Topic:"Program Evaluation" in M12782

1 Request IR-1: 22 NS Power received completed or amended CNMP Participant Agreements. As such, the 23 average service levels for 2024 cannot be accurately calculated without this time and date 24 information. 1 Request IR-3: 2 3 4 Referen...

AI summary NS Power received CNMP Participant Agreements, but the average service levels for 2024 cannot be accurately calculated without time and date information. In 2025, NS Power met four of six Class 1 service standards, but two were not met. The Board directed a revision to the 'Execution of CNMP Participant Agreements' service standard. The request asks whether the unmet standards caused additional costs and if a cybersecurity incident impacted NS Power.

The SBA provided: The need for a hosting capacity map was identified several years ago in other matters but updates to the hosting capacity map have been paused due to the 2025 cybersecurity breach. The SBA respectfully submits that the re...

AI summary The SBA emphasizes the importance of restoring the hosting capacity map and using AMI meters for bidirectional billing to support the CNMP program. NS Power acknowledges the map's usefulness but clarifies it is informational and not used for interconnection studies or cost determination.

M12782 – Nova Scotia Power Incorporated – 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program In its decision in Matter M10872, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board directed Nova Scotia Power Incorporated to file an annual repor...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Incorporated filed its 2025 Annual Report for the Commercial Net Metering Program with the Nova Scotia Energy Board, as directed by the Utility and Review Board in Matter M10872. The report includes updates on service standards, hosting capacity analysis, and interconnection processes, but NS Power could not fully recover data related to the timing of CNMP Participant Agreements due to a cybersecurity incident.

Board Findings The SBA requested that NS Power host a webinar to demonstrate the functionality of the hosting capacity map. However, this request appears intended primarily to confirm that the map has been restored and updated, rather than...

AI summary The Board found that NS Power's tracking of CNMP service standards was beneficial and directed it to provide a similar analysis in the 2026 report. It also directed NS Power to host a technical session with interested parties. The 2025 CNMP Annual Report was accepted.