Topic:"Residential Demand Response Program" in M12249

1 Table 5: 2026 Program Savings and Investment First Voor Lifetime Dool: FF Total Program a Lifetime First Year Energy Energy Peak EE Demand Available Resource Administrator 2026 Investment a ($ million) Benefits b Savings Savings Savings...

AI summary Table 5 provides a detailed breakdown of 2026 program savings and investment for residential and business energy efficiency programs, demand response initiatives, and enabling strategies in Nova Scotia. It outlines investments, benefits, and cost tests for various energy efficiency and demand response programs.

1 Table 5: Program Savings & Investment 2026 DSM Extension 2026 Investment a ($ million) Lifetime Benefits b ($ million) First Year Energy Savings (GWh) Lifetime Energy Savings c (GWh) Peak EE Demand Savings (MW) Available Capacity (MW) To...

AI summary Table 5 outlines the 2026 DSM Extension program savings and investment, including residential and business energy efficiency programs, enabling strategies, and demand response initiatives. It details investment amounts, lifetime benefits, energy savings, and other metrics for various programs.

4. 2026 DSM PROGRAMS - The 2026 DSM Extension establishes the programs and components for delivery of the 2026 portfolio. The - 2026 portfolio consists of Residential and BNI energy efficiency programs, and a demand response - program.

AI summary The 2026 DSM Extension outlines programs for the 2026 portfolio, including Residential and BNI energy efficiency initiatives, and a demand response program. These components aim to deliver the DSM program's objectives through targeted efficiency and demand management strategies.

nse program) and continued collaboration and cross-promotion with In the 2026 DSM Extension, eligible no-cost measures will include: window air sealing kits (participant installed/leave behind) smart thermostats for electric heating system...

AI summary The 2026 DSM Extension includes no-cost measures such as window air sealing kits, smart thermostats for electric heating systems, and domestic hot water heater smart controllers. Marketing strategies involve omnichannel campaigns, digital media, targeted emails, social media, and community blitzes to promote these measures.

6.1 DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM - E1's Demand Response program is comprised of two program components: - Residential Demand Response; and - BNI Demand Response.

AI summary E1's Demand Response program consists of two components: Residential Demand Response and BNI Demand Response. The text outlines the structure of the program as part of a regulatory proceeding.

4 Table 20: 2026 Summary of the Residential Demand Response Program Component Extension Investment ($M) New Capacity (MW)a Available Capacity (MW) Participation (participants)

AI summary Table 20 provides a summary of the 2026 Residential Demand Response Program Component, including metrics such as investment, new capacity, available capacity, and participation. The table outlines key data points for the extension of the program.

Table 1: Net Demand Reduction at the Generator. Residential Demand Reduction (MW) Appliance Retirement 0.337 Rebate Programs Instant Savings 2.428 2.765 Affordable Multifamily Housing 0.570 Affordable Single-Family Housing 2.089 Existing R...

AI summary This table presents net demand reduction at the generator for various residential and business programs in Nova Scotia. It includes contributions from rebate programs, appliance retirement, and energy efficiency initiatives, with a total demand reduction of 30.689 MW.

Table 2: First Year and Lifetime Net Energy Savings at the Generator. 2024 Net Evaluated Energy Savings (at Generator) Program Residential Annual Evaluated Net Savings (GWh) Lifetime E ifetime Evaluated Net Savings (GWh) Residential Effici...

AI summary Table 2 presents the first-year and lifetime net energy savings at the generator for various residential and business programs, including the Appliance Retirement Program, Instant Savings, and Strategic Energy Management. The data highlights the contributions of different initiatives to overall energy efficiency and savings.

Table 3: Planned Evaluations for 2024 Programs. 2024 Portfolio Evaluation Plan D Impact Ev Impact Evaluation Market Program Component Comprehensive Condensed Evaluation Evaluation Residential Appliance Retirement Х Instant Savings Х Afford...

AI summary Table 3 outlines the planned evaluations for 2024 programs, including various residential and business energy efficiency initiatives. It includes evaluations such as the Appliance Retirement Program, Instant Savings, and Strategic Energy Management. The table also references supporting reports from Econoler and Efficiency One.

