Topic:"Regulatory Oversight" in M07151

December 18, 2015 Doreen Friis Regulatory Affairs Officer/Clerk Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board 1601 Lower Water Street, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 1692, Unit "M" Halifax, NS B3J 3S3 Re: Nova Scotia Power Inc. – DSM Cost Recovery – M07151/E-R...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power) submitted its 2016 DSM cost recovery proposal to the Utility and Review Board (UARB), citing legislative changes from the provincial electricity plan. The UARB requested additional details on specific DSM components, including rate-smoothing adjustments and balance adjustments, and noted no consensus among parties. NS Power argues the approved DSM quantum of $102.2 million should be fully recovered as a flow-through expense under the Public Utilities Act.

2015 M07151/E-R-15 NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: The Public Utilities Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.380 as amended IN THE MATTER OF: An Application by EfficiencyOne for Approval of a Supply Agreement for Electricity Effic...

AI summary The document outlines an application by EfficiencyOne for approval of a supply agreement with Nova Scotia Power Inc. and the 2016-2018 Demand Side Management (DSM) Plan. The Industrial Group submitted information requests to NSPI, with responses due January 25, 2016. The proceeding is governed by the Public Utilities Act.

2015 M07151 E-R-15 NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT - and - IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION by Nova Scotia Power Incorporated ("NSPI") for Approval of the DSM Cost Allocation and Recovery INFO...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) seeks approval for DSM cost allocation and recovery under the Public Utilities Act. The Consumer Advocate has issued information requests, with responses due by January 25, 2016. The proceeding involves regulatory review of NSPI's application.

7 Request IR-7: 8 9 The attached spreadsheet of showing coding to rate classes of Enabling Strategies expenditures was 10 provided to G. Foote upon request by Matthew Davidson of Efficiency (e-mail also attached). This 11 spreadsheet shows...

AI summary A spreadsheet shows Enabling Strategies expenditures coded to all rate classes, not just BNI, leading to residential ratepayers being charged 50 cents for a program not addressing residential DSM. The document questions whether NSPI reviewed historical averages before submitting its cost-allocation proposal.

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.