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Topic:"Right Of Way" in M12558

Matter: Review of NS Power's Five-Year Reliability Plan 2025-2029
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N-1Five-Year Reliability Plan 1 passage
6 Figure 7: Transmission Corridors Targeted for Widening (2025) p. pp. 17-19
6 Figure 7: Transmission Corridors Targeted for Widening (2025) Transmission Geographic location of the Line L-6511 Between New Glasgow and Glen Dhu L-7003 Between Onslow and Port Hastings L-7004 Between Dalhousie Mountain and Port Hasting...

AI summary The document discusses the widening of existing transmission corridors and the establishment of new rights-of-way (ROW) to improve the transmission system's resilience against weather events and reduce tree fall-in risks. It outlines a 2025-2029 forecast investment of $86 million for new ROWs with 20 feet of clearance from conductors.

N-3NSPI (Synapse) RIR 1 to 65 11 passages
2025 Performance Standards Report Appendix I Page 8 of 10 p. p. 48
2025 Performance Standards Report Appendix I Page 8 of 10 2019 CKAIFI 2020 CKAIFI 2021 CKAIFI 2022 CKAIFI 2023 CKAIFI 2024 CKAIFI 2025 CKAIFI 2019 CKAIDI 2020 CKAIDI 2021 CKAIDI 2022 CKAIDI 2023 CKAIDI 2024 CKAIDI 2025 CKAIDI 14 4.3 Transm...

AI summary This document outlines various infrastructure and grid modernization initiatives under the 2025 Performance Standards Report, including transmission corridor widening, rights-of-way management, storm hardening, equipment upgrades, and advanced grid modernization programs.

Preamble p. pp. 3-195
- 4 11,100 spans) of distribution vegetation management across the province and approximately 105 - 5 kilometers of transmission vegetation management. This work includes a combination of activities - 6 aimed at improving system reliabilit...

AI summary The text outlines NS Power's vegetation management program, which includes activities like rights-of-way establishment, hazard tree removal, and aerial pruning to improve system reliability and reduce outages. The program uses satellite imagery to assess vegetation conditions and inform risk-based decision-making.

18 Figure 9: Distribution Program Corridor Widening with Managed ROW p. p. 198
18 Figure 9: Distribution Program Corridor Widening with Managed ROW Distribution Program 2025 Planned Kms Kms Completed YTD 2025 Revised Plan (Due to Wildfire Mitigation) Kms Project on Track (Y/N) 19 Distribution Corridor Widening with M...

AI summary The text discusses a distribution program corridor widening with managed rights-of-way, including planned and completed kilometers for 2025, and a revised plan due to wildfire mitigation. The table highlights the progress of the program and its alignment with the revised plan.

11 Figure 12: Establish New Rights-Of-Way - 2025 p. p. 0
11 Figure 12: Establish New Rights-Of-Way - 2025 Distribution Program 2025 Planned Kms Kms Completed Year to Date 2025 Revised Plan (Due to Wildfire Mitigation) Kms Project on Track (Y/N) Establish New Rights-of-Way 330 229 318 13 [Figure]...

AI summary The document discusses the establishment of new rights-of-way in 2025, including planned kilometers, kilometers completed year-to-date, and revised plans due to wildfire mitigation. It also references a figure illustrating the locations of new clearance across the province.

Section 407 p. pp. 27-29
6 2026 Forecast Investment: $3.3 million - 8 NS Power's transmission vegetation management plan is strategically prioritized using a suite of - 9 advanced tools and modeling techniques designed to optimize the focus of forestry crews. This...

AI summary NS Power plans to invest $3.3 million in 2026 to widen approximately 121 kilometers of transmission rights-of-way by five meters as part of a storm hardening and reliability initiative. Advanced tools like growth modeling, IVM, LiDAR analysis, and inspection data are used to prioritize and optimize vegetation management efforts.

