E-4EfficienyOne Application
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.