Topic/Matter Intersection

Topic:"Public Utilities Act Nova Scotia" in M08604

Matter: E-ENS-R-18 - EfficiencyOne - 2019 Demand Side Management (DSM) Plan Application, 2017 Annual Progress Report  and 2017 Evaluation Reports
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E-12017 DSM Annual Progress Report 2 passages
Section 1
EFFICIENCY NOVA SCOTIA IN THE MATTER OF The Public Utilities Act, RSNS 1989, c 380, as amended, - and – IN THE MATTER OF Efficiency Nova Scotia’s 2017 Annual Progress Report. ENS 2017 DSM Annual Progress Report Date Filed: March 29, 2018 E...

AI summary Efficiency Nova Scotia submitted its 2017 Annual Progress Report under the Public Utilities Act, RSNS 1989, c 380, as amended, on March 29, 2018. The report details the organization's activities and performance related to demand-side management programs.

Section 16
12.5 14.8 Low Income4 - - - - 4.0 50.1 0.6 0.9 5.5 69.3 1.1 0.9 Programs Total 136.5 2,178.4 21.0 31.0 136.5 1,923.8 21.0 31.3 130.7 1,622.9 23.7 27.6 Enabling Strategies - - - 3.1 - - - 3.3 - - - 2.8 TOTAL 136.5 2,178.4 21.0 34.0 136.5 1,...

AI summary The document presents numerical data on energy and demand savings, referencing the UARB-approved 2016-2018 DSM Plan and a NSUARB Decision under the Public Utilities Act. Notes clarify that savings are net of free-ridership and spillover, with unaudited expenditure figures.

E-4EfficienyOne Application 11 passages
Section 10
INCORPORATED, 5 a body corporate, organized under the laws 6 of the Province of Nova Scotia 7 8 (hereinafter called "NSPI") 9 - and - 10 EFFICIENCYONE, 11 a body corporate, organized under the laws of 12 Canada 13 14 (hereinafter called "E...

AI summary The document outlines an agreement between NSPI and EfficiencyOne under the Public Utilities Act, where EfficiencyOne has the exclusive right to supply cost-effective electricity efficiency and conservation activities, and NSPI is obligated to undertake these activities to reduce customer costs.

Section 71
1 1. INTRODUCTION 2 3 EfficiencyOne developed the 2019 DSM Resource Plan for the supply of electricity 4 efficiency and conservation activities to Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power), in accordance 5 with the Electricity Plan Implementation...

AI summary EfficiencyOne developed the 2019 DSM Resource Plan for NS Power under the Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act and the Public Utilities Act. The 2019 Plan is an extension of the 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan, with similar energy and demand targets and the inclusion of demand-focused pilots. The ENS Grant of Franchise was extended to December 2025.

Section 135
1 1. INTRODUCTION 2 3 This Evidence is in support of an electricity Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource 4 Plan (2019 DSM Resource Plan) to supply Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power) with 5 electricity efficiency and conservation activities...

AI summary This document is an application for a 2019 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan, submitted by EfficiencyOne on behalf of Efficiency Nova Scotia (ENS) to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB). The plan is based on a continuation approach under the Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act, which supports NS Power’s Rate Stability Period of 2017-2019.

Section 136
der the Public Utilities Act. The Electricity Plan 25 Implementation (2015) Act and resulting continuation approach are discussed in section 26 1.1.6 of this Evidence. 1 Public Utilities Act, RSNS 1989, c 380, s. 79. DATE FILED: April 6, 2...

AI summary The document references the Public Utilities Act and the Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act, noting that the continuation approach is discussed in section 1.1.6 of the evidence. The filing is related to the EfficiencyOne 2019 DSM Plan.

Section 138
1 1.1 Background 2 3 The responsibility and accountability for DSM administration transferred from NS Power 4 to Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation (ENSC) effective October 1, 2010. ENSC submitted 5 its first DSM Plan filing, the 2012 DSM...

