Topic:"Unplanned Outage" in M12451

NON-CONFIDENTIAL # of Interruption Events Total Duration (Hours: Minutes) 2021 4 9:56 2020 0 0:00 2019 0 0:00 2018 1 7:13 2017 0 0:00 2016 2 2:49 \ Interruption event duration is measured from the initiation time of the interruption notifi...

AI summary The table provides data on the number of interruption events and their total duration from 2016 to 2021. It shows that there were no interruptions in 2020 and 2019, while 2021 had four interruption events totaling 9 hours and 56 minutes.

9 SAIDI 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5 Topics of discussion and feedback generally are centred around planned & unplanned 6 outages, upcoming tree trimming, upcoming capital upgrade work and specific customer 7 escalations. While formal m...

AI summary The text discusses topics related to planned and unplanned outages, tree trimming, capital upgrades, and customer escalations. It also mentions that community meetings have not informed NS Power's Value of Lost Load (VoLL) work, which is being handled separately. Additionally, customer satisfaction (CSAT) is not being used as a measure for the effectiveness of the Five-Year Reliability Plan.

9.2 Daily Activities While longer-term decision-making utilizes this approach, it is similarly applied in regularly daily decisions. Work prioritization standards consider all the same inputs as noted above, including asset criticality, he...

AI summary Daily activities involve work prioritization based on asset criticality, compliance, and maintenance standards. Dispatch decisions consider factors like fuel costs, environmental constraints, and operational limitations, especially in cases of generation unit failure.

Q. Please explain how renewable energy received could be lower than expected. There are myriad ways actual renewable energy could be lower than anticipated, but we will name a few. First, as already explained, the IPP developers of the Rat...

AI summary The document explains that renewable energy received could be lower than expected due to delays and performance challenges in wind projects, lower capacity factors from existing resources, potential underperformance of the Port Hawkesbury Biomass unit, and unplanned outages on the Maritime Link due to issues at Muskrat Falls or the Labrador Island Link.

onsequences. Customers are not given time to absorb one increase before the next one arrives. The result is ongoing uncertainty, repeated rate shock, and an erosion of trust in the electricity system. Throughout 2025, Nova Scotians have de...

AI summary The document highlights ongoing issues with Nova Scotia Power, including frequent rate increases, cybersecurity breaches, billing inaccuracies, and service reliability problems. Customers face financial shocks and distrust due to these issues, while coal reliance continues despite regulatory requirements to phase it out.

onsequences. Customers are not given time to absorb one increase before the next one arrives. The result is ongoing uncertainty, repeated rate shock, and an erosion of trust in the electricity system. Throughout 2025, Nova Scotians have de...

AI summary The document highlights concerns about Nova Scotia Power's repeated rate increases, cybersecurity breach, billing inaccuracies, and unreliable service leading to frequent outages. It also notes continued reliance on coal despite a legislated phase-out, resulting in high and volatile costs for customers.

OPENING STATEMENT 13 AFFORDABLE ENERGY COALITION 1 has been taken. We submit that the Board could review 7 proposal that would force families to pay hundreds of 8 dollars more each year for electricity by increasing 9 standard residential...

AI summary The Affordable Energy Coalition argues that Nova Scotia Power's repeated rate increases, combined with a cybersecurity breach and frequent unplanned outages, create financial and operational instability for customers. These issues, including unpredictable billing and lack of trust, are seen as a pattern of poor management and insufficient customer support.

1 Power's direct evidence, so the General Rate Application; 4 its PHP deferral will account for treatment of the Goose 5 Harbour Lake Wind Project should the tariff provisions 6 under which PHP ultimately takes service and receives 7 credi...

AI summary The text discusses the treatment of the Goose Harbour Lake Wind Project in the context of a General Rate Application, and highlights concerns about potential lower renewable energy output due to unplanned outages at Muskrat Falls or the Labrador Island Link Transmission Project.