Topic:"Decarbonization Deferral Account" in M12780

- Q. Please state your name, title, and employer. - A. My name is Alice Napoleon. I am a Senior Principal at Synapse Energy - Economics, Inc. ("Synapse"), located at 485 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3, - Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. - Q. Pleas...

AI summary Alice Napoleon is a Senior Principal at Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., a firm specializing in energy regulation, planning, and analysis. She has over 21 years of experience in economic and policy analysis, focusing on energy efficiency, system decarbonization, and equity. She has worked with various government agencies and provided testimony before regulatory bodies in the U.S. and Canada.

INFORMATION REQUEST 4: The New Residential program described on pages 59-62 of Appendix A (pp 147-150) in Section 6.3 is delivered to and with Mi'kmaw communities. Its stated purpose is that it "offers subsidized energy efficiency assessme...

AI summary Information Request 4 discusses the New Residential program, which provides subsidized energy efficiency assessments, home design support, and post-construction rebates to Mi'kmaw communities to achieve near-net-zero energy performance in homes.

INFORMATION REQUEST 4 Efficiency One produced a report titled "Energy Poverty and an Equitable Transition to a Net-Zero Carbon Future in Nova Scotia" December 8, 2023. Please provide the % of Nova Scotia households that this report conclud...

AI summary Efficiency One's December 8, 2023 report, 'Energy Poverty and an Equitable Transition to a Net-Zero Carbon Future in Nova Scotia,' is requested to disclose the percentage of Nova Scotia households in energy poverty (defined as spending 6% of income on home energy) and related conclusions about population-wide energy poverty struggles.