Topic:"Operating Expenses" in M06733

examine the details and ramifications of such a change, and would like to ensure stakeholders are engaged in a discussion on the issue before considering whether to bring forward this proposed change. 3. A transparent reporting template, a...

AI summary ENS proposes a transparent reporting template based on NESP's framework to simplify cost-effectiveness testing. They argue shifting to the PAC test would reduce input complexities, thereby minimizing the need for the template.

RECOMMENDATIONS - 1. Nova Scotia adopts the Program Administrator Cost (PAC) as the primary test for purposes of screening DSM cost-effectiveness; - 2. The PAC test be applied for information purposes at the program and portfolio levels, a...

AI summary The recommendations focus on adopting the Program Administrator Cost (PAC) as the primary test for DSM cost-effectiveness, applying it at different levels, re-examining discount rates for consistency, and developing a transparent reporting template based on NESP's framework.

ration as a type of DSM, and expanding on the nature of externalities that should be included in the Societal Cost Test (California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission, 2001). In addition to the three perspective p...

AI summary The text discusses the Societal Cost Test (SCT) and Program Administrator Cost (PAC) test within cost-effectiveness frameworks. The SCT includes broader societal benefits, particularly environmental factors, while the PAC test compares utility savings from DSM to supply costs. The Standard Practice Manual outlines these tests as guidance for judgment, not strict criteria.

REGULATORY DRIVERS While the current effort at DSM in Nova Scotia is relatively new, the province's consideration of DSM dates back over fifteen years. Indeed, in the mid-1990s, in the context of an Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) proce...

AI summary Nova Scotia's DSM evolution spans 15+ years, with UARB using TRC thresholds (0.8 in 1990s, 1.0 in 2006) for DSM evaluation. The 2014 IRP prioritized cumulative revenue requirements over customer costs, while the 2014 Act linked energy efficiency to NSPI cost reduction via PAC. Synapse's analysis excluded customer costs in revenue assessments.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NOVA SCOTIA Nova Scotia has been using the TRC, which attempts to reflect the sum of participant and non-participant perspectives, to screen DSM programs. The Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Restructuring (2014) Ac...

AI summary Nova Scotia uses TRC to evaluate DSM programs, but the TRC may not reflect customer preferences, leading to inefficient spending. The 2014 Act structures DSM procurement as utility-led competition with supply. Only the PAC test considers utility least-cost perspectives. Customer preferences, like valuing solar hot water over heat pumps, could be overlooked by TRC.

RECOMMENDATIONS - 1. Nova Scotia adopts the Program Administrator Cost (PAC) as the primary test for purposes of screening DSM cost-effectiveness; - 2. The PAC test be applied for information purposes at the program and portfolio levels, a...

AI summary The recommendations focus on adopting the Program Administrator Cost (PAC) as the primary test for DSM cost-effectiveness, applying it at different levels, re-examining discount rates for consistency, and developing a transparent reporting template based on NESP's framework.

2012 Actual 2013 Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Budget ($k) ($k) ($k) ($k) Television 63 238 174 148 Print 179 135 87 68 Online 184 173 150 109 Radio 189 161 54 46 Out of Home (Bus Shelters) 6 - 102 53 Promotional Materials 250 297 258 296 Total...

AI summary The document presents advertising expenditure data from 2012 to 2015, categorized by type, and references a 2016-2018 Supply Agreement for EECA (M06733) and E1's responses to NSPI's information requests.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-12: 2 3 Reference: 2016-2018 DSM Plan NS Power Evidence 4 - 5 Please provide annual spending by the largest categories of expenditures by NSPI since - 6 2011 and the absolute and percentage increase in them si...

AI summary The document contains a request (IR-12) for NSPI to provide annual spending data by category (fuel, salaries, capital expenditures, etc.) since 2011, with details on absolute and percentage increases.

4) COST ALLOCATION - a) The Parties agree to collaboratively work to develop new OSM cost allocation and p5Mcost recovery models to be submitted by October 31) 2015 for approval or Decision by the Board, or within a reasonable period of ti...

AI summary Parties agree to collaboratively develop OSM cost allocation models and p5M cost recovery by October 31, 2015, for Board approval. Topics include 2015-2018 cost allocation, RSA adjustments, and mid-course changes. Nova Scotia Power retains discretion over DSM cost treatment.

you have to move budgets between programs 39 Exhibit E-1, Application, Appendix A, derived by adding the investment shown in Figure 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 at pp.3-5. 40 Exhibit E-1, Evidence, p.44, lines 28-30. you may be moving budgets between...

AI summary The discussion highlights challenges in managing budgets between programs and rate classes due to the current cost allocation model, which complicates meeting energy savings targets. The rate-smoothing adjustment was triggered by unanticipated 2012 DSM participation, attributed to a lack of historical data on Efficiency Nova Scotia's DSM administration.

3.5.6 Avoided Cost Analysis [101] Synapse, in its evidence, indicated that rate impact analysis should account for all factors that impact rates either positively or negatively, which would include avoided costs that might exert downward p...

AI summary The section discusses avoided cost analysis in regulatory proceedings, emphasizing the inclusion of avoided costs in rate impact analysis. Synapse highlights the need to consider factors like environmental compliance and transmission/distribution savings. E1 notes that locational DSM efforts can reduce capital investments, while NSPI expresses interest in exploring locational avoided costs. The Board encourages collaboration between parties on these issues.