Topic:"2025 Ace Plan" in M12780

1 Table 1: 2027–2031 DSM Advisory Group Engagement Activities DSMAG Engagement Activity: 2027–2031 Timeline DSMAG Session – Round 1 Modelling Assumptions and Results (2026–2030) July 26, 2024 Round 1 Modelling Assumptions and Results circu...

AI summary This table outlines the engagement activities of the DSM Advisory Group (DSMAG) from 2023 to 2024, focusing on sessions related to modeling assumptions, avoided costs, stakeholder engagement plans, and updates to the 2026–2030 DSM Plan. Key participants include NS Power and various stakeholders providing feedback.

1 6.3.2 PROGRAM SAVINGS & INVESTMENT - 2 Table 9, below, provides the five-year savings and investment details by program component for the - 3 2027–2031 Preferred Plan. Detailed information by year is provided in Appendix A.

AI summary This section introduces Table 9, which outlines five-year savings and investment details by program component for the 2027–2031 Preferred Plan, with detailed annual information provided in Appendix A.

2. 2025 PLAN AS APPROVED TARGETS & PORTFOLIO RESULTS 2025 Plan targets are 149.5 GWh of incremental annual net energy savings, 26.3 MW of annual net peak demand savings, 5.3 GWh of energy savings applicable to Affordable Single-family Home...

AI summary The 2025 DSM Plan achieved 87% of its energy savings target and 90% of its peak demand savings target, but fell short of the available capacity target. Residential and BNI programs scaled back participation in 2025, which contributed to lower-than-expected savings, although total spending remained within the approved investment level of $173 million.

- While 2025 expenditures were lower than the Plan, they did not drop proportionally to the drop in energy and demand savings. The key reasons for that are: - o While participation was temporarily scaled back in 2025, unitary incentivestha...

AI summary The 2025 expenditures for the DSM Plan were lower than expected but did not decrease proportionally with the drop in energy and demand savings. This is attributed to increased unitary incentives and a strategic shift in focus to more complex, higher-cost measures in sectors such as agriculture and commercial kitchens.

2025 DSM Measure Assessment Final Report

AI summary The 2025 DSM Measure Assessment Final Report provides an evaluation of demand-side management measures for the year 2025, assessing their effectiveness and impact on energy efficiency and customer participation.

E1 Responses to Nova Scotia Energy Board (NSEB) Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-01: 16 Net" over the term of the proposed DSM plan. 17 18 Response IR-02: 19 20 (a) EfficiencyOne (E1) did provide a redline and clean versi...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) responded to the Nova Scotia Energy Board's (NSEB) information requests regarding the 2027–2031 DSM Plan. E1 provided a redline and clean version of the proposed Purchase Agreement to NS Power prior to filing the plan but did not receive specific feedback. The response also addressed concerns about the use of terms 'cumulative' and 'annual' and noted alignment with the Standardized Filing Framework. The plan aims to balance affordability and long-term cost reduction.

- 3 (a) Yes. For the purposes of informing the development of the DSM Plan, specifically the 4 levels of DSM (energy savings, demand savings and available capacity), EfficiencyOne (E1) 5 understands there to have been no changes to the DSM...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) confirms that the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Action Plan has not changed DSM levels from the 2022 Evergreen IRP Update. E1 modeled energy efficiency and demand response scenarios aligned with the IRP for the 2027–2031 DSM Plan, with investments of $464 million and $47 million, respectively. E1 has not yet commissioned a DSM baseline study, which is planned for a future DSM Potential Study.

1 M09096, Document No. 84486, DSMAG Revised Terms of Reference, September 20, 2021, page 7 1 Request IR-16: 15 Power's average non-DSM participant customer, 16 please provide this analysis for two separate 17 customers: a) one who uses 6,0...

AI summary The document outlines a request (IR-16) for analysis on the average bill impact of the 2027-2031 DSM Plan for residential non-DSM participants, including specific scenarios for customers using 6,000 and 12,000 kW/hr of electricity annually. It also requests revised tables and figures to show the average rate and customer bill impacts for both DSM and non-DSM participants.

