Program Components - The Residential Demand Response program component aims to help facilitate a more flexible residential load that provides residential customers with economic incentives and more visibility and control of their loads. E1...
AI summary The document outlines two demand response programs: Residential and BNI (Business, Non-Profit, Institutional). E1 implements pathways like hot water load control, smart thermostats, EV telematics, and battery control (2024/2025). BNI programs aim for non-residential flexibility via aggregators, standalone batteries, and solar PV integration. Both programs offer economic incentives and load visibility.
Demand Response BNI Highlights - The BNI Demand Response achieved 8.0 MW of available capacity for the 2023/2024 season through the Commercial and Industrial Aggregator, higher than the 7.0 MW mid-course adjusted target. There were 76 part...
AI summary The BNI Demand Response program achieved 8.0 MW of available capacity in 2023/2024, exceeding the 7.0 MW target, with 76 participants and 93 NS Power accounts. Capacity per participant dropped from 263 kW to 106 kW due to increased participation. Focus shifted to recruiting smaller participants and testing commercial-scale batteries for peak load reduction in the 2024/2025 season.
Other regulatory activities included: - ongoing development of the 2026-2030 DSM Plan (in February 2025 the provincial government introduced legislation to extend E1's current DSM Plan by one year to include 2026. Assuming the legislation...
AI summary Regulatory activities include development of the 2026-2030 DSM Plan, pending legislation to extend E1's DSM Plan, 2024 DSM evaluation, NS Power project participation, and information requests on load forecasts. Key entities involve E1, provincial government, and NS Power.