Topic/Matter Intersection

Topic:"Residential Behaviour" in M04819

Matter: E-ENSC-R-12 - Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation - Application for Approval of its Demand Side Management (DSM) Plan for 2013 - 2015
4 passages 3 documents

Residential Behaviour across all matters →

E-2Evidence of ENSC as DSM Administrator 1 passage
Intentions to Implement Energy Efficient Light Bulbs p. p. 230
Intentions to Implement Energy Efficient Light Bulbs Up to one-half of residents intend to replace non-efficient bulbs in the next year with energy efficient light bulbs. In order to assess their intentions to improve the energy efficiency...

AI summary Survey data indicates 39% of residents plan to replace inefficient bulbs with energy-efficient ones, with 50% targeting CFLs and 26% LED. Uncertainty is high (34% unsure for general replacements, 44% for LEDs). Only 27% will not replace bulbs, showing mixed consumer intent towards energy efficiency.

E-2(r)Revised ENSC Evidence 2 passages
2. MARKET CREDIBILITY p. p. 90
- Retooling: To be successful, ENSC will need to convince market actors to invest in the development of new lines of business. For example, it may wish to encourage firms to invest in the provision of Energy Management Information Services...

AI summary ENSC must build market confidence to drive investment in new energy services like EMIS and wood pellet infrastructure, and shift consumer procurement practices toward energy efficiency. This requires long-term commitment to demonstrate demand for these innovations.

Intentions to Implement Energy Efficient Light Bulbs p. p. 231
Intentions to Implement Energy Efficient Light Bulbs Up to one-half of residents intend to replace non-efficient bulbs in the next year with energy efficient light bulbs. In order to assess their intentions to improve the energy efficiency...

AI summary Survey data indicates 39% of residents plan to replace non-efficient bulbs with energy-efficient ones, with 50% intending CFL replacements and 26% LED. 34% are unsure, 27% will not replace bulbs. Uncertainty is higher for LEDs (44% unsure) compared to CFLs.

E-9ENSC (Consumer Advocate) Responses to IR-1 to IR-27 1 passage
Residential Sector Sales p. p. 19
and the other variables are the result of estimates using data compiled - over a 30-year period, and are therefore reflective of longer term relationships and not just the - prior year's results. 17 - 18 The residential econometric model i...

AI summary The residential sector model uses a 30-year dataset to forecast load, incorporating variables like AIDX, CHDD, RREP, and RCGOODS. New customer growth is projected to decline from 3,676 (2011) to 2,734 (2021), driven by urbanization and smaller households despite low population growth.

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