Topic:"BNI Demand Response" in M12249

Table 3: Planned Evaluations for 2024 Programs. 2024 Portfolio Evaluation Plan D Impact Ev Impact Evaluation Market Program Component Comprehensive Condensed Evaluation Evaluation Residential Appliance Retirement Х Instant Savings Х Afford...

AI summary Table 3 outlines the planned evaluations for 2024 programs, including various residential and business energy efficiency initiatives. It includes evaluations such as the Appliance Retirement Program, Instant Savings, and Strategic Energy Management. The table also references supporting reports from Econoler and Efficiency One.

IX. General Recommendations SVR24-G-1. The Savings Verification study recommends acceptance of the 2024 evaluation estimates for energy savings and demand reduction except for four programs . These are the Residential Behavior program (6.2...

AI summary The Savings Verification study recommends accepting 2024 energy savings estimates for most programs but excludes four due to evaluation issues. Key concerns include lack of independent evaluation for compressed air projects, insufficient practical significance of savings for residential and demand response programs, and protocol limitations. Recommendations include flagging low-impact programs, improving evaluation transparency, and emphasizing practical significance over statistical significance.

N. Demand Response (DR) There are two demand response programs, Residential Demand Response and Business-Nonprofit-Institutional (BNI) Demand Response. Demand response concerns capacity (Watts, kW, MW, GW) rather than energy (kWh, GWh). Th...

AI summary Nova Scotia's Demand Response (DR) programs include Residential and BNI (Business-Nonprofit-Institutional) DR, focusing on capacity reduction rather than energy savings. Participants totaled 353 (residential) and 76 (BNI) in 2024. Events are triggered by Nova Scotia Power to reduce load during peak periods, with savings measured in watts/kW.

2. BNI DR For BNI, the Evaluator first reviewed Efficiency Nova Scotia BNI tracking sheets to ensure consistency, resulting in a small correction (magnitude 2%-3%) to Efficiency Nova Scotia tracking values. By agreement between Efficiency...

AI summary BNI DR capacity calculation involves corrections to Efficiency Nova Scotia tracking sheets, event-based capacity determination (Dec-Feb, excluding weekends/holidays), participant classification for morning/evening events, and whole-house AMI data analysis. Evaluated results show 8.034 MW for BNI DR and 0.057 MW for Residential DR, with methodologies deemed logical and complete.

Recommendations SVR2024-Demand Response – 13 . In the next evaluation, include an analysis of the relative importance or lack of importance to the possible capacity shortfall problem to Nova Scotia Power, the roles of the load research sho...

AI summary The document recommends evaluating Demand Response (DR) programs' impact on Nova Scotia Power's capacity shortfall, clarifying their practical benefits beyond learning experiences, and justifying their business case. It critiques DR programs for minimal kW demand reduction and calls for analysis of whole-home vs. device-level approaches in residential DR. A citation to Econoler's report is included.

A. General Recommendations There are four general recommendations . SVR24-G-1. The Savings Verification study recommends acceptance of the 2024 evaluation estimates for energy savings and demand reduction except for four programs . These a...

AI summary Four recommendations address energy savings program evaluations. Four programs (Residential Behavior, Residential Demand Response, BNI Demand Response, and BNI Custom Incentive Program’s compressed air component) are rejected due to insufficient practical savings despite statistical significance. Evaluations must flag programs with trivial savings, ensure protocol compliance, and disclose statistical test details for transparency.

B. Program Specific Recommendations There are recommendations for only five of the program evaluations, Residential Behavior, BNI Efficient Product Rebates, the compressed air leak detection part of BNI Custom Incentives, and the two Deman...

AI summary Recommendations are provided for five programs: Residential Behavior, BNI Efficient Product Rebates, BNI Custom Incentives (compressed air leak detection), and two Demand Programs (Residential and BNI). Other programs lack evaluation issues. Key focus areas include program-specific evaluations and demand-side initiatives.

4. BNI Demand Reduction Programs SVR2024-Demand Response – 13 . In the next evaluation, include an analysis of the relative importance or lack of importance to the possible capacity shortfall problem to Nova Scotia Power, the roles of the...

AI summary The text requests an evaluation of BNI Demand Response programs, emphasizing the need to analyze their impact on Nova Scotia Power's capacity shortfall, clarify their practical benefits, and justify their business case. It criticizes the programs' weak demand reduction effects and calls for a comparison of whole-home vs. device-level approaches in residential analysis.

