Topic:"Rate Design" in M12782

y Synapse in Item 2 of its response to question 23 under M10872,[19](#page-11-4) and the following additional metrics (as noted in Section 2.4 of NS Power's Reply to Closing Submissions under M11626): DATE FILED: March 31, 2026 Page 12 of...

AI summary The document discusses updates to hosting capacity analysis, including metrics from Synapse and NS Power's reply. It references the Renewable Electricity Regulations and details on energy storage, net metering projects, and CNMP's contribution to RES. The Company agreed to update the Board on RECs and excluded interconnection requests without CNMP applications due to staging processes.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-1: 16 legislation, standard utility industry practices, Board directives, and other applicable 17 requirements. 18 19 With respect to Regulation 3.6, NS Power continues to assess what changes may be 20 require...

AI summary NS Power is assessing potential changes to Regulation 3.6, influenced by M10905 and amendments to the Electricity Act. They have not finalized proposed amendments and intend to file them for Board review at a later date, not as part of this Annual Report proceeding.

(b) Yes, this refers to interconnection customers that, at the time of Report preparation, had not yet identified the program or option under which they were interconnecting. In accordance with the Interconnection Processes, interconnectio...

AI summary The text discusses interconnection customers who have not yet selected a program option under the CNMP. It also explains that CNMP is governed by the Electricity Act and Renewable Electricity Regulations, and that net metering customers using solar PV do not reliably reduce demand during peak hours, requiring NS Power to maintain firm generating capacity.

Request IR-2: Refer to the "2025 Report" on page 12 of 13, at line 12, in Section 3.3 Planned or Pending CNMP Improvements there is the first of two references to the "response to question 23", and the second is in Section 3.4 Additional S...

AI summary Request IR-2 seeks clarification on references to 'question 23' in the 2025 Report, asking for specific exhibit/matter numbers, whether Synapse evidence includes planned CNMP improvements, the status of AMI data integration, and consistency of the report's statement with Synapse recommendations and Board directives.

bi-directional meters for billing purposes. The restoration of OTA functionality represents an operational efficiency improvement rather than a prerequisite for net metering participation or billing. In the interim, for new net metering cu...

AI summary The document discusses the restoration of OTA functionality for bi-directional meters, emphasizing its role in operational efficiency rather than net metering participation. NS Power has implemented manual processes for new net metering customers, with OTA reconfiguration expected by Q2 2026. The Hosting Capacity Map is noted as informational, not used for CNMP processes, and updates are paused pending GIS restoration.