Topic:"Resource Costs" in M12780

Table 9: 1SE-Base Scenario - Round 2 Modelling Insights Scenario 1SE-Base RES BNI Total Carbon Emissions Avoided Five-Year Annual Total (kilotonne) 1 6 8 Cumulative Lifetime (kilotonne) 20 111 131 Energy & Demand Impacts Lifetime Net Energ...

AI summary Table 9 presents the 1SE-Base Scenario - Round 2 Modelling Insights, showing carbon emissions avoided, energy and demand impacts, investment splits, and benefits and costs associated with RES and BNI programs. Key metrics include carbon emissions, energy savings, investment distribution, and cost-benefit analysis.

2.3 Energy Manager-Supported Projects Are the Main Source of Custom Savings EfficiencyOne stated in response to Solar Nova Scotia information request E1 (SNS) IR-08(e) that 94 percent of Custom Program savings under the Existing Buildings...

AI summary EfficiencyOne reported that 94% of Custom Program savings under the Existing Buildings stream in 2024 and 90% in 2025 were achieved through Energy Manager-supported projects. However, DSM-funded Energy Manager capacity is limited, with only four partially funded positions as of Q1 2026, none dedicated to small businesses. Solar Nova Scotia recommends expanding Energy Manager support to enable deeper projects and access to federal incentives.

7 8 Finally, it is worth noting that energy efficiency enters only as a reduction within the NS 9 Power load forecast in the 2025 Outlook and the IESO NS 2026 Outlook. The Outlook does not 10 identify the least-cost level of DSM; it simply...

AI summary The document discusses the underestimation of energy efficiency in load forecasts and the reliance on supply-side resources. It highlights the importance of determining the optimal level of demand-side management (DSM) through the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process rather than using the Preferred Plan level. The 2026 Outlook emphasizes the need for new firm capacity resources and the challenges in meeting decarbonization targets.

39 Response IR-04: 40 41 (a) The conclusion does not depend on the precise timing of any specific generation asset 42 retirement. It rests on the more general and, in the 2026 Outlook, confirmed proposition that the 43 system faces a growi...

AI summary The response emphasizes the importance of Demand Side Management (DSM) in meeting growing firm-capacity requirements due to load growth, coal phase-out obligations, and the transition to energy-limited resources. It argues that relying on supply-side resources increases risk and cost, while DSM provides more reliable and cost-effective solutions.

esign programs, set MW targets, establish incentive levels, determine customer-segment priorities, and allocate budgets; and - 4. Incorporate performance and accreditation metrics into the DSM filing. For E1, that means a DR potential stud...

AI summary The text discusses the need for Demand Side Management (DSM) potential studies to inform Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) and DSM planning, with a focus on residential demand response, BNI curtailment, and controllable-load strategies. It suggests using study results for mid-cycle updates and reallocation of DSM funding if system capacity conditions are tightening.

1 2 E1 provided the modified-PAC for SE in response to Synapse IR-02 as Attachment 3 2, Appendix A, Round 2 Modelling Assumptions and Attachment 2, Appendix G, 4 Round 2 Measure Level Technical Tables 1SE-Base3. (b) These files do not indi...

AI summary E1 submitted modified-PAC files for SE in response to Synapse IR-02, but the files lack details on whether hourly load-shape data or annual averages were used to calculate peak-hour capacity costs, making it difficult to assess their impact on the modified-PAC calculation.

At PDF page 34, Brattle states: However, even if customer-owned Solar PV can be read to fit within the statutory language as an energy-reduction measure, it does not cleanly fit within the core purpose of DSM as a resource for reducing or...

AI summary Customer-owned Solar PV may reduce customer energy use but does not necessarily reduce the capacity that NS Power would otherwise need to supply during winter peak and reliability-risk hours, which is critical for resource adequacy planning.

, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest) for the sector and assess energy saving opportunities. The outcome of this work will form an important base of industry knowledge and bridge the gap to provide up to date and comprehensive info...

AI summary The text discusses energy efficiency and GHG mitigation assessments, including a review of natural gas achievable potential study scenarios in Ontario and support for Enbridge Gas's resource and DSM planning. Posterity Group provided analysis and modeling support, with Chris acting as an advisor or project manager in these initiatives.