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· Application · 08/26/2025
EfficiencyOne identifies counsel and four-person witness panel ahead of hearing in DSM benefit-cost analysis test proceeding M12282
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- Efficiencyone filed a letter (Document 99100, August 26, 2024) identifying Mcinnes Cooper lawyers James Gogan and Lucia Westin-Eastaugh as counsel for the upcoming hearing in matter M12282, which concerns approval of a new Cost Effectiveness test for evaluating Demand Side Management plans.
- EfficiencyOne intends to present a single panel of four witnesses: Gina Thompson (Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs), Kate McDonald (Senior Manager of Regulatory Strategy), and two experts from Energy Futures Group — David Hill, Ph.D., and Christopher Neme.
- Exhibit E-22 contains the curriculum vitae of expert witness Christopher Neme, whose 25+ years of experience spans Program Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness screening, and benefit-cost analysis frameworks for distributed energy resources (DERs) across 30+ U.S. states and 7 Canadian provinces.
- Neme is co-author of the National Standard Practice Manual for Benefit Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources (2020, with a second edition expected late 2025), the industry reference framework that appears central to EfficiencyOne's proposed new BCA test.
- Neme's project history lists EfficiencyOne (Nova Scotia) directly, describing his role in a stakeholder Work Group process to update the BCA framework for energy efficiency, demand response, electrification, and other DER initiatives in Nova Scotia, confirming his direct involvement in developing the application before the Board.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- E-22 CV - Chris Neme - E1
- 99100 Letter E1 re: Witnesses/counsel