IX. General Recommendations SVR24-G-1. The Savings Verification study recommends acceptance of the 2024 evaluation estimates for energy savings and demand reduction except for four programs . These are the Residential Behavior program (6.2...

AI summary The Savings Verification study recommends accepting 2024 energy savings estimates for most programs but excludes four due to evaluation issues. Key concerns include lack of independent evaluation for compressed air projects, insufficient practical significance of savings for residential and demand response programs, and protocol limitations. Recommendations include flagging low-impact programs, improving evaluation transparency, and emphasizing practical significance over statistical significance.

Efficient Product Installation (EPI) The Efficient Product Installation program (EPI) provides free direct installation of energy-efficient products to homeowners and renters, provided through contractors. In 2024 the Evaluator conducted a...

AI summary The Efficient Product Installation (EPI) program provides free installation of energy-efficient products. In 2024, a market evaluation identified new opportunities, including nine jurisdictions scanned. New eligible measures include smart thermostats, lighting products, and air sealing. The program expanded to include electrician-installed measures as E1 phases out lighting initiatives.

N. Demand Response (DR) There are two demand response programs, Residential Demand Response and Business-Nonprofit-Institutional (BNI) Demand Response. Demand response concerns capacity (Watts, kW, MW, GW) rather than energy (kWh, GWh). Th...

AI summary Nova Scotia's Demand Response (DR) programs include Residential and BNI (Business-Nonprofit-Institutional) DR, focusing on capacity reduction rather than energy savings. Participants totaled 353 (residential) and 76 (BNI) in 2024. Events are triggered by Nova Scotia Power to reduce load during peak periods, with savings measured in watts/kW.

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.

2. BNI DR For BNI, the Evaluator first reviewed Efficiency Nova Scotia BNI tracking sheets to ensure consistency, resulting in a small correction (magnitude 2%-3%) to Efficiency Nova Scotia tracking values. By agreement between Efficiency...

AI summary BNI DR capacity calculation involves corrections to Efficiency Nova Scotia tracking sheets, event-based capacity determination (Dec-Feb, excluding weekends/holidays), participant classification for morning/evening events, and whole-house AMI data analysis. Evaluated results show 8.034 MW for BNI DR and 0.057 MW for Residential DR, with methodologies deemed logical and complete.

Recommendations SVR2024-Demand Response – 13 . In the next evaluation, include an analysis of the relative importance or lack of importance to the possible capacity shortfall problem to Nova Scotia Power, the roles of the load research sho...

AI summary The document recommends evaluating Demand Response (DR) programs' impact on Nova Scotia Power's capacity shortfall, clarifying their practical benefits beyond learning experiences, and justifying their business case. It critiques DR programs for minimal kW demand reduction and calls for analysis of whole-home vs. device-level approaches in residential DR. A citation to Econoler's report is included.

A. General Recommendations There are four general recommendations . SVR24-G-1. The Savings Verification study recommends acceptance of the 2024 evaluation estimates for energy savings and demand reduction except for four programs . These a...

AI summary Four recommendations address energy savings program evaluations. Four programs (Residential Behavior, Residential Demand Response, BNI Demand Response, and BNI Custom Incentive Program’s compressed air component) are rejected due to insufficient practical savings despite statistical significance. Evaluations must flag programs with trivial savings, ensure protocol compliance, and disclose statistical test details for transparency.

B. Program Specific Recommendations There are recommendations for only five of the program evaluations, Residential Behavior, BNI Efficient Product Rebates, the compressed air leak detection part of BNI Custom Incentives, and the two Deman...

AI summary Recommendations are provided for five programs: Residential Behavior, BNI Efficient Product Rebates, BNI Custom Incentives (compressed air leak detection), and two Demand Programs (Residential and BNI). Other programs lack evaluation issues. Key focus areas include program-specific evaluations and demand-side initiatives.

XII. References American Statistical Association, Statement on Statistical Significance and P-Values, Provides Principles to Improve the Conduct and Interpretation of Quantitative Science, March 7, 2016 [(www.amstat.org/asa/files/pdfs/p-va...

