Topic:"Rate Base" in M07151

17 2016 20178 20189 Total UARB Approved $33,210,000 $34,020,000 $34,920,000 $102,150,000 Balance Adjustment10 ($8,518,030) Nil Nil ($8,518,030) Net Contract Price to be Paid by NS Power11 $24,691,970 $34,020,000 $34,920,000 $93,631,970 18

AI summary The table shows the UARB Approved amounts for various years, including the adjustment and net contract price to be paid by NS Power. The figures indicate a steady increase in approved amounts over the years, with an adjustment in 2016 that reduces the total net contract price.

DATE FILED: October 30, 2015 Page 11 of 12 1 4.5 Rate Smoothing Adjustment _ _ _ _ _ COLUMN Α В С D E F Table 1 Table 2 FORMULA Column H Column K A + C System Benefit C total expenditu classes using CO re allocated to (75% of the tot direc...

AI summary The document presents a Rate Smoothing Adjustment table with various rate classes and their associated expenditures and relative shares. It shows how system benefit costs are allocated across different customer classes, with residential and general demand classes having the highest shares.

Table 1 (PCR) (2016) Unnamed: 0 Unnamed: 1 Unnamed: 2 Unnamed: 3 Unnamed: 4 Unnamed: 5 Unnamed: 6 Unnamed: 7 Unnamed: 8 Unnamed: 9 Unnamed: 10 Line # Table 4: 2017 PCR - Preliminary allocation of 2017 program costs among rate classes NaN N...

AI summary Table 1 from the 2016 PCR outlines the preliminary allocation of 2017 program costs among different rate classes. It includes system benefit costs and participating class benefit costs, with figures and relative shares for each rate class.

DSM Cost Allocation and Recovery (NSUARB M07151) NSPI Responses to Industrial Group Information Requests 1 9 10 Since the nature of DSM programs is such that they primarily benefit participating customers through reduced energy bills logic...

AI summary The document discusses the allocation of DSM costs, emphasizing that costs should be directly assigned to participating customers due to the benefits they receive. NSPI proposes using a cost-of-service basis for allocating DSM expenses in 2016, aligning with previous practices such as the 2014 Fuel Cost Deferral Settlement Agreement.

MONTHLY SYSTEM COINCIDENT PEAKS: REQUIREMENTS, SALES, AND LOSSES BY RATE CLASS IN MWh PER HOUR 2018 Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 Jun 2018 Jul 2018 Aug 2018 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 Nov 2018 Dec Annual Peak 3CP Large Industrial Wit...

AI summary The document presents monthly system coincident peaks by rate class in MWh per hour for 2018, and includes responses by NSPI to information requests regarding DSM cost allocation and recovery, referencing the 2014 COSS and 2016 budget variances.

2015 DCRR Annual Amount Amortization by Rate Class (2016 ‐ 2024) Rate Class 2015 DCRR Amount Accumulated Interest 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Residential 22,647,491 3,272,694 ‐3,240,023 ‐3,240,023 ‐3,240,023 ‐3,240,023 ‐3...

AI summary The document presents the annual amortization of the 2015 DCRR (Demand Cost Recovery Rider) across various rate classes from 2016 to 2024, showing negative values for each year, indicating amortization deductions. The data includes accumulated interest and total amortization amounts for each category.

No Allocation There is also merit in considering whether any initial budget should be set or imbalance calculated during this period. Until the next general rate application, DSM will not have a specific allocation in rates and, as such, D...

AI summary The document discusses the allocation of Demand Side Management (DSM) costs in the absence of a specific rate allocation, proposing that DSM expenses be absorbed into existing rates. NS Power requests the Board to acknowledge the recovery of 2015 and 2016 DSM costs as operating expenses and to address cost recovery for 2017-2019. The document also outlines the need for stakeholder input on cost allocation.

c. Tim Wood DSM Intervenors 2016 DSM Costs apportioned to rate classes using DSM cost allocation methodology 2016 DSM Costs apportioned to rate classes using class relative shares in rate base from 2014 COSS Variance between two approaches...

AI summary The table presents the apportionment of 2016 DSM costs to various rate classes using two different methodologies — the DSM cost allocation methodology and class relative shares in rate base from 2014 COSS — and highlights the variance between the two approaches. The data includes revenue figures, cost allocations, and percentages for each rate class.

Settlement Agreement WHEREAS the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (the "Board") provided its Decision on the 2014 Fuel Adjustment Mechanism ("FAM") Deferral Heming (M06475) on November 25, 2014; AND WHEREAS Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS P...

AI summary This Settlement Agreement outlines how Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power) will apply excess earnings to reduce the FAM Deferral Account, including a specific allocation of $41.3M by 2015, and sets terms for future earnings allocation and the suspension of the FAM incentive in 2015.

5. The FAM incentive will continue to be suspended in 2015. ( ( 6. Excepting with respect to the S. 21 deferral account amounts in 2015, it is agreed that any ratepayer group shall be entitled to apply to the UARB for a determination of th...

AI summary The FAM incentive is suspended in 2015. Ratepayer groups can apply to the UARB for determination on the treatment of fully amortized NS Power deferral accounts, with consultation required from NS Power before filing such applications.

fter the decision to file or not to file for a GRA. & lt;sup>3 NSPI (Multeese) IR-14. & lt;sup>4 NSPI (IG) IR-7. & lt;sup>5 NSPI (Multeese) IR-4. & lt;sup>6 Board Order of October 7, 2015 in M06733 approving DSM for 2016-2016 at $102.150 M...

AI summary The Industrial Group is concerned about the legislative amendments that prohibit rate changes during the three-year rate stability period. If NSPI does not file for a GRA but needs to recover DSM costs, it may have to defer and amortize these costs after the rate stability period, earning a return of 7.78% on the deferred asset.