Date Filed: May 28, 2026 NSEB-17, Attachment 1, Page 46 of 46 REDACTED 1 Request IR-18: 7 program delivery is a key way to minimize risk and involves the diversification of 8 measures, markets and strategies. The Preferred Plan includes a...

AI summary The text discusses the diversification of programs in E1's 2027-2031 DSM plan compared to its 2023-2026 plan, emphasizing risk mitigation through a broad range of strategies. It also references prior responses and cost analyses related to unit costs and savings.

3.8.2 KEY SOURCES FOR MEASURE INPUT DEVELOPMENT - The primary source of the values for measure input development is the Horticultural Lighting Measure[25](#page-86-2) - from the 2024-2025 DSM Commercial Measure Assessment. The measure summ...

AI summary The primary source for measure input development is the Horticultural Lighting Measure from the 2024-2025 DSM Commercial Measure Assessment, with reference to a measure summary table.

4.2.2 KEY SOURCES FOR MEASURE INPUT DEVELOPMENT - The primary source of the values for measure input development is the Low-flow Showerhead Measure[32](#page-96-3) - from the 2024-2025 DSM Residential Measure Assessment. The measure summar...

AI summary The primary source for measure input development is the Low-flow Showerhead Measure from the 2024-2025 DSM Residential Measure Assessment. The measure summary table from this section is referenced.

4.3.2 KEY SOURCES FOR MEASURE INPUT DEVELOPMENT - The primary source of the values for measure input development is the Humidity Sensor Measure[36](#page-101-2) from - the 2024-2025 DSM Residential Measure Assessment. The measure summary t...

AI summary The primary source for measure input development is the Humidity Sensor Measure from the 2024-2025 DSM Residential Measure Assessment, with a reference to a measure summary table.

2025 Innovation Plan (exclusive to DSM) Engineering & Planning (E&P) Department: Research & Development (R&D) Engineering Team April 2025

AI summary This document outlines the 2025 Innovation Plan, which is exclusive to Demand Side Management (DSM). It is prepared by the Engineering & Planning (E&P) Department's Research & Development (R&D) Engineering Team in April 2025.

2027-2031 Demand Side Management Resource Plan Round 2 Model Input Assumptions and Results

AI summary The text refers to the 2027-2031 Demand Side Management Resource Plan and mentions Round 2 Model Input Assumptions and Results, indicating a focus on modeling and planning for demand-side management initiatives.

c. Solar PV: generation (GWh) (d) Please estimate the gap between the proposed 2027-2031 DSM Plan and the IRP Reference Plan in 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, and accumulated across all these years. - 1 (e) Does E1 agree that holding invest...

AI summary The text requests an analysis of the gap between the proposed 2027-2031 DSM Plan and the IRP Reference Plan, and asks whether maintaining current investment levels is equivalent to decreasing investment in constant dollars. It also inquires about the alignment of the DSM Plan with the long-term energy savings trajectory outlined in the IRP.

2 MM12780 80 These responses are provided from the perspective of the Verification Team and are informed by 81 the scope of work defined in the Work Task Order (WTO) for DSM Verification 2025 and 2026. 82 83 The Verification Team is engage...

AI summary The Verification Team provides independent review and verification services for DSM programs in 2025 and 2026, based on the Work Task Order (WTO). Their role is limited to verification and reporting, not administration or policy decisions. Responses are based on Exhibit E-17 unless otherwise stated.

10 Q. WHAT DO THE SAVINGS TARGETS FOR THE PREFERRED PLAN LOOK 11 LIKE? 12 A. The following table provides savings as a percentage of sales for each year in the 13 planning window

AI summary The response to the question about savings targets for the preferred plan refers to a table that outlines savings as a percentage of sales for each year in the planning window.

3. BACKGROUND 2 Q. Please provide background on the 2027-2031 DSM Plan filing. 3 A. The last multi-year DSM Plan covered 2023 to 2025. In late 2025, the NSEB 4 approved an extension to the 2023-2025 DSM Plan to include 2026 (the 2026 5 Ext...

