Topic:"Renewable Electricity Regulations" in M12780

Avoided Costs Periodically, the avoided costs are updated. The last update occurred in 2015, based on a report by Synapse Energy Economics which investigated the avoided energy supply costs for New England. Before any changes are implement...

AI summary The document discusses the updating of avoided costs, last updated in 2015 based on Synapse Energy Economics' report on New England's avoided energy supply costs. These costs are calculated for the entire New England region and divided into geographic areas, with Massachusetts being one. Major categories include avoided capacity costs, avoided energy costs, transmission and distribution costs, and various DRIPE categories.

5. CONSOLIDATED ENDNOTES AND SOURCES - 1. M06733 – E1 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan. NSUARB Order (October 7, 2015) approving the Plan, the Consensus Agreement establishing the Standardized Filing Framework; Performance Targets, Indicators,...

AI summary This section lists consolidated endnotes and sources from a regulatory proceeding, including matters related to Demand Side Management (DSM) plans, standardized filing frameworks, and the establishment of the Nova Scotia Independent Energy System Operator (NSIESO) under the Energy Reform (2024) Act.

Request IR-3: Reference: Brattle Evidence, Section IV: Representation of Demand Response in E1's Preferred Plan, page 14, footnote 25: "In October 2022, IESO received a ministerial directive that increased the CDM budget by $342 million, f...

AI summary The document discusses the affordability of E1's preferred plan and references the Ontario Ministerial Directive that expanded the CDM budget by $342 million. It highlights differences between Nova Scotia's regulatory framework, governed by the Public Utilities Act and NSEB-approved budgets, and Ontario's context. The response confirms that Peak Perks was launched under this directive and notes E1's Eco Shift program's expected cost-effectiveness under the PAC test.

value. In other words, the recommended investment is in analysis, pilots, data development, hourly modeling, customer targeting, and program design -not in broad deployment of uneconomic SE measures. The basis for this recommendation is th...

AI summary The recommended investment focuses on analysis, pilots, data development, and program design rather than broad deployment of uneconomic SE measures. Strategic design of SE may satisfy statutory criteria if it displaces high-emitting fuels, pairs with weatherization, avoids winter peak impacts, or targets areas with available distribution capacity.

Response to Request IR-4: (a) Please confirm whether the hybrid heat pump DR recommendation is intended to also apply to medium and large industrial customers. If not, why not? If it does apply to industrial facilities, please explain how...

AI summary The response clarifies that the hybrid heat pump demand response (DR) recommendation applies to commercial and institutional buildings, not industrial process loads. It also notes that Solar Nova Scotia does not provide a specific capacity estimate for backup generators and hybrid heating from new commercial construction but references forecasts, market data, and project examples to indicate the scale of opportunity.

Climate Change Policies and Regulations New Brunswick's 2022–2027 Climate Change Action Plan 6 includes commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to at least 46 percent below 2005 emission levels by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissi...

AI summary New Brunswick's 2022–2027 Climate Change Action Plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050. It includes electrification goals, such as increasing EV sales and phasing out heating oil. NB Power supports various actions, including energy efficiency financing and building code acceleration. The Climate Fund supports LMI programs through NB Power's DSM Plan.

As an alternative to including the strategic electrification from the Round 2 modeling, E1 could develop strategic electrification offerings for low- and moderate-income customers who heat with oil. … I estimate that 17,600 low-income home...

AI summary The text discusses potential strategic electrification offerings for low- and moderate-income oil-heated customers in Nova Scotia, referencing Synapse's recommendations and the need to address affordability and energy poverty. It also raises questions about program structure, funding mechanisms, and statutory requirements for including such initiatives in a DSM Plan.

Request IR-13: Reference: E-22, page 20. For instance, an EV managed charging program, or electric water heating program which can shift the load to off-peak hours, could improve grid utilization and defer expensive incremental grid invest...

AI summary The text discusses the potential benefits of managed EV charging and electric water heating programs in improving grid utilization and deferring costly grid investments. It also asks Brattle to confirm if such programs exist within the DSM Plan's DR programming and whether savings from these programs can be captured within DR programs.