NSIESO Transition Overview

Nova Scotia Independent Energy System Operator - Impact on NSPI Operations

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Phased Transition Timeline
NOW - Q4 2025

Setup Phase

• CEO & Staff Recruitment
• Organizational Development
• Stakeholder Engagement

Q4 2025

Phase 1 Transfer

• System Planning
• Interconnection Studies
• Energy Procurement
23 NSPI Employees

Q2 2027

Phase 2 Transfer

• Real-time Dispatch
• Grid Operations Control
• Market Operations

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Financial Overview (FY 2025-2026)
$7.98M Total Budget
$2.68M Provincial Funding
$5.31M Net Rate Recovery
36 Total New Staff
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Function Transfer Impact

🚀 Moving to NSIESO (Phase 1)

  • System Planning & Analysis
  • Transmission Interconnection Studies
  • Integrated Resource Planning (IRP)
  • Energy & Capacity Procurement
  • Load Forecasting
  • 23 Technical Positions
  • Including 5 Engineers in Training (EITs)

🏠 Staying with NSPI

  • Energy Delivery Engineering
  • Distribution System Operations
  • Transmission Maintenance & Construction
  • Generation Operations
  • Customer Service
  • Asset Management
  • Project Delivery

🎯 Direct Impact on Energy Delivery Engineering

Minimal Direct Impact: Your team's functions are NOT transferring to NSIESO. Distribution engineering, project delivery, and asset management remain with NSPI. Day-to-day operations largely unaffected in Phase 1.

Key Operational Changes

Independent Planning

NSPI no longer controls system planning decisions - NSIESO will determine resource needs independently

Competitive Procurement

New generation resources acquired through competitive RFPs rather than NSPI proposals

Coordination Required

New protocols needed between NSPI Engineering and NSIESO for system studies and planning

Cost Transfer

Functions already funded through NSPI rates - represents cost movement, not increase

Key Questions for Team Discussion

Discussion Topics

  • How will coordination work between Energy Delivery Engineering and NSIESO planning?
  • What system data and planning information will need to be shared with NSIESO?
  • How will transmission projects align with NSIESO's independent system planning?
  • What role will NSPI engineering have in NSIESO's resource planning processes?
  • Are there secondary impacts on remaining NSPI engineering staffing or workload?