Topic:"Dcrr" in M10473

rate case (Docket No. E-01345A-11-0224). In June 2013, an LRAM was also approved for Tucson Electric Power Company (Docket No. E-01933A-12-0291). UniSource Energy Services also operates under an LRAM. Arizona Public Service (APS) has a tie...

AI summary The text discusses Arizona's rate cases involving Tucson Electric Power and Arizona Public Service, including LRAM mechanisms and performance incentives. It also covers Arizona's lack of policies for energy data release and transportation-land use integration efforts through the 'Growing Smarter' Acts.

3A: 1% of Load (Energy Savings equal to 1% of NS Power’s load) 25 4. 4A: Low-DSM (Energy Savings equal to Low-DSM from the 2019 DSM Potential Study) 26 5. Demand Response (DR) 27 Date Filed: April 29, 2022 E1 (SBA) IR-01 Page 4 of 6 M10473...

AI summary EfficiencyOne (E1) seeks approval for a supply agreement with NS Power under the 2023-2025 DSM Plan, targeting 1% load reduction and Low-DSM savings from the 2019 study. The application includes Demand Response (DR) initiatives, with responses to Small Business Advocate (SBA) information requests.

Response IR-3: (a) Please refer to the Attachment 1 for the rate increases with the inclusion of the NS Power assumed spending of $41 million for 2022 (reflected in the Company's recent General Rate Application (GRA) Plan) spending applied...

AI summary NS Power outlines assumed spending for 2022-2024, including EfficiencyOne's DSM costs, contingent on NSUARB approval of the GRA and DSM Supply Agreement. If approved DSM costs exceed revenue requirement figures, NS Power may seek adjustments.

1 Q WHY DID YOU USE A THREE-YEAR PAYBACK? 2 A That was chosen just to illustrate that this is not a minor issue. Note also that three 3 years (or less) is just the time period for the full cost to be recovered; after that the 4 savings are...

AI summary The three-year payback period was selected to emphasize that cost recovery is not a minor issue. After three years, savings become pure benefits to ratepayers. E1 assumes most DSM measures have lifespans of ten years or more, with examples like the Case Lighting project lasting 11.6 years. The 'culture of conservation' in Nova Scotia encourages customer investment in longer payback periods.

with the MEUs as well within this program. Flexibility is needed to ensure that all cost-effective opportunities for the MEUs can be explored in collaboration with E1 within the 2023-2025 time period. Finally, with respect to the DSM spend...

AI summary MEUs support E1's proposed DSM spending levels for 2023-2025, emphasizing flexibility in exploring cost-effective opportunities. They recommend allowing wholesale market participants to pay DSM costs directly to E1, enhancing transparency and fostering collaboration between E1 and MEUs, separate from NS Power's rate processes.

Q. What are your recommendations? - A. We recommend the following: - The Settlement Plan should be approved, with modifications as described below. - The Board should either put more emphasis on the PAC, which should not account for partic...

AI summary The response recommends approving the Settlement Plan with modifications, emphasizing the PAC's neutrality, revising demand response programs, piloting behavioral DR, using EV load forecasts, creating low-income performance metrics, and requiring a research framework. Key entities include E1, NS Power, and NSUARB.

nd Revision, dated May, 11, 2017, Pages 4–5. Setting Methodology and practices; which notably were developed in consultation with interested parties and stakeholders, including the Industrial Group. Payback analysis is only one factor cons...

AI summary E1 argues that payback analysis alone is insufficient for determining incentive levels, emphasizing non-financial barriers like convenience. They highlight the use of Net Savings Adjustments to account for customer behavior independent of incentives, advocating for a nuanced approach to incentive design that considers both financial and practical factors.

Industrial Group's Request for Clarification In its letter to the Board, the Industrial Group is requesting that the frequency of variance adjustments to the Supply Agreement be clarified. That is, the Industrial Group wishes to confirm wh...

AI summary The Industrial Group is requesting clarification on the frequency of variance adjustments to the Supply Agreement, seeking confirmation whether adjustments will occur annually in alignment with NS Power's DSM Cost Recovery Rider (DCRR) applications or at the end of the DSM Plan period, matching EfficiencyOne's DSM Resource Plan periods.

EfficiencyOne's Position Consistent with the current Board-approved approach and past established practices, it is EfficiencyOne's position that rate class adjustments resulting from a difference between planned expenditures, which inform...

AI summary EfficiencyOne argues that NS Power should address rate class adjustments at the conclusion of the DSM plan period, not during, and that amending the Supply Agreement is unnecessary. They align with current Board-approved practices and past methodologies.