Topic:"Rate Base" in M03669

ELECTRICITY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT FUND - 27 (1) There is hereby established the Electricity Demand-side Management Fund. - (2) The Fund consists of - (a) any electricity demand-side management transitional funds contributed from Nova Scot...

AI summary The Electricity Demand-side Management Fund is established with contributions from Nova Scotia Power, assessments on public utilities, and other contributions. It is managed by the Corporation, segregated from other assets, and used exclusively for demand-side management programs. Surpluses are retained for future use, and the Fund cannot be used for general provincial obligations.

rporation all information necessary to enable the Board to fulfil its duties. - 38 The Public Utilities Act applies mutatis mutandis to the supervision of the Corporation under Section 37, except that - (a) the Corporation is not entitled...

AI summary The Public Utilities Act applies to the Corporation with modifications, restricting rate-of-return recovery and prioritizing this Act over conflicts. DSM charges are recoverable via rate base. A transition plan for DSM administration from NSPI to ENSe was approved by the Board with conditions.

gas purchased on a long term contract. The three Tufts Cove steam units and the two LM6000 combustion turbines were often on the margin for the purposes of pricing the ELI 2P-RTP tariff." (pages 8-9) Second, Mr. Whalen simply assumes that...

AI summary The analysis critiques Mr. Whalen's assumptions about energy savings from DSM programs, noting he overlooks cost allocation challenges for the ELI class, fails to account for non-fuel fixed costs, and ignores the ELI class's revenue/cost ratio. It highlights risks of overestimating savings and misallocating costs due to DSM's demand reduction impacts.