AI summary The references include academic and industry sources on statistical methods, energy efficiency programs, and policy evaluation. Key entities are organizations like the American Statistical Association, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, and reports on thermostat programs and energy sufficiency.

Request IR-18: (a) With respect to Table 20, page 43 and the residential demand response program components, please compare E1's offerings to NSPI's SmartGrid NS pilot. (b) Please discuss how demand response (DR) events are determined and...

AI summary The response to Request IR-18 discusses the conclusion of NS Power's SmartGrid NS pilot and compares E1's demand response (DR) programs to NS Power's offerings. It highlights E1's DR initiatives aimed at meeting DR objectives from NS Power's Integrated Resource Plan and the Province's Clean Power Plan.

9 Table 1: E1 Residential Demand Response offerings as compared to NS Power Smart Grid E1 Res DR (Eco Shift) NS Power's Smart Grid NS Pilot Smart thermostats - Utility control of smart thermostats (mini-split heat pumps, central heat pumps...

AI summary Table 1 compares E1's Residential Demand Response offerings, such as smart thermostats, battery control, and EV charging, with NS Power's Smart Grid NS Pilot. E1 has more customer participation in several programs, while NS Power's offerings involve utility-owned assets.

Date Filed: June 25, 2025 REDACTED Synapse IR-04, Attachment 1, Page 6 of 19 2026 Investmenta ($ million) Lifetime Benefitsb ($ million) First Year Energy Savings (GWh) Lifetime Energy Savings (GWh) Peak EE Demand Savings (MW) Available DR...

AI summary The document provides a detailed breakdown of investment and benefits for various energy efficiency (EE) and demand response (DR) programs in Nova Scotia for 2026. It outlines program-specific investments, lifetime benefits, energy savings, and associated costs, with a focus on residential, business, non-profit, and institutional programs.

BNI Curtailment is not included because it is not a device-based program. All device enrollment is attributed to the Residential DR program component. 7 (e) As shown in Table 1, the devices that fell below planned enrollment by the end of...

AI summary The document discusses the exclusion of BNI Curtailment from device-based programs and attributes device enrollment to the Residential DR program. It references Table 1, which lists devices that fell below planned enrollment by the end of the 2023-2025 period, and cites E1's IR Response. The matter number M12249 is noted, relating to EfficiencyOne's application for approval of the 2026 DSM Extension.

Request IR-01: Refer to M12249, Exhibit E-2, Savings Verification Review of Program Year 2024 Evaluation Results, Report for the Nova Scotia Energy Board (2024 Peach Report) June 4, 2025, authored by H. Gil Peach & Associates, (Peach) Sect...

AI summary The Savings Verification Review of Program Year 2024 Evaluation Results recommends accepting energy savings and demand reduction estimates for most programs, except four, including the Residential Behavior and two Demand Response programs. The Evaluator followed protocols but notes that the protocols fail to account for the very large sample size problem, which affects the practical value of the results.

1 Request IR-3: 2 3 Reference: 2024 Savings Verification, p. 53: 4 5 "… we have only the metered (AMI) based result, which is a black box …" 6 7 a. What do the authors mean that AMI data is a "black box"? 8 b. Do the author's consider engi...

AI summary The text discusses concerns about the use of AMI data in energy savings verification, referring to it as a 'black box.' The authors argue that while AMI data is useful, it lacks transparency in identifying the physical causes of energy savings. They emphasize the value of combining engineering calculations with meter data for better understanding and verification of energy savings.

Response IR-5-a: - We looked for the statistical significance level for the BNR program, the residential DR program - and the BNR DR program in the evaluations and the appendix for each of the evaluations and did - not find a reported stat...

AI summary The response indicates that statistical significance levels for the BNR program, residential DR program, and BNR DR program were not found in evaluations or appendices. The DSM administrator or evaluation consultant is expected to hold this information.

Table 1. Percentage Change in Unit costs (2024 Actual to 2026 Planned) Sector $/First Year kWh $/Lifetime kWh Residential 192% 429% Low-Income 332% 315% A.

