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· Application · 03/28/2013
Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation files comprehensive 2012 DSM program evaluation reports with the NSEB in support of its 2013–2015 DSM Plan application, documenting 158.867 GWh in net energy savings and 33.902 MW in demand savings across a full portfolio of residential and commercial programs.
AI summary
- The filing consists of a suite of individual impact and process evaluation reports — prepared by third-party evaluator Econoler — covering every Demand Side Management program operated by Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation in 2012, including Appliance Retirement, Instant Savings, Home Energy Assessment, Fuel Substitution, Low Income Homeowner Service, Performance Plus, Residential Direct Install, Multi-Unit Residential Buildings, Solar, LED Holiday Light Exchange, Business Energy Rebates, Custom Retrofit, Custom New Construction, Business Energy Solutions, and Codes and Standards.
- The portfolio-level executive summary (which was available in excerpt form) confirms that the 2012 programs collectively achieved 158.867 GWh in net energy savings and 33.902 MW in demand savings, exceeding 2011 results, and that Econoler concluded the portfolio was efficient overall.
- Each individual program report follows a consistent Program Evaluation methodology combining documentation review, interviews with program managers and delivery agents, on-site verification visits (325 total across the portfolio), and participant surveys (1,042 residential and 57 builder interviews), with rigorous Free Ridership Measurement and Net To Gross Evaluation calculations applied to derive verified net savings.
- The Codes and Standards evaluation assessed eight categories of new federal appliance efficiency regulations — including electric motors, incandescent reflector lamps, dry-type transformers, commercial refrigerators, large air conditioners/heat pumps, standby power, and external power supplies — quantifying their contribution to the DSM portfolio's savings claim at the meter level.
- Across all programs, evaluators generated detailed recommendations on program manuals, data tracking practices, evaluation plan design, and marketing activities, providing the evidentiary foundation for Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation's proposed 2013–2015 Demand Side Management plan.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 12010 2012 DSM Evaluation Reports