Topic:"Regulatory Compliance" in M12661

2.2 Demand Charge - In accordance with the Company's Cost of Service Study (COSS), demand-related costs are proposed to be allocated to the ELID Tariff class based on PHP assigned demand at the time of the three coincident peaks (3CP). Rec...

AI summary The document discusses the allocation of demand-related costs to the ELID Tariff class based on PHP's demand during three coincident peaks (3CP), proposing a fixed charge using historical 65 MW data. NS Power disagrees with PHP's argument for using 8 MW, citing the GRA Settlement Agreement and cost-of-service treatment. Proposed 2026/2027 demand charges are $12.872 and $14.310 per kVA/month, respectively.

NOW THEREFORE , the Parties agree as follows:

AI summary The document outlines a settlement agreement (SA) between parties in a Nova Scotia regulatory proceeding, though no specific terms or details of the agreement are provided in the excerpt.

2026-2027 General Rate Application Settlement Agreement

AI summary The document outlines the 2026-2027 General Rate Application Settlement Agreement, which pertains to the regulatory process for setting electricity rates in Nova Scotia.

NSPI Responses to CA Information Requests

AI summary The document outlines NSPI's responses to information requests from the Commission for the Environment (CA). It provides details on various aspects of NSPI's operations, including financial data, regulatory compliance, and program initiatives.

DETAILED LISTING OF C.O.S.S. INPUT INFORMATION (160) METER DATA SERVICES 440.3 1.6% 638,831 (161) SMART METER OPERATIONS CENTER (SMOC) 1,189.1 4.2% 1,725,124 (162) METER SERVICES - FIELD 1,427.2 5.0% 2,070,655 (163) ELECTRICAL WIRING INSPE...

AI summary The document provides a detailed listing of input information for the Cost of Service Study (C.O.S.S.), including meter data services, smart meter operations, meter services, electrical wiring inspections, and regulatory affairs expenses. The table outlines various costs, percentages, and financial figures for different departments and years.

FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026 (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) (1) TOTAL DMD.RELATED (2) TOTAL ENG.RELATED (3) UNIT COST ENG.RELATED (4) TOTAL CUST.RELATED (5) TOTAL OPER. (6) TOTAL RATE (7) % REVENUE VARIANCE CALC (157) REVENUE OPERATION...

AI summary The document presents financial data for various operations and services related to revenue, billing, meter data, and regulatory affairs for the year ending December 31, 2026. It includes figures for different departments and their associated costs, as well as comparisons with previous years.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL It is important to keep in perspective the aspects of the Application with which PHP does not agree. The ELID Tariff is a comprehensive above-the-line (ATL) tariff construct that enables the transfer of the system's larges...

AI summary The document discusses disagreements between PHP and NS Power regarding the ELID Tariff, emphasizing that PHP's concerns are narrow and focused on costing/pricing matters in the Settlement Agreement. The Company argues that the ELID Tariff provides stability and cost recovery, while amending it would increase costs for other customers. The text references CA IR-2 and CA IR-9 for financial impact assessments.

NSPI Responses to SBA Information Requests

AI summary The document outlines NSPI's responses to information requests from the SBA, indicating that the proceeding involves regulatory oversight and information disclosure related to Nova Scotia Power Inc.

NSPI Responses to Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. Information Requests 1 Request IR-1: 8 please refer to SR-01 Attachment 3 (Exhibit N-91-(i)); 9 • For 2026 BCF, SR-01 Attachment 5 (Exhibit N-91-(i)); and 10 • For 2027 BCF, SR-01 Attachment...

AI summary NSPI provides responses to information requests from Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., referencing various exhibits and filings related to the 2026 BCF, 2027 BCF, and the COSS methodology. The consultative review of COSS was conducted as directed by the NSEB and led to changes in the COSS as part of the 2026/2027 General Rate Application. The Board's decision was issued in March 2026, and a compliance filing was submitted in April 2026.

Part C – Conditions - (9) Subject only to reasons of health, safety, environmental, system reliability, and Force Majeure events, PHP must not deviate from the NS Power/NSPSO final demand schedule. NS Power/NSPSO must comply with the weekl...

AI summary Part C outlines conditions for PHP's adherence to demand schedules, collaboration with NS Power/NSPSO, handling deviations, and maintaining communication. It emphasizes compliance with system reliability, health/safety, and Force Majeure events, with adjustments tracked and reconciled quarterly. ADC credits may be adjusted based on system cost impacts.

