N-2Terms of Reference
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Scope of TOR Synapse will include the following topics in its assessment: - Review of NS Power's historical reliability performance standards and current SAIDI and SAIFI targets. - Review and summary of recent NS Power annual performance s...
AI summary Synapse will assess NS Power's reliability performance, including historical data, current targets, and community-specific reliability analysis. It will also evaluate NS Power's methodology for setting reliability goals, compare performance with other utilities, and assess the 5-year plan's effectiveness in meeting 2025 targets.
- Initial Virtual Technical Conference: A two-hour technical conference will be held to allow for discussion of issues and potential solutions after participants review the draft TOR. - Written Comments on draft TOR: Approximately three we...
AI summary The document outlines a series of steps in the regulatory process for NS Power's reliability plan, including technical conferences, written comments, and the development of a final report by Synapse. The process involves stakeholder engagement and the refinement of the reliability plan ahead of the 2027 ACE Plan filing.
NS Power will provide written comments to Synapse on the draft report. - Final Synapse Report: A final version of the Synapse report with findings and recommendations on NS Power's reliability plan will be filed with the Board and parties...
AI summary NS Power will submit written comments on the draft Synapse report regarding their reliability plan. A final Synapse report will be filed with the Board, and submissions or comments will be invited. The Board will decide if an oral hearing is required before issuing a decision.
N-3NSPI (Synapse) RIR 1 to 65
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- 1 before they occur, while reactive investments are essential to address unavoidable failures and 1 Request IR-7: 20 (a-b) Not applicable. 21 22 (c-d) NS Power did not consider the reliability performance of other jurisdictions when 23 d...
AI summary NS Power did not consider reliability performance from other jurisdictions when developing the Five-Year Reliability Plan, as the performance standards were already established by the Nova Scotia Energy Board and are required under the Public Utilities Act. The suitability of these standards in relation to other jurisdictions is being reviewed as part of the 2027-2031 performance standards review.
1 Request IR-34: 2 3 Please provide all documentation and data related to the derivation of the feeder reliability 4 risk score and how it was used to identify and prioritize investments. Please identify the 5 proceedings where this docume...
AI summary The text discusses a regulatory proceeding in Nova Scotia, where a request (IR-34) is made for documentation related to feeder reliability risk scores and investment prioritization. The response references Synapse IR-30 and the 2026 ACE Plan (M12619), as well as the Property and Assets proceeding (M11067), indicating that feeder performance is one of several factors used in decision-making. A follow-up request (IR-35) asks whether the risk rating methodology prioritizes certain customer types.
-62.5645 45.612715 Danger 21.0314 14.214439 L6511 Span from L6511-119 to L6511-120 31_5653 Blowout Fall-In 0.707878 2.89 8.66 138 2024NSP24 9/6/2024 91.772582 -62.369319 45.60588 Danger 20.1168 16.095452 L6511 Span from L6511-106 to L6511-...
AI summary The text outlines several incidents involving power line failures (Blowout and Fall-In) along various spans of line L6511, with associated coordinates, dates, and reference numbers. These incidents are being documented as part of a regulatory proceeding related to transmission line reliability.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 risks or failures that happen each year. Due to these changes, several other 13 It is important to note that a project's inclusion in the Five-Year Reliability Plan does not exclude 14 it from the standard regulatory rev...
AI summary The text discusses the regulatory process for capital projects within the Five-Year Reliability Plan, emphasizing that inclusion in the plan does not replace the need for individual project approvals by the NSEB under the Public Utilities Act. It also requests detailed cost and SAIDI reduction data for the Advanced Grid Modernization Programs.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 6 standardized documentation for scope definition, resource requirements, and cost 7 development. Cost estimates are prepared using Compatible Units (CUs), which represent 8 standardized labour and associated material re...
AI summary The document discusses standardized documentation for cost estimation in distribution and transmission projects using Compatible Units (CUs) and outlines the approval process for projects under the Five-Year Reliability Plan through the ACE Plan or individually, with regulatory review by the Nova Scotia Energy Board (NSEB).
RTU Connectivity Substation Description Substation Criticality Substation Customers Feeder Criticality Metro Kempt Rd 104H 104H-423 4 4 16 Urban feeder exposed to congestion and frequent construction activity, increasing disturbance and fa...
AI summary The document discusses requests for information regarding reliability improvements from substation and feeder-level projects, including case studies, statistical support for reliability improvements, and cost details for each potential program at substations.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL Duration (hrs) Count of Premise ID % Restored Customer Hours Avoided Count of Customer Interruptions Saved 18 (a) NS Power notes that the reference to "evaluation" was intended to describe high-level, 19 ongoing evaluation...
AI summary NS Power is developing a Distributed Energy Resource Integration Roadmap (DER IR) to optimize DER grid-interconnection and system-integration in Nova Scotia. The roadmap is being developed in consultation with stakeholders and is expected to be filed by June 30, 2026. Updates on the roadmap have been provided through M12177.