Topic:"Rate Base" in M03452

Demand-Side Management Transition Plan - ENSC-TRAN I Matter No. M03452 On November 30, 2009 NSPI filed its 2009 IRP Update report with an Action Plan which contained the following two items regarding Demand-Side Management ("DSM"): - Suppo...

AI summary This document outlines the Demand-Side Management (DSM) Transition Plan filed by NSPI and Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation (ENS) in 2010, following the establishment of ENS under the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act. The plan aims to ensure a smooth transition of DSM responsibilities from NSPI to ENS, with approval from the Review Board.

The Board requested that NSPI review and comment on the ENS request. In a letter dated May 21, 2010 from Alan Richardson, Vice President, Integrated Customer Services of NSPI, NSPI stated as follows: NSPI believes the overall estimate of $...

AI summary The UARB requested NSPI to review and comment on ENS's funding request. NSPI found the requested amount of $2.04 million reasonable and appropriate, provided it was approved by the UARB. The Board asked for clarification on whether the funding was included in the 2010 or 2011 DSM program budgets. NSPI indicated that ENS should manage costs within the approved budgets and that the DSM Cost Recovery Mechanism would recover actual costs. The Board approved the initial budget and directed NSPI to fund it as requested, subject to conditions and a transition plan.