Topic:"Affordability" in M12249

forward until 2041, when the modelled impacts of 2026 measures expire. These results offer a frame of reference for considering the appropriate balance of these impacts across electricity customers. The 2026 DSM Extension RBIA compares the...

AI summary The 2026 DSM Extension RBIA compares scenarios with and without DSM, analyzing rate and bill impacts on non-participants. It isolates DSM effects from utility factors, focusing on affordability and long-term trends. Key outputs include non-participant bill impacts and cost-effectiveness testing to assess overall customer benefits.

E1 Responses to Nova Scotia Energy Board (NSEB) Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 events. These recognitions are not structured as a formal or recurring bonus plan and are 2 not universally available to all employees. They are awarde...

AI summary E1 does not have a formal bonus policy and instead uses discretionary recognition for exceptional contributions, determined by senior leadership on a case-by-case basis. These recognitions are not universally available and are awarded based on specific circumstances.

15 Response IR-1-b: 16 The evaluation found that for the EPI program, the high user treatment group had a 2% 17 participation rate compared to 1.6% or the control group (the difference between the groups is four 18 tenths of one percent)....

AI summary The evaluation of the EPI program found a 0.4% higher participation rate in the high user treatment group compared to the control group, but this 25% increase is deemed not practically significant. The response emphasizes that measure-based programs offer substantial benefits to participating households despite minor behavioral changes.

Economic and Policy Analysis Consumer Advocate – Nova Scotia (March 2019 – Present) - Member of DSM Advisory Group (DSMAG) on behalf of the Consumer Advocate of Nova Scotia to provide ongoing support for design and implementation of progra...

AI summary The Consumer Advocate of Nova Scotia participated in DSM initiatives, including stakeholder processes for cost-effectiveness tests and analysis of Efficiency One's DSM Plans (M10473, M09096). Focus areas included affordability, underserved communities, and economic analysis of DSM programs.

5.5.1 Findings [73] The concerns raised by the Industrial Group are serious. The potential for E1 to proceed with relatively unrestrained changes to ensure it meets its own performance targets and objectives at the cost of hardship and pre...

AI summary The Board acknowledges E1's need for flexibility but finds its current process unbalanced, risking hardship for rate classes funding E1. The Board mandates revised procedures for mid-course adjustments and collaboration with the DSMAG to ensure affected ratepayers have input before changes are implemented.

NOTICE OF INTERVENTION OF: CONSUMER ADVOCATE TAKE NOTICE that the Consumer Advocate hereby intervenes in the above Application and proceeding. The Consumer Advocate represents the interests of residential ratepayers, who may be impacted by...

AI summary The Consumer Advocate intervenes in the proceeding on behalf of residential ratepayers, addressing issues raised by the Nova Scotia Energy Board. They are represented by Pink Larkin and consult with Green Energy Economics Group Inc. The notice is dated May 20, 2025.

Request IR-15: - On page 21 of 25 in E1's Evidence, E1 stated that the unit cost of energy savings will increase - over time due to factors such as diminishing returns, increased complexity, and market maturity. - Indeed, the 2023-2025 Pla...

AI summary E1's evidence indicates that the unit cost of energy savings will rise from $0.39/kWh to $0.49/kWh between 2023-2025 and the 2026 plan extension, a 25% increase. The request questions E1's measures to control costs and address affordability concerns.