Hayitboy Mahmudov - Utility Regulation Experience Utility Proceeding Work Performed Before Client Year Oral Testimony NTPC 2012/13 and 2013/14 Phase I General Rate Application Analysis; Assistance in preparation of application and company...

AI summary Hayitboy Mahmudov has extensive experience in utility regulation, including work on general rate applications and compliance filings for NTPC and Qulliq Energy Corporation. He has provided analysis, prepared evidence, and assisted with regulatory proceedings in the Northwest Territories and other jurisdictions.

Andrew McLaren Utility Regulation Experience Utility Proceeding Work Performed Before Client Year Oral Testimony Enmax Energy Corporation 2021 RRO Non-energy tariff Lead consultant to UCA, submitted expert written evidence AUC UCA 2020-202...

AI summary Andrew McLaren's utility regulation experience includes leading consultancy roles for the Office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate of Alberta (UCA) in various regulatory proceedings involving rate applications, tariff designs, and mediation processes before multiple regulatory bodies including the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) and the Northwest Territories Public Utilities Board (NWTPUB).

of Maritime Electric Rate Design proceeding. For the Industrial Group of Nova Scotia Power Inc. (2024-present): Technical support to Cost of Service working group and negotiations on methodology. For the City of Langford (2024-present): As...

AI summary Bowman Economic Consulting Inc. provides technical and strategic support across various regulatory and economic matters, including cost-of-service analysis, rate design negotiations, regulatory filings, and depreciation calculations for utilities, governments, and industries in Canada and beyond.

Utility Proceeding Work Performed Before Client Year Oral Testimony NTPC Required Firm Capacity/System Planning hearing Analysis, Preparation of Company Evidence and Expert Testimony NWTPUB NTPC 2004 Yes Nunavut Power (Qulliq Energy) 2004...

AI summary The document outlines various regulatory proceedings involving utilities and their clients across different jurisdictions, highlighting work performed such as analysis, preparation of evidence, and expert testimony before regulatory bodies. These proceedings span from rate applications to resource plan reviews and involve multiple organizations and regulatory entities.

2027 were an integral consideration understood by parties to the SA."[32](#page-15-3) This is also addressed in the Company's evidence.[33](#page-15-4) Bowman, despite proposing changes to other items addressed in the SA, also proposes thi...

AI summary The text references a settlement agreement (SA) and a prescribed generation facilities and energy-storage projects (PHP) alternative tariff load (ATL) costing element, noting that parties to the SA understood the 2027 consideration. It also mentions that Bowman proposed maintaining the original PHP ATL costing.

rd Compliance and Enforcement in Regions with Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations." Staff Panel Member at FERC's Technical Conference, Washington, DC (September 2007). - "Technical Conference Regarding Para...

AI summary The text lists several presentations and panels involving FERC's staff, focusing on topics such as compliance and enforcement in regions with independent system operators, technical conferences on installed capacity requirements, and settlements related to power authority cables.

mony in a complaint at FERC regarding the renewal of sale-leaseback agreements covering a portion of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, addressing potential double collection of costs for plant upgrades. - On behalf of Mississippi Public Util...

AI summary The text outlines various regulatory and legal evaluations related to energy projects and acquisitions, including assessments of plant acquisitions, fuel forecasts, competitive impacts of solar programs, and evaluations of transmission asset spin-merges, with involvement from multiple regulatory bodies and organizations.

Commission, IMO Application of The Empire District Electric Company for the Commission to Make Certain Changes in its Charges for Electric Service (KCC Docket No. 21-EPDE-444-RTS). Written testimony. - On behalf of Skipjack Offshore Energy...

AI summary This text outlines various legal and regulatory proceedings in which expert testimony was provided on behalf of different organizations and entities, including energy companies, regulatory bodies, and advocacy groups, across multiple jurisdictions in the United States.

FOR FEBRUARY 2027 (1) MWH SALES (2) ENERGY LINE LOSSES (3) ENERGY REQUIREMENT (4) CLASS NON- COINCIDENT DMD. (KW) (5) SYSTEM COINCIDENT FACTOR (6) SYSTEM COINCIDENT DMD. (KW) (7) DEMAND LINE LOSSES (8) SYSTEM COIN. PEAK DMD. (KW) (9) SYSTE...

AI summary The document presents a detailed table with data on energy sales, losses, and demand across various customer classes for February 2027. It includes metrics such as energy line losses, demand factors, and system peak demand. The table is part of a redacted attachment related to the ELID Tariff U-1.

