EfficiencyOne - 2026 DSM Extension ApplicationIN THE MATTER OF An Application by EfficiencyOne for Approval of the 2026 DSM Extension for Demand-Side Management Activities between EfficiencyOne and Nova Scotia Power Inc., and for Approval of the Amendment to the 2023-2025 Demand-Side Management Purchase Agreement between EfficiencyOne and Nova Scotia Power Inc.

What's happened

Filing Timeline

• 22 Dec
  Order

  NSERB approves EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM extension targets and $63.75M plan, with directions shaping the upcoming 2027–2031 five-year DSM application
• 25 Sep
  Document

  EfficiencyOne filed Reply Submissions defending the scope and targets of its 2026 DSM Extension Application in Matter M12249
• 18 Sep
  Document

  Intervenors file closing submissions in EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM Extension Application, generally supporting approval while raising concerns over demand response cost-effectiveness, residential budget allocation, and mid-course spending controls.
• 04 Sep
  Closing Evidence

  EfficiencyOne filed reply evidence defending its 2026 DSM Extension Application against intervenor challenges to cost-effectiveness testing, demand response program design, and evaluation methodology for residential behaviour, demand response, and compressed air programs.
• 17 Jul
  Document

  Expert witnesses for NSEB Counsel and Consumer Advocate filed evidence recommending approval of EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM Extension with conditions on demand response cost-effectiveness and residential program spending
• 03 Jul
  RIR

  EfficiencyOne and verifier H. Gil Peach file competing information request responses disputing the practical significance of savings from Residential Behaviour, Demand Response, and Compressed Air programs in the 2026 DSM Extension proceeding
• 25 Jun
  RIR

  EfficiencyOne files comprehensive RIR responses for its 2026 DSM Extension application, revealing rising unit costs, demand response underperformance, and a legislatively prescribed $63.75 million investment level.
• 19 Jun
  Document

  Multiple intervenors filed Round 1 Information Requests to EfficiencyOne and verifier H. Gil Peach & Associates challenging the practical significance of DSM program savings ahead of the 2026 DSM Extension proceeding.
• 05 Jun
  Document

  H. Gil Peach & Associates files 2024 Savings Verification Review of Efficiency Nova Scotia DSM programs, recommending rejection of savings claims for four program areas while accepting the broader portfolio
• 04 Jun
  Document

  Six parties filed Round 1 Information Requests to EfficiencyOne in Matter M12249, probing cost-effectiveness, performance targets, low-income program design, and cybersecurity across 93 information requests due June 25, 2025.
• 22 May
  Document

  Solar Nova Scotia files notice of intervention in EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM Extension Application (M12249)
• 21 May
  Document

  EfficiencyOne filed an application seeking NSERB approval for a 2026 DSM Extension and amendment to its 2023–2025 Demand-Side Management Purchase Agreement with Nova Scotia Power
• 20 May
  Document

  Six intervenors file notices to participate in EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM Extension Application (M12249), including Mi'kmaw rights bodies, energy storage industry, and low-income advocates
• 14 May
  Document

  Four parties file Notices of Intervention in EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM Extension Application (M12249)
• 13 May
  Order

  NSERB issued a Hearing Order establishing a paper hearing process for EfficiencyOne's 2026 DSM Extension Application filed April 30, 2025
• 30 Apr
  Document

  EfficiencyOne files 2026 DSM Extension Application with the Nova Scotia Energy Board, seeking approval to extend its existing demand-side management plan by one year with $63.75M in legislatively prescribed investment.

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