1 7.1.3 Establish New Rights-of-Way (ROW) p. pp. 29-30
1 7.1.3 Establish New Rights-of-Way (ROW) 3 2026 Forecast Investment: $18.5 million 5 The 2026 Vegetation Management Reliability program will continue to leverage satellite imagery 6 technology to spatially identify areas where vegetation...

AI summary In 2026, NS Power plans to invest $18.5 million in vegetation management and establish approximately 377 kilometers of new rights-of-way in areas without defined corridors, using satellite imagery for targeted management and risk mitigation.

2025-2029 Five Year Reliability Plan Review IR-38 Attachment 2 Page 1 of 1 p. p. 63
2025-2029 Five Year Reliability Plan Review IR-38 Attachment 2 Page 1 of 1 Investment Track Sub-Program Scalability Notes Section SAIDI H lour Per $1M (Low) SAIDI Hou r Per $1M (High) Proposed Incremental Investment SA DI Reduction (Low) S...

AI summary The document requests detailed information on the derivation of SAIDI reduction, mitigation effectiveness for reliability strategies, and existing vegetation management standards for NS Power's system, including supporting data and calculations.

22 p. p. 72
22 Strategy Spans Kilometer Total Cost Cost/Span Cost/Kilometer Distribution Corridor Widening with Managed $ Rights-of-Way 3,618 201 11,944,226 $ 3,301 $ 59,424 Transmission Corridor Widening with Managed $ Rights-of-Way 120 2,881,238 $ 2...

AI summary The text discusses the costs associated with various infrastructure projects, including widening rights-of-way and trimming trees around power lines. It outlines how costs are determined through the RFP process and references external documents for further details.

1 Response IR-42: p. p. 72
1 Response IR-42: 2 (a) Transmission corridor widening with managed Rights-of-Way (ROWs) is a high-priority initiative focused primarily on NERC-regulated transmission lines, in alignment with NERC FAC-003-5 requirements. This approach hel...

AI summary The response outlines a high-priority initiative to widen transmission corridors with managed Rights-of-Way (ROWs), focusing on NERC-regulated lines to improve reliability and storm-hardening against tree-related disruptions. The initiative is informed by LiDAR and field data, with exceptions for non-NERC facilities where landowner permission is granted.

Section 482 p. p. 72
Condition assessment is informed by vegetation ROW inventory conducted by NS Power's Forestry subject matter experts using knowledge of forest‑edge, structure type, and species across identified actionable segments of the corridor.

AI summary The condition assessment of the corridor is based on vegetation right-of-way inventory conducted by NS Power's Forestry experts, utilizing knowledge of forest-edge, structure type, and species across actionable segments.

While residual risk remains, the proposed work supports sustaining transmission line reliability performance by reducing vegetation‑related exposure under severe weather conditions. p. p. 72
While residual risk remains, the proposed work supports sustaining transmission line reliability performance by reducing vegetation‑related exposure under severe weather conditions. Line Number Line/Structure Number VEG_POLYGO CONDUCTOR_ R...

AI summary The proposed work aims to improve transmission line reliability by reducing vegetation-related risks during severe weather. The text includes a table with details about specific line spans and a request for information regarding new rights-of-way for distribution feeders and their targeting in 2025.

N-4NSPI (Synapse) RIRs 66-97 - Redacted 1 passage
Five Year Reliability Plan 2025-2029 (NSEB M12558) NSPI Responses to Synapse Energy Economics Information Requests p. pp. 29-45
Five Year Reliability Plan 2025-2029 (NSEB M12558) NSPI Responses to Synapse Energy Economics Information Requests 1 Request IR-81: 28 outages, NS Power asset strategy committees identify the outage causes and locations 29 contributing to...

AI summary NS Power is addressing outage causes on feeder 85S-401, where tree contacts are a leading cause of interruptions. Targeted device replacement is not pursued because failed equipment is not a major driver of outages in this area. Instead, NS Power considers right-of-way widening or build-to-roadside projects as risk mitigating measures, depending on feasibility and permissions.

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