Topic:"2027-2031 Demand Side Management Preferred Resource Plan" in M13053

2026/2027 season preparations • Given current performance trends, and in alignment with E1's 2027-2031 DSM Plan application currently being considered by the Nova Scotia Energy Board, the Residential Demand Response team has begun to shift...

AI summary In preparation for the 2026/2027 season, the Residential Demand Response team is shifting its focus from growth to optimization, aligning with E1's 2027-2031 DSM Plan application under review by the Nova Scotia Energy Board. The focus is on maintaining the current portfolio size while increasing participation rates and improving sustained performance during events.

Area of focus: DSM Plan Development & Reporting - E1 filed the following reports with the Nova Scotia Energy Board in Q2 (matter number in brackets): - o 2025 E1 Financial Statements (M12822) - o 2025 Affiliate Code of Conduct (M12821) - o...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) submitted several reports to the Nova Scotia Energy Board in Q2, including the Q1 2026 DSM Report and responses to intervenor information requests on the 2027-2031 DSM Resource Plan. E1 also reviewed information from the Energy Board's independent verification consultant and intervenor evidence related to the DSM Plan.

1 Request IR-02: 2 3 On page 13 and 14, E1 noted following: 4 5 The Residential Behaviour program component remained paused throughout Q2, 6 as NS Power customer data continued to be unavailable to generate customer 7 insights and reports....

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) noted that the Residential Behaviour program remained paused in Q2 due to unavailable customer data from NS Power following a cybersecurity incident in spring 2025. E1 decided not to resume the program in 2026 and will not achieve savings, aligning with its 2027-2031 DSM Plan application. Costs incurred in 2025 and forecast for 2026 are provided, with a significant decrease in expenditures for 2026.

f approximately $1.2 million in expenditures for Residential Behaviour reflected ongoing service provider contractual obligations and assumed full payment of upfront annual service and treatment fees. In Q2 2026, once it was clear to E1 th...

AI summary The text discusses the winding down of the Residential Behaviour program by E1 due to a relaunch being unlikely, with $190,700 forecast for program wind-down in Q2 2026, including delivery costs and employee salaries, but no evaluation costs as no savings are being generated.