Topic:"Cost To Customer" in M12932

Table 30: Tariffs Used for Analyzing Residential CPP Impact on Electricity Bill Customer Type and Period Applicable Tariff Control, Reference Day Domestic Standard Tariff Control, during Pilot Domestic Standard Tariff Treatment, Reference...

AI summary Table 30 outlines the tariffs used for analyzing the impact of residential Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) on electricity bills, comparing Domestic Standard Tariff with Domestic CPP Tariff. Table 31 shows that residential CPP participants achieved significant bill savings, with an overall annual average of $0.57 per day, and higher savings during non-Winter days and weekends/holidays in Winter due to reduced rates during non-peak hours.

6.2.1 Change in Electricity Bills The bill impact analysis for the commercial CPP uses the same method that was used for estimating the commercial CPP load impact analysis. In the bill impact analysis, applicable tariffs were applied in ac...

AI summary The analysis of the commercial CPP's impact on electricity bills shows an average daily saving of $12, or 5.8%, during the Winter season in Phase 4. The bill impact analysis used applicable tariffs based on customer type and pilot period, as detailed in Table 48 and Attachment I.

Table 49: Change in Daily Electricity Bill for Commercial CPP Participants Parameters Winter Non-Winter Annual Average Bill Savings ($/day)a Avg. 11.7 ± 10.1 -1.5 ± 1.9 10.3 ± 7.0 Avg. Bill, Commercial CPP Participants, Pre-Pilot ($/day) 2...

AI summary Commercial CPP participants saw no significant change in average daily bills despite increased energy consumption during non-Winter months, due to decreased CPP volumetric energy costs. Annual electricity bills were reduced despite higher overall energy use.

Recent Joiners Main Reason For Choosing Plan Saving money dominates as the main reason for participating in a rate plan, distantly followed by non-monetary motivations. New participants were asked why they chose to join ToU or CPP. As expe...

AI summary The main reason for joining Time-of-Use (ToU) or Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) rate plans is to save money, with less than 10% of participants citing non-monetary motivations. Participants highlight the need to reduce electricity costs, particularly for seniors and retirees on fixed incomes.

3.0 – Demand Charges • (3.1) evaluate the extent to which the demand charge may act as a barrier to General class TOU participation and continue to evaluate non-demand TVP designs for General Service customers • (3.2) assessment of demand...

AI summary The text discusses the evaluation of demand charges as a potential barrier to TOU participation for General Service customers, the impact of demand charges on customer bills, and the need to recover only specific demand-related costs through non-coincident demand charges. It also mentions assessing whether demand charges increase bills for customers shifting load to off-peak hours.

Potential Tools to Monitor Revenue Impacts – Rate Design Scorecard Rubric Item Objective 0 - Does Not Meet Objectives 1 - Meets Some Objectives 2 - Meets Most Objectives 3 - Meets All Objectives Fair Value Customers should experience annua...

AI summary The text presents a rubric for evaluating rate design through a scorecard approach, focusing on fair value and the correlation between tariff volumetric rates and the marginal cost of electricity. The rubric uses a 0–3 scoring system based on annual load shift savings and statistical correlation coefficients.

3.0 – Demand Charges (3.1) evaluate the extent to which the demand charge may act as a barrier to General class TOU participation and continue to evaluate non-demand TVP designs for General Service customers (3.2) assessment of demand char...

AI summary The text outlines a technical session discussing demand charges and their potential impact on General Service customers' participation in time-varying pricing (TVP) programs. It recommends evaluating demand charge structures, assessing their effects on customer bills, and considering modifications to encourage load shifting and participation.

TVP Year Four Report Appendix E Attachment 4 Page 17 of 47 Item Objective 0 - Does Not Meet Objectives 1 - Meets Some Objectives 2 - Meets Most Objectives 3 - Meets All Objectives customer equality The Tariff provides customers savings equ...

