Topic:"2027-2031 Demand Side Management Preferred Resource Plan" in M12249

(4) For greater certainty, the next demand-side management purchase agreement begins on January 1, 2027, and the franchise holder must file the new five-year agreement for Board approval in sufficient time to allow for the Board to approve...

AI summary The document outlines the extension of the demand-side management (DSM) purchase agreement to begin on January 1, 2027, requiring the franchise holder to file a new five-year agreement for Board approval. It also highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement in the development of the 2027-2031 DSM Plan, which will consider the new mandate of the Energy Board and the Energy Reform (2024) Act . The legislative amendment to the Public Utilities Act (PUA) aims to align energy regulation with climate change goals for the first time in Nova Scotia.

3 7. ENABLING STRATEGIES - 4 The Enabling Strategies program has been a component of E1's DSM Plans since 2012. Historically, E1 has - invested an average of 10% of its total DSM portfolio investment in Enabling Strategies.[32](#page-80-2)...

AI summary The Enabling Strategies program, part of E1's DSM Plans since 2012, includes Education and Outreach, Development and Research, and Other Enabling Strategies. Investment in this program for the 2026 DSM Extension is $7.0 million, with increased funding for Development and Research to support market transformation pilots and the development of the 2027-2031 DSM Plan.

Date Filed: June 25, 2025 IG IR-04, Attachment 1, Page 1 of 1 Plan As Approved Expenditures ($ million) Actual Expenditures ($ million) Variances (Actual Expenditures to Plan as Approved) ($million) 24 25 (d) Please confirm the specific bu...

AI summary The document requests confirmation of the specific budget in the 2026 DSM Extension related to the development of the 2027-2031 DSM Plan and the overall regulatory budget for the year.

Date Filed: June 25, 2025 E1 (IG) IR-23 Page 3 of 3 1 Request IR-24: 2 3 Reference: E1 Evidence, Section 3.2: Updates to Avoided Cost Calculation, pages 15 & 16 of 25 4 & Appendix A - Attachment 1: Tables 2 – 4, pages 4 – 6 of 8. 5 6 (a) I...

AI summary The document addresses a request regarding the interpretation of 'actual' avoided costs in forecast years 2026 to 2055, the absence of comparable avoided costs for the 2023-2025 DSM Plan, and the drop in avoided costs after 2029. The response explains that 'actual' refers to modelled results, and highlights differences in avoided cost calculations between the 2023-2025 DSM Plan and the 2026 DSM Extension.

6 Table 2: 2026 DSM Extension - Enabling Strategies - Regulatory Affairs, 2023 & 2024 Actual and 2025 Forecast EfficiencyOne 2023-2025 DSM Plan Enabling Strategies - Regulatory Affairs Activities 2023 Actual 2024 Actual 2025 Forecast DSM P...

AI summary The document provides a summary of EfficiencyOne's (E1) 2026 DSM Extension, including regulatory costs and performance targets. It outlines E1's progress towards meeting its 2023-2026 Performance Targets and confirms that E1 is on track to achieve the compliance threshold of 90% or greater for all four targets.

EfficiencyOne (E1) Responses to Small Business Advocate (SBA) Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective and explain how the use of this term 2 is consistent with current methodological gui...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) responds to the Small Business Advocate's (SBA) information requests regarding the inclusion of specific programs in its DSM plans and the evaluation of program savings. E1 confirms that the BNI Demand Response program and compressed air leak audit projects are considered BNI program components.

1 (a) Yes, EfficiencyOne (E1) did include the Residential Behaviour, the Residential Demand 2 Response and the Business Non-Profit and Institutional (BNI) Demand Response program 3 components in the 2026 DSM Extension Application. Any modi...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) included Residential Behaviour, Residential Demand Response, and BNI Demand Response programs in the 2026 DSM Extension Application. E1 disagrees with a recommendation that challenges the business case for these programs. The acceptance of Recommendation SVG24-G-1 by the NSEB has implications for the 2026 DSM Extension's performance targets. E1 is working on the 2027-2031 DSM Plan and will respond to the NSEB's decision.

EfficiencyOne (E1) Responses to Small Business Advocate (SBA) Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL (a) Does EfficiencyOne plan to change its budget allocation to the BER program as a result of this finding that point of sale savings decli...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) states it will not change budget allocations for BER or the 2026 DSM Extension, citing real-time adjustments already incorporated. E1 plans to address baseline changes in the 2027-2031 DSM Plan and argues further study is needed due to program changes impacting customers and partners.

- Advocate in assessing the impacts of utility energy efficiency plans and delivery 1 strategies on customers. I have also evaluated DSM program efforts in New 19 Direct E1 to include a demand response offering in the 2027-2031 o 20 DSM Pl...

AI summary The text outlines directives for E1 to enhance its 2027-2031 DSM Plan by including demand response offerings, conducting benchmarking studies, and incorporating avoided cost updates. It also directs NSPI to respond to E1's recommendations and ensure strategies target constrained areas.

1 jurisdictional scan of programs across provinces to better assess the state of 2 demand flexibility in Canada. 3 Q. What do you recommend? 4 I recommend that NSEB approve the demand response offering. Participation in 5 2023 and 2024 was...

AI summary The text discusses a recommendation to approve a demand response offering by NSEB, with a focus on improving participation and formalizing it in the 2027-2031 DSM Plan. It also addresses the updated avoided transmission and distribution costs for the constrained system provided by NSPI in 2024.

grams components, such as Instant Savings and Efficient Product Installation, as well as the expected decline in savings in Home Energy Assessment with the closure of the Canada Greener Homes program. - [17] The planned 2026 DSM extension...

AI summary The document discusses E1's planned 2026 DSM extension investment, which is slightly below the 2025 forecast, and its support for the 2027-2031 DSM Plan and Integrated Resource Plan. It also mentions the development of demand response programs, including direct load control, battery control, and enabling technologies like critical peak pricing.

Request IR-28: Page 45 of Appendix A states, "Investment in this category has been increased in 2026 as compared to 2023-2025 to support the development of the 2027-2031 DSM Resource Plan and initiation of an updated Potential Study to inf...

AI summary The document requests a breakdown of the proposed $3.0 million budget for the 2026 DSM Plan Extension and compares investment by activity to previous years. It also inquires whether E1 is at risk of not achieving its 2023-2026 Performance Targets, noting that as of 2024, E1 had achieved 74% of energy savings, 74% of peak demand savings, 45% of available capacity, and 55% of low-income and equity targets.

- [1] On April 30, 2025, EfficiencyOne (E1) applied to the Nova Scotia Energy Board to approve amendments to the Board-approved 2023-2025 DSM Agreement necessary to incorporate legislative changes to the Public Utilities Act directing that...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) applied to the Nova Scotia Energy Board to extend its 2023-2025 DSM Agreement to 2026 with a plan cost of $63,750,000 and to set performance targets. The Board approved the extension and provided directions for the development of E1's five-year DSM Plan for 2027-2031.

grams components, such as Instant Savings and Efficient Product Installation, as well as the expected decline in savings in Home Energy Assessment with the closure of the Canada Greener Homes program. - [17] The planned 2026 DSM extension...

AI summary The text discusses E1's planned 2026 DSM extension investment, its alignment with the 2027-2031 DSM Plan, and the development of demand response programs, including the use of direct load control, battery control, and critical peak pricing. It highlights collaboration with NS Power and Guidehouse in modeling and planning these initiatives.