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· Application · 03/31/2022
EfficiencyOne files 2021 DSM evaluation reports and annual progress report supporting its 2023–2025 DSM Plan application, showing 109.4 GWh net energy savings — approximately 90% of adjusted targets — with COVID-19 cited as the primary cause of shortfalls.
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- The 2021 DSM Annual Progress Report (E-3) confirms Efficiencyone achieved 109.4 GWh in net energy savings and 27.5 MW in peak demand savings, falling short of full targets primarily due to pandemic-related contractor delays and supply chain disruptions affecting residential and BNI program participation.
- The comprehensive evaluation reports (E-2) cover the full Demand Side Management portfolio across residential programs (Green Heat, Home Energy Assessment, Efficient Product Installation, MHEEP, Affordable Multifamily Housing), BNI programs (Business Energy Rebates, Custom Incentives, SEM, EMIS), and direct installation (SBES), with independent impact, process, and market evaluations conducted for each.
- Program Evaluation findings were generally favourable: evaluated net savings for Green Heat and the Custom Incentives program exceeded tracked savings, while the Home Energy Assessment program fell short of targets and showed declining savings per home; the Strategic Energy Management program also missed its targets.
- Free Ridership Measurement and net-to-gross analysis feature prominently across all programs — notably, LED lamp free-ridership under the Instant Savings program increased significantly in 2021, signalling advancing Market Transformation and raising questions about the continued cost-effectiveness of rebates for mature lighting products.
- The 2021 filing also includes a jurisdictional scan on Market Transformation and Codes & Standards attribution methodologies, and preliminary evaluation frameworks for new event-based demand response pilots, laying groundwork for the 2023–2025 plan application.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- E-2 2021 DSM Evaluation Reports
- E-3 2021 DSM Annual Progress Report