AI summary The document outlines the background of the 2027-2031 DSM Plan filing by E1, including the extension of the 2023-2025 DSM Plan to 2026 and key changes in the new five-year plan, such as new program components, retired programs, and updated measure categories.

Sources: - 2023 Actuals: 2023 DSM Annual Progress Report, Table 1: 2023 Results to 2023 Plan as Approved, 2023 Mid-Course Adjustments, and 2023 Year-End Forecast, pg. 6. - 2024 Actuals: 2024 DSM Annual Progress Report, Table 1: 2024 Result...

AI summary The text references annual progress reports and planned DSM activities from 2023 to 2026, including actuals, mid-course adjustments, and forecasts. It also mentions a proposed DSM plan for 2027-2031. These documents provide data on program savings and investments related to demand-side management.

Sources: - 2023 Actuals: 2023 DSM Annual Progress Report, Table 1: 2023 Results to 2023 Plan as Approved, 2023 Mid-Course Adjustments, and 2023 Year-End Forecast, pg. 6. - 2024 Actuals: 2024 DSM Annual Progress Report, Table 1: 2024 Result...

AI summary The text references annual progress reports and planned DSM activities from 2023 to 2026, including actuals, mid-course adjustments, and forecasts. It also mentions a proposed DSM plan for 2027-2031. These documents provide data on program savings and investments related to demand-side management.

- 2023-2025 Planned: Appendix A, Tables 10-12, Settlement Plan Investment and Savings, by Program Component. - 2026 Planned: Table 5: 2026 Program Savings and Investment from Appendix A of 2026 DSM Extension for Demand-Side Management Acti...

AI summary The text outlines planned and proposed Demand-Side Management (DSM) activities for various time periods, including investment and savings details from multiple appendices and tables related to DSM plans and extensions.

Mid-Term Check-Ins and Mid-Course Adjustments - Q. Please summarize E1's proposal regarding mid-term check-ins during the 2027-2031 DSM Plan. - A. E1 proposes one mid-term check-in with the DSMAG during the first quarter of 2029, which is...

AI summary E1 proposes one mid-term check-in with the DSMAG during the first quarter of 2029, regardless of DSM performance. Mid-cycle adjustments may occur if actual performance diverges significantly from the plan, with specific spending variance thresholds at the program and rate class levels. E1 retains full discretion on whether to file an MCA based on significant variances.

ith that, E1's own Plan already contemplates providing "specific justification, on an individual basis, for each measure that fails" the test, rather than excluding it outright (M12780, E-1, p. 412). On that basis, a strategic electrificat...

AI summary E1 argues that a strategic electrification program should be included in the 2027-2031 DSM Plan without requiring prior cost-effectiveness proof, as portfolio-level testing can accommodate such measures. SNS suggests that if development is limited to the Plan period, results from hourly modelling and pathway analysis should trigger a mid-plan adjustment.

- Funding from other sources (which LMI programs rely on completely) is variable and uncertain for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 plan years and seems set to decline substantially in these years. Additionally, NB Power has a considerable waitlist...

AI summary The DSM Plan faces challenges including uncertain funding, program gaps, high costs, and potential misalignment with carbon reduction goals. NB Power's programs lack comprehensive coverage for LMI customers and miss key demand response measures. Incentives for demand response and energy efficiency may be too high, and renewable program offerings are unclear.

Request IR-4: 2 Reference: E-23, Pages 23–26. 3 Preamble: Synapse provides its proposed interpretation of the Board decision in Matter 4 M12282, and suggests that the inclusion of strategic electrification programming within 5 the 2027-203...

AI summary The document references Synapse's interpretation of a Board decision in Matter M12282, suggesting that strategic electrification programming in the 2027-2031 DSM Plan complies with the Public Utilities Act. It requests clarification on whether the statute requires strategic electrification to reduce both GHG emissions and electricity costs, not merely avoid increasing costs at the portfolio level.

