Topic:"Rate Base" in M10830

2.1 AVOIDED COSTS The 2022 RBIA used the following avoided costs. All values are nominal. There have been no changes to avoided costs since the 2023-2025 DSM Plan RBIA. - Energy : Updated avoided costs of energy from the recent NS Power 20...

AI summary The 2022 RBIA incorporated avoided costs from the NS Power 2020 Integrated Resource Plan, specifically the Actual Annual avoided costs of energy as calculated for the IRP Reference Plan (scenario 2.0C), provided to the DSMAG in August 2021. No changes to avoided costs have occurred since the 2023-2025 DSM Plan RBIA.

- used the Fitted Series Planning Reserve Margin (PRM) adjusted stream of avoided costs of - capacity, as calculated by NS Power for the IRP Reference Plan (Scenario 2.0C) and provided to - the DSMAG on August 20, 2021 for the E1 RBIA. The...

AI summary The text discusses the use of the Fitted Series Planning Reserve Margin (PRM) adjusted stream of avoided costs of capacity, calculated by NS Power for the IRP Reference Plan (Scenario 2.0C) and provided to the DSMAG on August 20, 2021 for the E1 RBIA, with details in Table 2.

22 dollars. The 2022 RBIA estimates the effects of 2011-2025 DSM programs on customer rates and bills throughout the full lifetime of the DSM impacts as compared to a no-DSM scenario, all else being equal. Over the lifetime of measures ins...

AI summary The 2022 RBIA estimates that DSM programs from 2011-2025 will save Nova Scotia Power customers over $2.5 billion on electricity bills over the lifetime of the measures, after accounting for program costs and avoided utility costs. The RBIA also highlights that while DSM investments are cost-effective, benefits are not evenly distributed among ratepayers.

ne# Rate and Bill Impacts of DSM on the Large General Class 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 Units Incremental DSM Savings 1.9...

AI summary This table presents the rate and bill impacts of Demand Side Management (DSM) on the Large General Class from 2011 to 2039. It includes incremental and cumulative DSM savings, expenditures, number of participants, and the levelized cost of saved energy over time.

3.2 Cost of Service Studies Cost of service Studies consist of an application of the following three sequential steps: - functionalization of revenue requirement to the four areas: generation, transmission, distribution and retail; - class...

AI summary The Cost of Service Study (COSS) involves three steps: functionalizing revenue requirements across four areas, classifying costs by energy/demand/customer, and apportioning costs among rate classes. Most costs are shared by all customers, except streetlight fixture costs, which are assigned exclusively to unmetered streetlight customers.

Table 1 Results for 2011-2039[1](#page-2-0) Customer Class DSM Participant Bill Impact DSM Non-participant Bill Impact Energy Rate Impact Difference between DSM and no-DSM ₵/kWh Proportion Residential - 5.0% 1.6% 0.318 2.08% Small General...

AI summary The table presents the bill impact of demand-side management (DSM) participation across various customer classes from 2011 to 2039. DSM participants experience lower bill impacts compared to non-participants, with the largest differences seen in small general and residential classes. A sensitivity analysis was conducted on avoided costs, with a greater impact observed on commercial customer bills, though no detailed analysis was provided in the report.

2022 RBIA Report The RBIA assesses how Demand Side management (DSM) affects NS Power's rates and its customers' bills. The model was designed by EOne and its consultant, Elenchus Research Associates, on a framework provided by Board Counse...

AI summary The 2022 RBIA Report evaluates how Demand Side Management (DSM) affects NS Power's rates and customer bills. It highlights the model's revision based on feedback from the DSMAG and includes avoided carbon costs and demand response activities. The analysis shows that DSM participants experience bill reductions, while non-participants face increases, with the Small General class seeing the largest changes.