AI summary This table evaluates how well the Tariff meets the objective of customer equality by comparing customer savings to system savings across different cost categories. It shows that when considering all costs, customer savings exceed system savings by more than 2%, but this difference narrows as fewer cost categories are considered.

roposes that the Fair Value metric be modified to include marginal generation, transmission, and distribution capacity costs. That is, rather than "Tariff volumetric rates correlate to the marginal cost of electricity (i.e., largely fuel)"...

AI summary Nova Scotia Power proposes modifying the Fair Value metric to include marginal generation, transmission, and distribution capacity costs. They also recommend retaining the 50/50 structural winners and losers metric in the scorecard while acknowledging its shortcomings. They suggest that TVP rates should be designed to influence load shape and consider cost reflectiveness based on stakeholder interest.

4 Residential CPP Tariff Impacts This section presents the analysis results for load and economic impacts of the Domestic CPP Tariff for all cohorts in Phase 4. The goal of the residential CPP pilot is to encourage customers to shift their...

AI summary This section evaluates the load and economic impacts of the Domestic CPP Tariff during Phase 4, from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. The goal is to encourage load shifting during CPP events to reduce energy costs and infrastructure needs.

Table 30: Tariffs Used for Analyzing Residential CPP Impact on Electricity Bill Customer Type and Period Applicable Tariff Control, Reference Day Domestic Standard Tariff Control, during Pilot Domestic Standard Tariff Treatment, Reference...

AI summary Table 30 and Table 31 analyze the impact of the Conservation Program Participants (CPP) on residential electricity bills. The results show that CPP participants experienced average daily bill savings of $0.57 annually, with significant savings during non-Winter days and weekends/holidays in Winter. These savings are attributed to lower rates under the CPP Tariff compared to standard domestic tariffs.

Table 39: Tariffs Used for Evaluating the Impact of Commercial TOU on Electricity Bill Customer Type Period Applicable Tariff Treatment – General Pre-Pilot General Tariff – Rate Code 11 Treatment – General Pilot General TOU Tariff – Rate C...

AI summary Table 39 outlines the tariffs used for evaluating the impact of commercial Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing on electricity bills, comparing pre-pilot and pilot periods. Table 40 indicates that commercial TOU participants experienced statistically significant average daily bill increases of approximately 12.311.9 \/day in Winter and 3.81.1 \/day annually, consistent with increased electricity usage.

4.2 Economic Impacts This section presents and discusses the impact of residential CPP tariffs on the electricity bill as well as price elasticity.

AI summary This section discusses the economic impacts of residential CPP tariffs on electricity bills and examines price elasticity, highlighting how these tariffs influence consumer behavior and financial outcomes.

Customer Type Period Applicable Tariff Treatment – General Pre-Pilot General Tariff – Rate Code 11 Treatment – General Pilot General TOU Tariff – Rate Code 83 Treatment – Small General Pre-Pilot Small General Tariff – Rate Code 10 Treatmen...

AI summary The document outlines the changes in daily electricity bills for commercial TOU participants during the Winter season and annually in Phase 4, showing an average increase of 11.9 \/day and 1.1 \/day, respectively, consistent with increased electricity usage.

6.2 Economic Impacts This section presents and discusses the impact of commercial CPP tariffs on the electricity bill as well as price elasticity.

AI summary This section discusses the economic impacts of commercial CPP tariffs on electricity bills and price elasticity, highlighting how these tariffs influence consumer behavior and costs.

7.2 Economic Impacts This section presents and discusses the impact of MURB TOU Tariff on the electricity bill as well as price elasticity.

AI summary This section discusses the economic impacts of the MURB TOU Tariff, focusing on its influence on electricity bills and price elasticity.

Request IR-9: Reference: M12932 N-1 TVP Evaluation Report, Appendix E, Attachment 4, p. 17 of 47 (Rate Design Scorecard, Fair Value criterion added at Technical Session 2). "The Tariff provides customers savings equal to the avoided cost t...

AI summary The document requests the completed Rate Design Scorecard for each TVP tariff in Phase 4, including the Fair Value criterion and the dollar avoided-cost figure used. It also asks NS Power to explain how they assess cost-reflectiveness if the criterion has not been scored.