 15 9 Figure 8 - Interruptible Industrial Customer Notifications 15 10 Figure 9 - Emer...
AI summary This report by Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (NS Power) details the company's response to a cold weather event in January 2026, including outage numbers, system information, customer advisories, interruptible load actions, and reserve assistance from neighboring utilities.
The outages occurring on January 23 and 26 were unrelated to the effects of the cold weather, and only a small portion of the outages on January 24 and 25 were directly related to the cold weather event (see Figure 2). In comparison to the...
AI summary Outages in January 2026 were largely unrelated to cold weather, with fewer customers affected compared to a similar event in February 2023. The impacts of the 2026 cold weather event on customers were significantly reduced due to improvements in manual and automatic load management operations.
DATE FILED: March 6, 2026 Page 22 of 23 1 • The performance of NS Power's generation fleet provided maximum output from 2 all available units. 3 • The addition of BESS was beneficial during the event, providing capacity and 4 reactive powe...
AI summary The document highlights the performance of NS Power's generation fleet, the benefits of BESS during peak load periods, and the absence of firm customer interruptions. It also notes the effective operation of the Labrador Island Link and Maritime Link, localized outages resolved by the engineering team, and coordination with neighboring utilities during an extreme cold weather event.