Topic:"Participant Costs Benefits" in M12249

2.4 APPLICATION FOR NEW COST-EFFECTIVENESS TEST E1 is always seeking to maximize value for ratepayers in its DSM planning. As a vital input for DSM planning, how this value is measured is of critical importance. In Q2 of 2025, E1 will be f...

AI summary E1 seeks approval for a new benefit-cost analysis test to enhance DSM planning, ensuring value for ratepayers. The test, to be filed in Q2 2025 with the Energy Board, will inform future DSM activities and the 2027-2031 DSM Plan. Timely resolution is emphasized for logistical planning benefits.

7.6 MUNICIPAL RATE CLASS PARTICIPATION - Municipal customers within the NS Power model are Municipal account numbers that take - service under the Municipal tariff. The number of customers within the NS Power model - fluctuates from year-t...

AI summary The NS Power model's municipal customer count fluctuates yearly between 1 and 8. E1's RBIA model aggregates all municipal customers as one utility, adjusting participant numbers but facing uncertainty due to data volatility in the municipal rate class.

9.3 PARTICIPANT BILL IMPACTS - For the DSM scenario, within each rate class in each year, total annual savings (i.e., current-year - savings plus persistent savings from past years, note that this is not applicable for the 2026 - forward-l...

AI summary The DSM scenario assumes equal annual savings distribution among participants, ignoring participation depth variations. E1's RBIA includes free-riders but uses net savings, leading to lower average savings estimates. The model does not account for past-year savings in the 2026 forward-looking RBIA.

D. Green Heat Green Heat is a component of Efficiency Nova Scotia's Existing Residential program, providing financial incentives for the installation of efficient heating systems that use fuel from renewable resources. The new equipment ca...

AI summary Green Heat, part of Efficiency Nova Scotia's program, offers incentives for renewable heating systems. Installations dropped 21% in 2024 due to participants shifting to the Home Energy Assessment (HEA) and Canada Greener Homes Grant (CGH) programs for higher federal incentives. The program includes heat pumps, biomass, solar, and demand reduction measures, with on-bill financing by Nova Scotia Power.

individual household energy savings are too small to be meaningful to the individual household, as they are in the current study, but the level of significance is high as an artifact of sample size . Effect Size at the Household Level. For...

AI summary The analysis highlights that individual household energy savings from the Efficiency Insights program are statistically significant but too small (0.132 kWh/day for high users) to be meaningful at the household level. However, system-level savings aggregate to 6.27 GWh over eight months, suggesting program effectiveness at the utility scale. The evaluator argues against crediting household-level savings due to their minimal impact.

1. Residential Demand Response (Eco Shift Pilot Pathway) For Residential Demand Response (DR), Efficiency Nova Scotia created a tracking sheet. The Residential DR tracking sheet is limited to a spreadsheet with participant raw thermostat a...

AI summary Efficiency Nova Scotia's Residential Demand Response (DR) evaluation focused on Mysa thermostats due to data limitations. A regression model predicted hourly energy use, comparing it to actual data to quantify DR capacity. Analysis included 199 participants, with recommendations to repeat the 2025 evaluation for accuracy. Other devices like EV chargers were excluded due to data issues.

Support for Business Customers – Direct Installation Program Direct Installation, marketed as Small Business Energy Solutions provides small business customers with access to technical assistance and financial incentives for the installati...

AI summary The Direct Installation Program, marketed as Small Business Energy Solutions, provides technical assistance and incentives for energy-efficient equipment installation. 2024 changes increased eligibility to 600,000 kWh annually and extended preapproval windows. 2026 enhancements include a $5.8 million investment for over 42,000 product installations, improved contractor portals, and expanded commercial direct installation services.

Economic and Policy Analysis Small Business Utility Advocate - California (June 2020 – Present) - Provided testimony and analysis on cost recovery for wildfire management and grid hardening efforts for Southern California Edison (Docket No...

AI summary The individual served as the Small Business Utility Advocate in California, providing testimony and analysis on various energy-related topics including cost recovery for wildfire management, grid hardening, program budgets, non-energy benefits, phase-out of gas incentives, cost-effectiveness tests, and clean energy financing. They also worked on program design, underserved customer definitions, and participation rates in energy efficiency programs.

Econoler Response: Econoler investigated the pattern of reported savings for the two sites highlighted by the Verifier in the Savings Verification Report. As explained in detail in Item 3. above, Econoler concludes that the pattern of repo...

AI summary Econoler analyzed savings patterns for two sites, concluding they align with expected leak rates and internal management efforts. The response also recommends excluding clients who block independent evaluators or data access from the Compressed Air program.

Request IR-2: Refer to the Application, Appendix B, Figure 5: Average Bill Impact (2026-2041 as a Result of 2026 DSM Extension Activities on page 12 of 24, line 13. used to achieve this goal? - a) Please confirm that Figure 5 shows that th...

AI summary Request IR-2 seeks clarification on Figure 5 from Appendix B, which projects average bill impact reductions for SBA customer classes (Small General, General, Small Industrial) from 2026-2041. Questions address confirmation of projected decreases, EOne's methods to achieve investment/participation rates, a revised figure for 2025-2026, and the role of non-energy benefits in the projected savings.