NOVA SCOTIA INDEPENDENT ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR ("IESO Nova ScoƟa") TAKE NOTICE that IESO Nova ScoƟa requests to intervene in the above-noted maƩer. Pursuant to the More Access to Energy Act, SNS 2024, c. 2, Sch. B, IESO Nova ScoƟa is statu...

AI summary IESO Nova Scotia requests to intervene in the proceeding, citing statutory obligations under the More Access to Energy Act. It highlights its role in administering the bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets, and notes that its interests may be affected by the outcome of the proceeding.

- 1. NS Power will provide Designated Confidential Information, as defined herein, to the Designated Recipient as defined in the undertaking to which this schedule is attached. - 2. Designated Confidential Information shall consist of mate...

AI summary NS Power is providing designated confidential information to a recipient under an undertaking. The information includes proprietary data, filings with the Nova Scotia Energy Board, and any future confidential submissions, subject to the Board's confirmation.

1 NSPI; and (iii) annual reporting of actual Customer Charge administration 2 costs against the eight identified tasks? 3 (i) If Bates White does not support quarterly reporting for items 4 (i) and (ii), please explain what reporting frequ...

AI summary The text discusses the reporting requirements for NSPI, specifically regarding the frequency of reporting costs against eight identified tasks and the adequacy of quarterly reporting as proposed by Bates White Economic Consulting.

at the proposed tariff is complicated and unusual, and the record before the Board did not currently provide it with adequate tools needed to resolve the outstanding issues with confidence or clarity. NS Power submitted there is already an...

AI summary NS Power argues that the extensive record and prior review process provide sufficient information for the Board to approve the proposed above-the-line tariff. It notes that key parameters were accepted in a prior settlement agreement and that differing expert opinions are common and do not require oral examination.

PHP PANEL 1 227 Cr-ex, (Mahody) Nova Scotia Power's dispatch schedule? A. (Lock) In general, yes, but at a very different resolution. The dispatch schedule is an hourly for the most part, but for some sub-hourly that happens at the at the...

AI summary The discussion focuses on Nova Scotia Power's dispatch schedule and how changes in load are managed, distinguishing between load changes due to dispatch instructions and other factors. The ELID Tariff's role in capturing these changes is also addressed.

PHP PANEL 1 239 Cr-ex, (Mahody) 1 Interruptibility under that tariff, that's where the 2 direction for you to immediately shed load comes from; 3 correct? 4 (Lock) In emergency system cases, A. 5 you know, following the interrupt protocol,...

AI summary The discussion centers on the interruptibility clause in a tariff, which requires Port Hawkesbury to shed load immediately during emergencies, with significant penalties for non-compliance. The compliance with dispatch schedules is noted as high, though it is acknowledged as a choice made by the mill.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTING INC. CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS 1 I assume you're referring to the other signatories on the 2 agreement. Is that what you're...? 3 A. (McLaren) That would be my 4 understanding, yes. 5 Q. Okay. And I was I was 6 refe...

AI summary The testimony discusses the relevance of language in a Settlement Agreement regarding the inclusion of PHP ADC and tariff filings, and whether the Board is bound by the agreement's contents for the ELID application.

OPENING STATEMENT 17 INDUSTRIAL GROUP 1 interruptibility. 14 Q. Can you please describe your 15 background, qualifications, and experience for the Board? 16 (Willett) I have a Bachelor of A. 17 Commerce degree from McMaster University, a M...

AI summary The document is an opening statement from the Industrial Group in a regulatory proceeding. It includes testimony from Mr. Willett, who discusses his background and current role at Nova Scotia Power, and Mr. Ferguson, who confirms responsibility for Nova Scotia Power's evidence submissions in the matter.

NOVA SCOTIA POWER PANEL 63 Cr-ex, (MacDougall) 1 perspective and position with respect to the 2 interpretation and application of the Settlement 3 Agreement. 4 Q. Okay. Thank you very much, Mr. 5 Ferguson. 6 Gentlemen, I'm now going to mov...

AI summary The proceeding discusses Nova Scotia Power's request for a deferral account related to the PHP (Port Hawkesbury Paper) and the ELID (Extra-Large Industrial Dispatchable) tariff. The deferral account was part of the Settlement Agreement and was intended to address revenue variances between the GRA cost-of-service study assumptions and the final ELID tariff approved by the Board.