Topic:"Cost Deferral" in M10473

3.3 Unit Revenue Determination For the directional purposes of the RBIA model, it is not considered necessary to develop annual rates with all charges under the "With DSM" and "No DSM" cases. Rather, it is sufficient for NS Power to provid...

AI summary This section discusses the method used by NS Power to determine unit revenues for different rate classes, excluding certain factors like fuel and non-fuel cost adjustments, cost deferrals, rate smoothing, and revenue-to-cost ratios. It states that excluding these factors does not significantly affect the relative changes in unit revenues between the 'With DSM' and 'No DSM' cases.

Date Filed: March 31, 2022 As per the First Amending Agreement between Nova Scotia Power and EfficiencyOne, and approved by the NSUARB on November 30, 2020, the allocation of the approved investment amounts in 2021 and 2022 have been adjus...

AI summary The text discusses adjustments to the investment amounts under the First Amending Agreement between Nova Scotia Power and EfficiencyOne, approved by the NSUARB in 2020. It outlines the deferral of $2 million from 2021 to 2022 and references the DSM Resource Plan and mid-course adjustments. Figure 2 compares actual and forecasted energy savings against approved targets.

E1 Responses to Industrial Group (IG) Information Requests NON-CONFIDENTIAL - Roadmap (Appendix A, Attachment 5, Table 20 of E1's 2023-2025 DSM Plan Application for more information on the Behavioural DR option. - (b) For the purposes of m...

AI summary E1 outlines the cost categories for Demand Response (DR) in its 2023-2025 DSM Plan Application, including program development, administration, marketing, technology enablement, incentives, program delivery, and operations and maintenance. Table 1 provides detailed cost estimates for both E1 and NS Power.

siness Energy Rebates 21 etc.). 22 • Lingering impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic challenged E1 in meeting its 23 energy savings targets. 8 As per the First Amending Agreement between Nova Scotia Power and E1, and approved by the NSUA...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) faced challenges meeting energy savings targets due to lingering pandemic impacts. A deferred $2 million payment from Nova Scotia Power (NS Power) adjusted 2021-2022 investment amounts under the First Amending Agreement, approved by the NSUARB in 2020. The 2023-2025 DSM Plan application (M10473) is referenced.

ng the policies and procedures for the Compact’s operations, should be permitted to determine how costs are shared between its municipal aggregation and energy efficiency functions (Exh. Compact-2, at 145). In this regard, the Compact stat...

AI summary The Compact proposes a method for allocating shared costs between its municipal aggregation and energy efficiency functions. It suggests a fixed percentage allocation based on staff salaries for most costs, with 95% allocated to energy efficiency and 5% to municipal aggregation. Legal costs are to be allocated based on the subject matter or tied to staff salaries for employee-related matters.

n energy efficiency versus municipal aggregation activities in 2021. This proposed method results in an allocation of 95 percent of these shared costs to the energy efficiency budget and five percent to the municipal aggregation operationa...

AI summary The Department is evaluating the reasonableness of the Compact’s proposed allocation method for shared costs between energy efficiency and municipal aggregation programs. The method allocates 95% of costs to energy efficiency and 5% to municipal aggregation based on employee hours. The Department must ensure this does not improperly subsidize the aggregation program through the energy efficiency budget.

fying the cost driver of the shared costs. Here, for those shared costs directly related to the number of employees and their hours worked (e.g., salary, payroll services) the Department finds that it is reasonable to allocate those shared...

AI summary The text discusses the allocation of shared costs between energy efficiency and municipal aggregation, highlighting the use of employee time as a cost driver for some expenses but questioning its appropriateness for others. It references past proposals and the potential impact of different allocation methods on budget percentages.

n the Compact must procure a new contract for its municipal aggregation electricity supply.187 Accordingly, the Department finds that it is necessary, for allocation purposes, to measure the Compact’s employee time spent on energy efficien...

AI summary The Department requires the Compact to measure employee time spent on energy efficiency versus municipal aggregation over a six-year period (2016–2021) for cost allocation purposes. The Compact must calculate a revised shared cost allocation factor and provide detailed documentation to support its filing.

.gov/~2016/bills/static/SB0115.html). The bill requires the PSC to authorize a large-scale electric utility that is allowed to charge a customer for demand side management under Subsection (2)(a) to: (i) if requested by the large-scale ele...

AI summary The bill authorizes the PSC to allow a large-scale electric utility to capitalize and amortize demand side management costs over 10 years, apply a carrying charge, and recover these costs in customer rates. Schedule 193 and Schedule 194 are balancing account mechanisms used to fund energy efficiency and STEP programs outside of general rate case proceedings.

R-04 Page 1 of 2 M10473 – EfficiencyOne (E1) Application for Approval of a Supply Agreement for Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Activities between E1 and NS Power (2023-2025 DSM Plan) E1 Responses to Small Business Advocate (SBA) I...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) responds to the Small Business Advocate (SBA) regarding its 2023-2025 DSM Plan, addressing inflation assumptions and expenditure deferral strategies to meet performance targets. E1 cites 4% inflation (2022-2023) tied to post-pandemic pressures and considers deferring costs to achieve goals.