Topic:"BNI" in M12186

5.5.2 Performance Indicator The NSUARB also established a Performance Indicator of incidental cumulative annual energy savings of 23.6 GWh applicable to low-income and underserved communities from non-targeted programs. [24](#page-42-1) In...

AI summary The NSUARB set a performance indicator for 23.6 GWh annual energy savings from non-targeted programs targeting low-income and underserved communities. E1 updated its methodology in 2023 and met its 2024 mid-course target, achieving 26.4 GWh (112% of the three-year goal). Results reflect revised low-income estimation assumptions, with 2024 non-targeted program savings at 16.1 GWh.

2. HISTORICAL RATE CLASS SPENDING - [Table 1 p](#page-53-0)rovides Plan as Approved, and Actual spending by rate class from 2016-2024. - Historically, actual spending has been closely aligned with the Plan as Approved. In recent years, - E...

AI summary Historical spending by rate class from 2016-2024 shows actual spending closely aligning with the Plan as Approved. E1 reports growth in BNI programs, particularly medium industrial participation in Demand Response. E1 commits to improving spending reporting and ensuring program equity and access for all Nova Scotians.

3.1.2 Business, Non-profit, and Institutional DSM Programs

AI summary The section outlines Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs targeting businesses, non-profits, and institutions in Nova Scotia, including initiatives like Business Energy Rebates (BER) and Efficiency Nova Scotia (ENS) programs.

Note on Margin of Error For evaluation activities that yield quantitative results based on a sample, the Evaluator aimed to achieve a maximum margin of error of 10% at a confidence level of 90%. This means that, if measurements were conduc...

AI summary The Evaluator aimed for a 10% margin of error at 90% confidence for sample-based evaluations, excluding non-sampling errors. For BNI DR, adjustment ratios were analyzed with calculated margins of error. Non-sampling errors like data entry or response inaccuracies were not included in confidence level calculations.

X. Individual Program Component Review There are nine residential programs, four Business, Non-Profit, Institutional programs and two Demand Response programs.

AI summary The document outlines the structure of energy efficiency programs in Nova Scotia, detailing nine residential programs, four Business, Non-Profit, and Institutional (BNI) programs, and two Demand Response programs under review.