Request IR-01: Refer to M12249, Exhibit E-2, Savings Verification Review of Program Year 2024 Evaluation Results, Report for the Nova Scotia Energy Board (2024 Peach Report) June 4, 2025, authored by H. Gil Peach & Associates, (Peach) Sect...

AI summary The Savings Verification Review of Program Year 2024 Evaluation Results recommends accepting energy savings and demand reduction estimates for most programs, except four, including the Residential Behavior and two Demand Response programs. The Evaluator followed protocols but notes that the protocols fail to account for the very large sample size problem, which affects the practical value of the results.

Response 1-d: One of the three programs in question is a BNI program, the BNI demand response program.

AI summary Response 1-d identifies the BNI demand response program as one of three programs under review in a Nova Scotia regulatory proceeding. The program is part of a broader discussion on demand-side management initiatives, though specific details about its scope or evaluation criteria are not provided in this excerpt.

Response 1-e: - We do not know the percentage of total DSM Plan cost the BNI demand response program - represents. This question should be directed to the DSM administrator.

AI summary The percentage of the total DSM Plan cost attributed to the BNI demand response program is unknown, and the question is referred to the DSM administrator for clarification.

1. Verifier's Recommendations The Peach Report states the following general recommendation regarding the acceptance of 2024 evaluation results for four program components, including the DR program:[29](#page-36-0) SVR24-G-1. The Savings Ve...

AI summary The Peach Report recommends accepting 2024 evaluation results for four programs except the Demand Response (DR) programs due to their lack of practical significance despite statistical significance. The Evaluator followed protocols but failed to address the issue of large sample sizes, which rendered statistical significance irrelevant for practical value assessment.

Econoler Response: Econoler disagrees that the 2024 evaluated available capacity for the Residential and BNI DR program components should not be accepted and should have been flagged for not producing practical demand reduction as discusse...

AI summary Econoler contests the rejection of the 2024 Residential and BNI DR program capacity evaluations, arguing that demand reductions are practically valuable at both household and utility levels. They dispute claims about insufficient savings and question the reliability of statistical significance in DR program evaluations.

BNI DR - › Practical value at the utility system level: The BNI DR program is not required to generate savings or demand reduction of practical value at the utility system level at this stage in the program component's development, since i...

AI summary The BNI DR program's early-stage practical value is acknowledged, with 8.034 MW of available DR capacity in 2024. Econoler argues savings claims are justified despite household-level demand reduction, as the program targets system-level capacity for NS Power. The Verifier disputes the 'very large sample size' claim, noting only 93 projects analyzed.

Conclusion Econoler disagrees that the 2024 evaluated available DR capacity for Residential and BNI DR should not be accepted and disagrees with the recommendation that these program components should have been flagged for not producing pr...

AI summary Econoler disputes the recommendation to flag DR programs, arguing statistical significance, not practical effect size, should validate impact evaluations. The 2024 evaluation used valid sample sizes and followed industry best practices. The Peach Report recommends analyzing DR program importance, roles of NSP and Efficiency Nova Scotia, and clarifying program benefits for utility operations.

026 DSM Extension Plan, E1 states it plans to expand and build upon these demand response initiatives outlined in the 2023-2025 DSM Plan. [20] E1's Demand Response program consists of two components: - Residential Demand Response - BNI Dem...

AI summary E1 plans to expand its 2023-2025 Demand-Side Management (DSM) initiatives through a 2026 DSM extension. The Demand Response program includes Residential and BNI components, aiming to reduce residential electric load during peak events via financial incentives. Table 20 summarizes the Residential Demand Response program details.

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AI summary The text appears to discuss changes to the BNI Demand Response program component, although the content is heavily corrupted and contains repeated, incomplete phrases.

5.3.1 Findings [59] The issues raised by Dr. Peach leading to his recommendation to disallow the claimed energy and demand savings in four programs are of concern to the Board. [60] Regarding the compressed air leak audits under the BNI Cu...

AI summary The Board addresses concerns raised by Dr. Peach regarding energy savings claims in four programs, including deviations from the UMP Protocol in compressed air audits and the Residential Behaviour Program's lack of direct savings. Econoler's explanations are accepted but require more detailed reporting. The Board directs evaluations for program improvements and retention of 2024 savings, while suspending the Residential Behaviour Program due to cybersecurity issues.