Topic:"BNI Custom Incentive Program" in M04819

2.4 Custom – Retrofit and New Construction The Custom program offers incentives and financing for energy efficient equipment including compressed air, industrial processes, refrigeration, motors, lighting and other electrical end-uses. The...

AI summary The Custom program provides incentives and financing for energy-efficient equipment in sectors like industrial processes and lighting. Participation requires a feasibility study and a measurement and verification (M&V) plan. Free-ridership is anticipated to be low due to these process requirements.

15. CONTINGENCIES The Corporation has an agreement with NSPI to extend financing to certain Commercial and Industrial ("C&I") customers participating in either the Small Business Energy Solutions or C&I Custom programs. Those customers are...

AI summary The Corporation has a financing agreement with NSPI to support C&I customers in energy programs, with contingent liability for defaults. Financing costs are paid monthly to NSPI, and total outstanding financing was $2,405,768 as of December 31, 2011.

Q. Please summarize your analysis of program participation levels. A. Figure 4 presents a summary of program participation rates for some of ENSC's key DSM programs, based on information provided by ENSC in response to information requests...

AI summary The analysis calculates participation rates for ENSC's DSM programs by comparing participants to eligible customers, noting challenges in participant identification and double-counting. Rates are illustrative, with a need for better data collection to address these issues.

Q. What conclusions do you draw from the information presented in Figure 4? A. I do not intend to draw specific conclusions from the participation rates in Figure 4 as part of my testimony, because I see these participation rates as prelim...

AI summary The witness notes Figure 4's participation rates are preliminary and may include double-counting. However, they conclude that DSM programs will reach a large portion of Nova Scotia customers, leading to lower bills. Programs like the Home Energy Report and Efficient Product Rebate are expected to achieve high participation rates. The witness recommends maximizing participation to ensure equity and mitigate rate impacts.

Q. How do you recommend the results of your incremental analysis be used? - A. Again, I present the incremental rate and bill impact analysis to illustrate how such an analysis could be used in the future to assist with a decision about DS...

AI summary The response recommends using incremental rate and bill impact analyses to inform DSM program funding decisions, improve participation tracking methods, and conduct parallel analyses for BNI sector programs. It emphasizes balancing cost reductions and rate increases, enhancing data accuracy, and targeting under-participating customers.

ould otherwise have been invested in an energy efficiency improvement project in any event; and - 2. Whether entities are undertaking improvements they would not have considered in the absence of DSM. Bowater Mersey believes there should b...

AI summary Bowater Mersey criticizes Efficiency Nova Scotia's approach to assessing free-ridership in the Demand Side Management (DSM) program, arguing for a more sophisticated protocol and tailored questions rather than formulaic methods. They contend current questions, such as whether participants would have acted without the program, lack probative value and suggest similar approaches are used in other programs.

1.3 Business, Non-Profit and Institutional Sector Results The Small Business Direct Install program includes the former Small Business Energy Solutions program, the former Commercial Direct Install program component, and an LED Retail init...

AI summary Nova Scotia's energy efficiency programs achieved significant energy savings in 2012. The Small Business Direct Install program exceeded its target, while the Prescriptive Rebates program expanded offerings and increased savings. The Custom program, including EMIS and EEM initiatives, achieved 33.6 GWh savings. EEMs were deployed across multiple organizations, identifying over 10 GWh in potential savings.