AI summary In 2010, DSM administration responsibilities transferred from NS Power to ENSC, which submitted its first DSM Plan in 2011. The 2013-2015 DSM Plan was filed in 2012, with a settlement agreement approved in 2012. Revisions to the Public Utilities Act in 2015 led to ENSC’s dissolution and the creation of an ENS franchise awarded to EfficiencyOne, with NS Power now responsible for cost-effective energy efficiency activities.

Section 147
1 Following the UARB’s approval of this Consensus Agreement, NS Power initiated a 2 regulatory process (M07151) to determine the appropriate cost allocation and recovery 3 mechanisms for the 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan. Changes to the Publ...

AI summary Following the UARB’s approval of a Consensus Agreement, NS Power initiated a regulatory process (M07151) to determine cost allocation and recovery mechanisms for the 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan. Changes to the Public Utilities Act removed NS Power’s ability to collect a DSM Cost Recovery Rider and made ENS a fuel supplier. The Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act introduced a continuation approach for the 2019 DSM investment, setting a cap of $34,050,000 and extending the ENS Grant of Franchise.

Section 148
a one-year 23 continuation plan, similar in concept to the approved DSM Plan for the 2015 transition year. 24 This is an exception to the typical three-year plan required under the Public Utilities Act. 25 To align with the continuation ye...

AI summary The document discusses a one-year continuation plan for the DSM Plan, an exception to the usual three-year requirement under the Public Utilities Act. It also references the franchise extension to 2025, which will require subsequent DSM Resource Plans to follow the three-year framework and use the Standardized Filing Framework.

Section 149
urce Plans will be 4 three-year agreements, in compliance with the Public Utilities Act. EfficiencyOne will 5 utilize the Standardized Filing Framework for these agreements. 12 In accordance with the Consensus Agreement to the 2016-2018 DS...

AI summary The document discusses the establishment of a Standardized Filing Framework for future applications to approve a DSM Supply Agreement, in compliance with the Public Utilities Act and the Consensus Agreement to the 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan. The framework was filed with the UARB as part of a Settlement Agreement in 2016.

Section 151
1 2. TRANSITION YEAR PLANNING 2 3 EfficiencyOne had originally planned to file an Application in 2018 seeking approval for a 4 three-year 2019-2021 DSM Resource Plan, in accordance with section 79J(2)(a) of the 5 Public Utilities Act. Howe...

AI summary EfficiencyOne planned to file a three-year DSM Resource Plan for 2019-2021 but adjusted to a one-year plan in 2019 due to the Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act. The plan aligns with NS Power’s Rate Stability Period and continues the 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan based on the 2014 Integrated Resource Plan.

Section 196
1 1. INTRODUCTION 2 3 EfficiencyOne developed the 2019 DSM Resource Plan for the supply of electricity 4 efficiency and conservation activities to Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NS Power), in accordance 5 with the Electricity Plan Implementation...

AI summary EfficiencyOne developed the 2019 DSM Resource Plan for Nova Scotia Power Inc. in accordance with the Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act and the Public Utilities Act. The 2019 Plan continues the investment and targets from the 2016-2018 Plan and includes new demand-focused pilots.

Section 273
1 investment amount is a continuation of the average planned 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan 2 investment amounts. This ensures certainty around the amount of DSM spending for the 3 duration of NS Power’s Rate Stability Period (2017-2019, incl...

AI summary The text discusses the continuation of DSM investment amounts from the 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan and the extension of the ENS Grant of Franchise to December 2025. It highlights the 2019 energy savings targets for the Efficient Product Rebates program, noting an increase compared to the 2016-2018 Plan but with expected reductions in energy savings from lighting.

E-9E1 (SBA) RIRs to IR-1 to IR-21 1 passage
Section 2
the continuation approach established in the Electricity Plan 22 Implementation (2015) Act, with targets that are similar to the annual averages for the approved 23 2016-2018 DSM Resource Plan. 1 The legislation states: “(1) Notwithstandin...

AI summary The text references the continuation approach from the 2015 Electricity Plan Implementation Act, aligning 2019 efficiency targets with the 2016-2018 DSM Plan. It cites legislative provisions requiring Nova Scotia Power to enter a $34.05M agreement with the electricity efficiency franchise holder under the Public Utilities Act.

