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Topic:"2026 DSM Extension" in M12282

Matter: EfficiencyOne - New Benefit Cost Analysis Test for Evaluating Demand Side Management (DSM) Plans Application for Approval of New Benefit Cost Analysis Test for Evaluating Demand Side Management (DSM) Plans
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E-1Notice of Application and Evidence 3 passages
Section 2
was extended through a legislative amendment to the PUA that does as follows: a) extends the term of the existing 2023-2025 DSM Plan by one additional year, to December 31, 2026; b) extends the existing approved demand-side management purc...

AI summary The PUA was amended to extend the 2023-2025 DSM Plan to 2026, set a $63.75M investment, and require E1 to seek Energy Board approval for 2026 targets. The TRC Test is used to evaluate DSM Plan cost-effectiveness.

Section 4
herefore, directs E1 to work with the DSMAG before the 2026-2028 DSM Plan application to assess and develop an optimal DSM cost-effectiveness testing methodology. 11. In accordance with the Board’s direction, E1 worked with the DSMAG to re...

AI summary The document outlines E1's collaboration with the DSMAG to develop a new benefit-cost analysis (BCA) test for Nova Scotia's DSM Plan, including workshops and legislative changes. A 2022 PUA amendment shifted cost-effectiveness testing from program to portfolio level, impacting the BCA's application.

Section 37
1 4. CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE DSM PLANS 2 4.1 2023-2025 DSM PLAN 3 On September 6, 2022, the NSUARB (as it then was) approved E1’s application for its 2023-2025 DSM Plan 4 (subject to a compliance filing). 5 6 The cost-effectiveness test ap...

AI summary The NSUARB approved E1's 2023-2025 DSM Plan with a compliance filing, directing the development of an optimal cost-effectiveness test. The Board endorsed E1's proposal to review methodologies via the DSMAG ahead of the 2026-2028 Plan. The PUA amendment extended the DSM Plan to 2026 with prescribed investment levels.

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