AI summary Table 1 presents the percentage change in unit costs from 2024 actual to 2026 planned for residential and low-income sectors, showing significant increases in both first-year and lifetime costs per kWh.

1. Verifier's Recommendations The Peach Report states the following general recommendation regarding the acceptance of 2024 evaluation results for four program components, including the DR program:[29](#page-36-0) SVR24-G-1. The Savings Ve...

AI summary The Peach Report recommends accepting 2024 evaluation results for four programs except the Demand Response (DR) programs due to their lack of practical significance despite statistical significance. The Evaluator followed protocols but failed to address the issue of large sample sizes, which rendered statistical significance irrelevant for practical value assessment.

Econoler Response: Econoler disagrees that the 2024 evaluated available capacity for the Residential and BNI DR program components should not be accepted and should have been flagged for not producing practical demand reduction as discusse...

AI summary Econoler contests the rejection of the 2024 Residential and BNI DR program capacity evaluations, arguing that demand reductions are practically valuable at both household and utility levels. They dispute claims about insufficient savings and question the reliability of statistical significance in DR program evaluations.

Residential DR - › Practical value at the utility system level: The Residential DR program component is not required to generate savings or demand reduction of practical value at the utility system level since it is still in the early stag...

AI summary The Residential DR program is in early stages, focusing on testing new technologies rather than immediate system-level savings. Econoler argues that small household-level reductions aggregate to meaningful capacity, citing examples like thermostats. The Verifier disputes claims of 'very large sample size,' noting only 199 of 272 projects were analyzed, making statistical significance applicable.

026 DSM Extension Plan, E1 states it plans to expand and build upon these demand response initiatives outlined in the 2023-2025 DSM Plan. [20] E1's Demand Response program consists of two components: - Residential Demand Response - BNI Dem...

AI summary E1 plans to expand its 2023-2025 Demand-Side Management (DSM) initiatives through a 2026 DSM extension. The Demand Response program includes Residential and BNI components, aiming to reduce residential electric load during peak events via financial incentives. Table 20 summarizes the Residential Demand Response program details.

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AI summary The text outlines various DR (Demand Response) programs and incentives, including enrollment for customers, payments for participation, and options for electric vehicle integration and battery management. Specific programs such as thermostats, heat pumps, and energy solutions are mentioned.

5.3.1 Findings [59] The issues raised by Dr. Peach leading to his recommendation to disallow the claimed energy and demand savings in four programs are of concern to the Board. [60] Regarding the compressed air leak audits under the BNI Cu...

AI summary The Board addresses concerns raised by Dr. Peach regarding energy savings claims in four programs. Econoler's compressed air leak audits lacked UMP Protocol compliance, while the Residential Behaviour Program's lack of measurable savings raises credibility issues. The Board directs improved reporting, program evaluation, and considers discontinuing the Residential Behaviour Program. Demand response programs are acknowledged with retention of 2024 savings.

1 2 3 (a) While the exact timing of project completions can be difficult to predict, what steps has E1 taken to understand and manage project completions (and payout of incentives)? 4 5 6 (b) Does E1 agree that it is good business practice...

AI summary The text includes several questions directed at E1 regarding project completion management, incentive payout processes, and demand response programs. It also references specific sections of a document and requests information on reports and program details.

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AI summary The text discusses the extension of a demand-side management (DSM) plan from 2023 to 2025, including details about customer participation in demand response (DR) events, battery enrollment, thermostat programs, and electric vehicle (EV) incentives. It outlines various programs and payment structures offered by E1.

6.0 CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY OF BOARD FINDINGS [90] The Board approves E1's proposed performance targets for the 2026 DSM year and the amendments to its 2023-2025 DSM Supply Agreement with NS Power to incorporate the legislative changes and...

AI summary The Board approves E1's 2026 DSM performance targets and amends its agreement with NS Power. Directives include engaging with DSMAG, addressing program concerns, including PAC test results, and handling cybersecurity impacts. E1 must address demand response program concerns and revise mid-course adjustment processes in its upcoming DSM Plan.