Topic:"Resource Costs" in M12247

d peak building electrification options. - 5. Avoided Costs of Demand-Side Management (DSM): NSPI stated that it would update the avoided costs of DSM, targeting completion before the end of 2023. NSPI also identified 11 Roadmap items that...

AI summary NSPI plans to update DSM avoided costs by 2023 and monitor factors like wind integration and fuel costs. Synapse criticized the exclusion of Atlantic Loop from the Preferred Plan, emphasized Reliability Tie development, supported solar/wind procurement, advocated for accelerated battery storage, and urged updated capacity accreditation studies for IRP accuracy.

3.0 SYNAPSE SUBMISSION Synapse provided four recommendations as follows: 1. After establishment of the IESO, we recommend a rapid ramp-up of the capability to conduct a new Evergreen IRP… The previous IRP modeling efforts associated with t...

AI summary Synapse recommends updating the Evergreen IRP by late 2026/early 2027 with new assumptions, including fast-acting generation and battery storage, while comparing scenarios with and without Mersey rehabilitation costs. This aims to ensure accurate resource planning and cost analysis for Nova Scotia's energy needs.

the Path to 2030 report (2024 update), to that of the 2023 IRP. [Synapse comments, pp. 2 and 6-7] Such concerns were repeated in other submissions, particularly those of the Small Business Advocate: There are recent policy changes, such as...

AI summary The document highlights concerns from the Small Business Advocate and Synapse about NS Power's failure to evaluate recent policy changes like the Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) in its IRP planning. NS Power has deferred updating CT price assumptions to NSIESO, despite its current role in providing accurate cost estimates for the next IRP. The Small Business Advocate emphasizes the need for NS Power to support NSIESO's resource planning with updated data.