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.

amework cannot remove alone. SNS asks for lower-cost acquisition pathways to be analyzed and designed, for a long-duration product to be defined, and for the battery barrier to be named on the record. - 6. Part V consolidates the direction...

AI summary SNS requests lower-cost acquisition pathways, definition of a long-duration product, and identification of the battery barrier. They emphasize reallocation within the approved investment envelope and timely action on unaddressed issues. SNS represents industry members installing solar and distributed energy resources in Nova Scotia and relies on E1's evidence and public comments.

s; E1 described that as "a hypothetical situation outside of what we have in our DSM plan." [Transcript, August 4, 2026 (SNS crossexamination)] SNS addresses the need for such a framework in Part III. - 21. Asked whether E1 had demonstrate...

AI summary The discussion highlights that E1's DSM plan did not account for electric vehicles, despite their significance due to legislative targets and projected growth. E1 justified this by focusing on building electrification, but the panel emphasizes the need for analysis of EVs given their scale and impact on ratepayers.

C. Customer-sited batteries face a constraint the DSM framework cannot remove alone - 76. Batteries warrant separate treatment, because their difficulty is different in kind. E1 confirmed that zero batteries were enrolled in Smart Synergy...

AI summary Customer-sited batteries face limitations due to the DSM framework's short-term incentive structure, which may not be sufficient to encourage investment in long-term assets. E1 acknowledges that longer-term incentives may be necessary to support capital-intensive resources like batteries. SNS suggests that the Board should recognize this constraint and encourage longer-term compensation mechanisms through the DER Integration Roadmap and IRP process.

E. What SNS asks - 82. SNS respectfully requests that the Board direct E1 as follows: - (a) Lower-cost acquisition pathways. File, with the 2028 Annual Report, an analysis comparing the cost of acquiring demand response capability at the p...

AI summary SNS requests the Board to direct E1 to explore lower-cost acquisition pathways for demand response, report on DSM-funded controllable devices, define long-duration demand response products, assess customer-sited battery participation, and integrate demand response into efficiency and construction measures, without increasing the investment envelope.

Demand response (Part IV) - 96. Direction 12: Lower-cost acquisition. That E1 file, with the 2028 Annual Progress Report due April 1, 2029, for consideration at the Mid-Term Check-In, an analysis comparing the cost of acquiring dependable...

AI summary The document outlines several directions for E1 related to demand response, including lower-cost acquisition of capacity, defining long-duration resources, and assessing customer-sited batteries. These directions involve coordination with Nova Scotia Power and the system operator and require reporting through the Mid-Term Check-In.

The Proposed Solar PV Program E1's Application includes a proposed residential solar PV program designed specifically for Mi'kmaw communities in the province ("Solar PV Program"). The Application characterizes customer-sited solar PV as fa...

AI summary E1 proposes a residential solar PV program for Mi'kmaw communities under the PUA's DSM definition. NSPI's Brattle Report opposes the program, arguing DSM should focus on reducing energy needs during peak periods. ECEL disagrees, asserting that clause 79A(b)(v) does not limit DSM to peak periods and that rejecting such programs would narrow DSM's role in supporting low-income and equity initiatives.

ECEL's point reaches beyond this program: confining s. 79A(b)(v) to winter-peak reductions would read in a limitation the words do not contain and "would have far-reaching implications for the assessment of low-income and equity measures"...

AI summary ECEL argues that limiting s. 79A(b)(v) to winter-peak reductions would misinterpret the legislation and negatively affect future equity measures. E1 opposes the use of outdated solar-specific avoided costs and supports refining methodologies with more granular data, while disagreeing with NS Power's recommendation to remove customer-sited solar from the Preferred Plan.