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· Application · 09/08/2026
Affordable Energy Coalition files closing remarks urging NSEB to direct EfficiencyOne to increase DSM investment, low-income program savings, and equity for tenants in the 2027–2031 Plan
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- The Affordable Energy Coalition supports the proposed 2027–2031 2027-2031 Demand Side Management Preferred Resource Plan but warns that freezing spending levels represents a significant retreat from the 2022 IRP, with Consumer Advocate consultant Theodore Love (GEEG, Exhibit E-21) calculating a non-participant bill increase averaging 1.89% annually — translating to $1.77–$4.58/month on an 810 kWh bill by AEC's own methodology
- AEC calculates a 45% cut in average annual first-year savings from dedicated Low Income Programs between the 2023–2026 plan (5.15 GWh/year) and the 2027–2031 Preferred Plan (2.8 GWh/year), citing Appendix A calculations drawn from Table 8 and Table 14 of Appendix A of E1's Plan (PDF pp. 116, 123)
- AEC flags unequal treatment between the Affordable Single-family Home Program (ASHP, $43.7M proposed) and the Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf (AMHP, $11.3M proposed), recommending a 100%-incentive ASHP-style component for tenants who pay their own heat and electricity, estimated at ~$7.5M (Undertaking U-3)
- Coalition supports Board Counsel consultant Alice Napoleon's (Synapse Energy Economics) recommendation that E1 develop Enabling Strategies Es for low- and moderate-income customers heating with oil, citing E1's Energy Poverty Visualization Tool showing Nova Scotia energy poverty reaching 40% in 2026 due to oil price spikes
- AEC recommends the Board direct E1 to expand solar offerings beyond Mikmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project communities to include solar gardens, plug-in balcony solar, and rooftop solar for low- and moderate-income tenants
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Documents filed on this day
- 103461 Submission - AEC