AI-generated summary
· Order · 07/23/2018
The UARB issued an order approving EfficiencyOne's 2019 DSM Plan at $34,050,000 with targets of 127.2 GWh and 20.2 MW in incremental savings, and approved the associated Supply Agreement with Nova Scotia Power Inc.
AI summary
- The Board approved Efficiencyone's Demand Side Management plan for 2019 at a budget of $34,050,000, with performance targets of 127.2 GWh in incremental annual net energy savings and 20.2 MW in incremental annual net peak demand savings (Order para. 1); EfficiencyOne is deemed in substantial compliance if 90% or greater of both targets is achieved, otherwise a regulatory process is triggered (Schedule C).
- The Board simultaneously approved the executed Demand Side Management Purchase Agreement Supply Agreement between Efficiencyone and Nova Scotia Power Inc effective January 1, 2019, establishing a one-year term with monthly payments totalling $34,050,000 exclusive of HST (Order para. 2; Schedule B).
- NSPI was directed to update avoided costs for use in Efficiencyone's 2020–2022 DSM Resource Plan and to provide suggested revisions to the Rbia to E1 and the Demand Side Management Advisory Group by September 30, 2018 (Order paras. 5–6).
- E1 was directed to initiate a new DSM Potential Study by July 31, 2019, improve GHG accounting and cost-effectiveness methodology, address transparency concerns with the electronic Technical Reference Manual, and develop an improved rate and bill impact analysis in advance of its 2020–2022 application (Order paras. 7, 9).
- The Board reaffirmed its direction from Matter M06733 requiring E1 to provide alternate DSM budget scenarios in future applications and to follow the Standardized Filing framework from the July 22, 2016 Consensus Agreement (Order paras. 10–11); E1 was also directed to keep the Board apprised of its Tax Court of Canada appeal on the HST issue (Order para. 8).
Disclaimer: This summary was generated by AI from the filings it describes. We take care to make it accurate, but errors are possible - and it isn't advice. Only the filings themselves are the record: if you're relying on something here, confirm it against the source documents or the Nova Scotia Energy Board's own record. Full disclaimer →
What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 74839 Board Order
- 74839 Board Order