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· Application · 03/11/2022
EfficiencyOne files its 2023–2025 Demand Side Management Plan with the NSEB, seeking approval of a $53–57M annual Settlement Plan targeting 412.7 GWh in energy savings and 96.7 MW in demand reduction alongside a new Supply Agreement with NS Power.
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- Efficiencyone filed a comprehensive application with the Nova Scotia Utility And Review Board seeking approval of both a 2023–2025 Demand Side Management Settlement Plan and a new Supply Agreement with NS Power, continuing the franchise arrangement under the Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia.
- The Settlement Plan projects cumulative investments of $53.1M (2023) and $57.5M (2024), targeting 412.7 GWh in lifetime energy savings and 96.7 MW of peak demand reduction, with the application characterizing the plan as transitional and aligned with NS Power's 2020 Integrated Resource Plan IRP spending levels.
- Cost-effectiveness is assessed using the Total Resource Cost (TRC) test at a minimum benefit-to-cost ratio of 1.0, with EfficiencyOne arguing results are conservative due to understated avoided costs, evolving carbon pricing benchmarks under federal policy, and the absence of low-income program exemptions from TRC screening.
- The plan dedicates 17–22% of investment to Low Income Programs and expands programming for diverse and underserved communities, including the Mikmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project Mheep, Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf, and Affordable Single Family Homes Asfh components.
- A comprehensive Demand Response Load Control Roadmap is included as a filed attachment, assessing seven DR options (including direct load control for thermostats and water heaters, BNI curtailment, critical peak pricing, EV charging control, behind-the-meter battery control, and behavioural DR) with detailed levelized cost and supply curve analysis prepared by Dunsky Energy Consulting.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- E-1 Application
- E-1-(i) Excel attachments to application - Electronic only