Topic:"Operating Expenses" in M03669

20% of the annual operating budgets for three out of five respondents (63%) and accounted for more than 20% of the annual operating budgets for two out of five respondents (40%). (Table 4-20) Table 4-20: Energy Costs as a Percent of Annual...

AI summary Energy costs accounted for more than 20% of the annual operating budgets for 63% of respondents in 2008 and 40% in 2010. The data shows a significant portion of operating budgets is influenced by energy costs across different years.

l – a benefit that is reflected in the cost component of the PAC. On the whole, this test adopts more of a "business perspective" in trying to maximize savings for a given level of ratepayer spending.

AI summary The text discusses the cost component of the Program Administrator Cost (PAC) and highlights a business perspective approach aimed at maximizing savings relative to ratepayer spending.

Request IR-30: Regarding Appendix C, the Dunsky report, given the Non-Energy Benefits discussed at pp. 15-16, please explain why the neither the report nor the ENSC filing propose to include Non- Energy Benefits in the TRC. Response IR-30:...

AI summary The response to Request IR-30 explains that Non-Energy Benefits (NEBs) are challenging to quantify, leading ENSC to adopt Dunsky's recommendations. These include raising the TRC test level from individual measures to the annual DSM Plan and incorporating PAC results, rather than directly including NEBs in the TRC. ENSC acknowledges NEBs but prioritized pragmatic adjustments for the first plan.

- 4.1 Common Costs (Staff/Space): Costs that are "caused" by the number of personnel in the office (or the total office space, which in turn is "caused" by the number of staff) are allocated to programs on the basis of headcount (i.e., ful...

AI summary The document outlines two methods for allocating common costs: staff/space-related costs (rent, insurance) based on headcount, and operations-related costs (board fees, bank charges) as a fixed percentage of direct program costs. General program administration costs include both program-specific and general administrative expenses, allocated via distinct methodologies.