E-12027-2031 DSM Plan Application
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1 4.5.1 LOW-INCOME AND EQUITY INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS - 2 E1's 2027–2031 DSM Preferred Plan includes dedicated program components that exclusively serve low- - 3 income and equity communities. These program components include Affordable Mul...
AI summary E1's 2027–2031 DSM Preferred Plan includes dedicated low-income and equity programs (e.g., Affordable Multifamily Housing, Mi'kmaw projects) accounting for 11% of residential savings. The Solar-PV program is also targeted at these communities. Incidental impacts from non-targeted programs like Efficient Product Installation are also noted, with details in Attachment 1 and Table 14.
ives provide direct support to Nova Scotians participating in DSM programs and are 7 directly linked to the DSM resource savings targets. Incentive types for E1's DSM programs include the 8 following: - 9 rebates paid directly to customers...
AI summary The text outlines E1's DSM programs, detailing incentive types such as rebates, customer upgrade costs, and third-party delivery agent costs. It highlights categories like Home Energy Assessment, Demand Response, and Solar-PV, with a figure illustrating 2027–2031 DSM expenditure categories.
6. ENERGY EFFICIENCY DSM energy efficiency refers to delivering the same or improved level of service using less energy, resulting in measurable reductions in energy consumption while maintaining or improving performance. Natural Resources...
AI summary Energy efficiency programs, led by E1, focus on reducing energy consumption through initiatives like residential LED baselines and Mi'kmaw New Home Construction. The 2027–2031 DSM Plan includes enhanced incentives, expanded rebate categories, and program updates to address rising costs and evolving market needs.
4 7.2.2 UNTRACKED PARTICIPATION - 5 E1 operates two program components that offer rebates at the point-of-sale: residential Instant - 6 Savings and the Instant Rebates portion of Business Energy Rebates (BER-IR). These program - 7 componen...
AI summary E1's Instant Savings and BER-IR programs use transaction records and research to estimate participation due to lack of direct data collection. The methodology changed in 2027, abandoning the prior assumption that all large commercial/industrial customers participated annually, due to declining participation from lighting phase-outs in Instant Rebates.
22 3. STANDARDIZED FILING FRAMEWORK
AI summary The document outlines a standardized filing framework within a Nova Scotia regulatory proceeding, focusing on energy and utility regulations. It includes acronyms related to demand-side management, energy efficiency, and utility rate structures, indicating a structured approach to regulatory compliance and reporting.
E-22025 DSM Annual Progress Report
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2.2 2025 Participation Result[s](#page-11-0) - [Table 2](#page-11-0) presents E1's 2025 participation results. The table provides a comparison of 2025 - participation results to those modelled in the 2025 Plan and the four-year Plan period...
AI summary E1's 2025 participation results show mixed outcomes compared to the 2025 Plan. Higher participation occurred in Instant Savings, Affordable Homes programs, and Business Energy Rebates due to retailer sales, faster project completion, and rebate promotions. Lower participation was observed in Efficient Product Installation (phasing out lighting measures), Green Heat (ended in 2025), and Demand Response (unpursued pathways). The Custom program exceeded energy savings despite lower participation.
- o Residential Behaviour, Custom, Strategic Energy Management, the Application Rebates service of Business Energy Rebates, Residential Demand Response, and BNI Demand Response received comprehensive impact evaluations. - o Appliance Retir...
AI summary The 2025 evaluation activities include comprehensive and condensed impact evaluations for various energy programs, a market evaluation for Business Energy Rebates' Instant Rebates, a process evaluation for Residential Demand Response, and updates to the Measure Assessment document. Evaluations involve surveys, interviews, and jurisdictional scans to assess program effectiveness and market conditions.
23 4.3.1 Efficient Product Rebates 24 The 2025 Efficient Product Rebates program is marketed as Business Energy Rebates.
AI summary The 2025 Efficient Product Rebates program, marketed as Business Energy Rebates, is discussed in the context of Nova Scotia's regulatory proceedings. The NSUARB and NSEB are involved in reviewing demand-side management (DSM) initiatives, with program administrator costs (PAC) being a relevant factor.
Program Component • The Business Energy Rebates program component provides financial incentives in the form of prescriptive rebates to BNI participants through both the Application Rebates and the Instant Rebate service. Application Rebate...
AI summary The Business Energy Rebates program offers financial incentives through Application Rebates (requiring project applications to E1 via Efficiency Nova Scotia's website) and Instant Rebates via participating distributors across Nova Scotia.
Business Energy Rebates Highlights - Business Energy Rebates achieved 40.2 GWh in energy savings and 5.3 MW in demand savings in 2025, meeting its 2025 Plan as Approved energy savings target, while demand savings were lower than the Plan t...
AI summary Business Energy Rebates met 2025 energy savings targets (40.2 GWh) but fell short on demand savings (5.3 MW). Program adjustments included rebate reductions, removal of solar PV and T8 LED rebates, and marketing campaigns targeting contractors. Market research indicated LED dominance in commercial fixtures, aligning with program shifts toward sustainable technologies.
Small Business Energy Solution Highlights - Interest in the program remained strong and the number of applications was high throughout 2025, following changes to the program component in Q2 2024 – increasing the eligibility cap for busines...
AI summary The Small Business Energy Solution program saw strong interest in 2025 due to 2024 changes, including higher eligibility caps, extended preapproval windows, and increased incentives. Market research found that commercial fixture markets are LED-dominated, but lamp markets lag with non-LED inventory still present.