2. SYNAPSE EVIDENCE - Alice Napoleon of Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. ("Synapse") provided evidence on behalf of Counsel to - the Board. Ms. Napoleon's evidence was filed as E-23. This section of the Rebuttal Evidence sets out new - evide...

AI summary Alice Napoleon from Synapse Energy Economics provided evidence on behalf of the Board, addressing concerns about strategic electrification and demand response programs in the 2027–2031 DSM Plan.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT - and - IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY EFFICIENCYONE for approval of the 2027–2031 Demand-Side Management (DSM) Purchase Agreement between EfficiencyOne and Nova Scotia Power Inc., the establis...

AI summary This document concerns an application by EfficiencyOne for approval of a 2027–2031 Demand-Side Management (DSM) Purchase Agreement with Nova Scotia Power Inc., as well as the establishment of a final agreement and approval of a DSM Resource Plan for the same period.

REGULATORY EXPERIENCE - G-215-24 2024 Consolidated Resource Plan: Pacific Northern Gas - o Regulatory Support - EB-2021-0002 Mult i-Year Natural Gas DSM Plan: Enbridge Gas Inc. - o Regulatory Support - G-371-22 2023- 2027 Demand-Side Manag...

AI summary The text lists various regulatory filings and plans related to energy and gas resource management, including long-term gas resource plans, demand-side management expenditures plans, and energy conservation initiatives by companies such as FortisBC Energy Inc. and Pacific Northern Gas.

- 2 Reference: Exhibit E-1, Application, page 36/71; and Exhibit E-1, Appendix B, Section 9, 27 2027–2031, representing approximately 64% of the 683.1 GWh savings target in NSPI's 31 during the 2027–2031 DSM Plan development process demons...

AI summary The document requests detailed information on strategic electrification scenarios, including technologies considered, modified-PAC inputs and outputs, and the budget allocated for Enabling Strategies in the 2027–2031 DSM Plan. It also inquires about the allocation of Enabling Strategies funds for Medium and Large Industrial customers.

Please refer to: David Roberts Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Assistant: Alissa Whalen Assistant's email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) June 30, 2026 VIA WEB PORTAL Crystal Henwoo...

AI summary The Consumer Advocate requests that Theo Love of Green Energy Economics appear virtually for the hearing on M12780 - EfficiencyOne - 2027-2031 Demand Side Management (DSM) Plan Application.

M12780 - In the Matter of EfficiencyOne's (E1) 2027–2031 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan Application IN THE MATTER OF: The Public Utilities Act - and - IN THE MATTER OF: EfficiencyOne's (E1) 2027–2031 Demand Side Management (DSM...

AI summary This proceeding involves EfficiencyOne's (E1) application for a 2027–2031 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan under the Public Utilities Act. The matter is being reviewed by the regulatory body.

M12780 - In the Matter of EfficiencyOne's (E1) 2027–2031 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan Application IN THE MATTER OF: The Public Utilities Act - and - IN THE MATTER OF: EfficiencyOne's (E1) 2027–2031 Demand Side Management (DSM...

AI summary This document outlines a regulatory proceeding related to EfficiencyOne's (E1) 2027–2031 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan Application under the Public Utilities Act.

M12780 – EfficiencyOne – 2027-2031 DSM Plan – Hearing Logistics The Board received the following requests for virtual attendance at the upcoming hearing:

AI summary The Board has received requests for virtual attendance at the upcoming hearing related to the 2027-2031 DSM Plan by EfficiencyOne.

1 See P 3 of App A of E1 Plan (p 91) The four approved performance targets over the 2023–2026 Plan period. AND P 99 (187) of App A: Table 62: 2027–2031 DSM Preferred Plan Performance Indicators 2 See P 7 (95) of App A of E1 Plan; P 25 (113...

AI summary The document raises concerns about a significant cut in spending levels for the DSM Plan, leading to a loss of investment and savings compared to the 2022 IRP. It recommends increasing DSM funding to meet affordability goals, citing input from the Consumer Advocate, Board Counsel, and other stakeholders.