E-11E1 (Synapse) RIRs to IR-1 to IR-22 1 passage
Section 1
EfficiencyOne – 2019 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan M08604 (E-ENS-R-18) E1 Responses to Synapse Energy Economics NON-CONFIDENTIAL 1 Request IR-01: 2 3 Page 5 row 25 and page 6 row 1 of the Evidence states, “To align with the co...

AI summary EfficiencyOne explains that the 2019 DSM Resource Plan was developed using a continuation approach under the 2015 Electricity Plan Implementation Act, not the Standardized Filing Framework. This approach aligns with the Public Utilities Act's exception for continuation plans, relying on consistency with the 2016-2018 DSM Plan's cost-effectiveness data from Navigant’s ELRAM model.

74839Board Order 2 passages
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nder the laws 6 of the Province of Nova Scotia 7 8 (hereinafter called “NSPP'} 9 - and - 10 EFFICIENCYONE, 11 a body corporate, organized under the laws of 12 Canada 13 14 (hereinafter called “EfficiencyOne”) 15 WHEREAS; 16 A. EfficiencyOn...

AI summary This agreement outlines obligations under the Public Utilities Act, where EfficiencyOne holds exclusive rights to supply NSPI with cost-effective electricity efficiency activities. NSPI is required to undertake these activities to reduce customer costs, with obligations formalized through a contractual agreement between the parties.

Section 53
low income program participation, expenditures, and savings 74 through a variety of methods, including estimation based on geographic 75 census information. 76 77 Supply Agreement for Compliance Filing -4- EFFICIENCYONE 2019 B5M PLAN FILIN...

AI summary The document outlines a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement between EfficiencyOne and Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, relating to a supply agreement for electricity efficiency and conservation activities, governed by the Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Act and the Public Utilities Act of Nova Scotia.

73495Letter from EI requesting extension for filing application 1 passage
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James R. Gogan Direct Dial: (902) 563-5920 E-Mail: [email protected] File No. 41736-53 March 28, 2018 Nova Scotia Utility & Review Board PO Box 1692, Unit “M” Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3S3 Attention: Doreen Friis, Regulatory Affairs Of...

AI summary EfficiencyOne and Nova Scotia Power (NS Power) request an extension to file their 2019 DSM Plan and Supply Agreement with the Nova Scotia Utility & Review Board, originally due March 29, 2018, now seeking April 6, 2018. The 2017 Annual Progress Report and Evaluation Reports will be filed on time. NS Power is deemed a co-applicant under the Public Utilities Act.

73665Notice of Intervention - NSDOE 1 passage
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M08604 NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD IN THE MATTER OF: Public Utilities Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c.380 - and - IN THE MATTER OF: AN APPLICATION by EFFICIENCYONE for Approval of a Supply Agreement for Electricity Efficiency and Conservati...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Department of Energy (NSDOE) intends to participate in a proceeding regarding EfficiencyOne's application for a supply agreement and approval of its 2019 Demand Side Management (DSM) Resource Plan under the Public Utilities Act. NSDOE outlines its role in energy policy and resource management.

74839Board Order 2 passages
Section 8
nder the laws 6 of the Province of Nova Scotia 7 8 (hereinafter called “NSPP'} 9 - and - 10 EFFICIENCYONE, 11 a body corporate, organized under the laws of 12 Canada 13 14 (hereinafter called “EfficiencyOne”) 15 WHEREAS; 16 A. EfficiencyOn...

AI summary This agreement outlines the legal obligations between EfficiencyOne and NSPI under the Public Utilities Act, requiring NSPI to procure cost-effective electricity efficiency and conservation activities from EfficiencyOne as the exclusive provider. The agreement emphasizes compliance with the Act's provisions on utility obligations.

Section 53
low income program participation, expenditures, and savings 74 through a variety of methods, including estimation based on geographic 75 census information. 76 77 Supply Agreement for Compliance Filing -4- EFFICIENCYONE 2019 B5M PLAN FILIN...

AI summary The document outlines a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement between EfficiencyOne and Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI), which is part of a supply agreement for electricity efficiency and conservation activities. The agreement is governed by the Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Act and the Public Utilities Act in Nova Scotia.

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