2 4.5 Low-Income, Diverse, Underserved Communities - 3 In 2025, E1 updated its assumptions and estimation methodology for calculating impacts from - 4 E1's dedicated program components (Affordable Multifamily Housing, Affordable Single-Fam...
AI summary E1 updated its methodology for calculating low-income and equity impacts from its DSM programs in 2025. Dedicated programs like Affordable Multifamily Housing and the Mi'kmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project exclusively serve low-income communities. Non-targeted programs saw changes, including the Appliance Retirement program's end and revised assumptions for Business Energy Rebates. The methodology was filed with E1's 2026 DSM Extension Application.
2. 2025 RESULTS BY RATE CLASS 2025 actual expenditures were slightly lower than the 2025 Plan as Approved expenditures. Similar to 2024, the medium industrial rate class had the highest spending increase compared to the 2025 Plan, driven b...
AI summary 2025 actual expenditures were slightly lower than the approved plan, with medium industrial rate class spending rising due to higher BNI Demand Response participation. Municipal and small general rate classes exceeded planned spending from increased BNI Efficient Product Rebates participation, while large general and small industrial classes had lower spending due to reduced participation in Demand Response and Custom Incentives programs. Program timing and participant mix influenced outcomes.
E-32025 DSM Evaluation Reports
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› Instant Rebates: - › Instant Rebates saw a 79% increase in participation compared to 2024 levels, which was largely driven by the promotion of T8 LED linear lamps in the first quarter of 2025. - › Average interactive effects factors calc...
AI summary Instant Rebates experienced a 79% participation increase in 2025, driven by T8 LED lamp promotions. Evaluation showed 4% higher net electrical energy savings but 6% lower peak demand savings than tracked results, attributed to updated line loss factors and interactive effects calculations.
iciency of household refrigerating appliances, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 205 (117992), 25 March 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117992 (last accessed November 30, 2022). U.S. Department of Energy, Office of En...
AI summary The text lists references to energy efficiency regulations, appliance standards, and studies on household refrigeration and cooling technologies, citing organizations like Natural Resources Canada, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Efficiency Nova Scotia. It includes reports on energy conservation standards, EnerGuide directories, and evaluations of residential rebate programs.
RESIDENTIAL EFFICIENT PRODUCT REBATES PROGRAM Final Appendix Report 2025 DSM EVALUATION March 4, 2026
AI summary The final appendix report for the 2025 DSM Evaluation, dated March 4, 2026, assesses the Residential Efficient Product Rebates Program. It likely examines program effectiveness, cost-benefit analysis, and compliance with regulatory goals under Nova Scotia's energy efficiency initiatives.
Interview with a Non-participating Distributor The Evaluator conducted one interview with an Atlantic Canada distributor that does not participate in BER-IR or MBRP but operates in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. That non-participating...
AI summary The Evaluator interviewed a non-participating Atlantic Canada distributor operating in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, which supplies lighting products but does not engage in BER-IR or MBRP programs. The interview guide is detailed in Appendix VIII.
4 Impact Evaluation for Instant Rebates The objectives of the 2025 Instant Savings impact evaluation were to determine gross and net electrical energy and peak demand savings, annually avoided GHG emissions, as well as EUL values and assoc...
AI summary The 2025 Instant Savings impact evaluation aims to assess gross and net electrical energy savings, peak demand reductions, annual GHG emission avoidance, and Effective Useful Life (EUL) values with associated lifetime energy savings from the program.
4.2 Gross Savings For Instant Rebates, gross savings refer to changes in energy consumption resulting from actions taken by participants compared to the consumption level had those actions not occurred. [12](#page-169-5) Since the identifi...
AI summary Gross savings for Instant Rebates are calculated based on energy consumption changes from participant actions, using assumptions and parameters like baseline wattages, ballast factors, and peak coincidence factors. E1 estimates these savings, with equations detailed in the 2025 DSM MA.
On-site Visit Protocol The 2025 BER Application Rebates on-site visit protocol was prepared based on the 2021 protocol. Only the sections for measure categories included in the sample were kept. The protocol contains a general section for...
AI summary The 2025 BER Application Rebates on-site visit protocol was adapted from the 2021 version, retaining sections relevant to sample measure categories. It includes general project information and measure-specific variables derived from the CIRx Screening Tool. Most data was pre-filled using E1's project documentation, streamlining on-site evaluations.
LIGHTING MARKET STUDY - INSTANT BUSINESS Rebate Programs – EFFICIENCY ONE
AI summary This document outlines a market study for EfficiencyOne's Instant Business Rebate Programs in Nova Scotia, focusing on energy efficiency initiatives and regulatory considerations for business energy rebates.
8-8"> 124 Econoler, Residential Efficient Product Rebates Program – 2022 DSM Evaluation , Final Report presented to Efficiency Nova Scotia, March 2023. 116 Econoler, Residential Efficient Product Rebates Program – 2017 DSM Evaluation , Fin...
AI summary The text references evaluations of Nova Scotia's Residential Efficient Product Rebates Program by Econoler (2017, 2022), Natural Resources Canada's EnerGuide appliance directory, and a study on aging refrigerators' energy efficiency. It notes data usage for Measure Assessment updates and cites U.S. Department of Energy regulations for appliance standards.
6.6.3 Adjustment Ratios The adjustment ratios in [Table](#page-199-2) 244 were established as part of the 2025 BER-AR evaluation. They should be applied for all VFD measures in BER-AR. No adjustment ratios were calculated for SBES.
AI summary The adjustment ratios in Table 244 were established as part of the 2025 BER-AR evaluation and should be applied for all VFD measures in BER-AR. No adjustment ratios were calculated for SBES.