Topic:"Residential Energy Affordability Program" in M09096

RESIDENTIAL SECTOR There are more than 390,280 residential households in Nova Scotia.15 The majority of customers are on flat-billing residential electricity purchase agreements. Only 1,000 customers are on residential time-of-use pricing,...

AI summary The residential sector in Nova Scotia has over 390,000 households, with most on flat-rate electricity plans and limited use of time-of-use pricing. Incandescent lamps still dominate lighting, and electric heating systems are common, with significant opportunities for energy efficiency improvements.

D4. Do you pay the electric bills for your home? You Pay Electricity Bills 2015 2016 2018 Sample Size 200 198 200 Yes 98% 94% 97% No 2% 3% 3% Don't know/Refused 1% 3% 1% Responses sum to more than 100% due to rounding D6. Including yoursel...

AI summary The text presents survey data on electricity bill payment, household size, and respondent age across three years (2015, 2016, and 2018). It shows that the majority of respondents pay their electricity bills, with slight variations across years, and provides demographic insights such as household size distribution and age group percentages.

B2. Which products did you choose not to have installed? 2018 Products Chosen Not to be Installed Tenants (#) Homeowners (#) Sample Size 4 12 Hot water tank wrap - 4 Showerhead 2 2 Smart power strip - 3 Faucet aerator 1 1 Light bulbs 1 1 H...

AI summary The text discusses responses from tenants and homeowners in 2018 regarding products they chose not to have installed under the Efficient Product Installation Service. It outlines the products not installed and reasons for non-participation, including lack of perceived benefit, cost, and concerns about the service.

S4c. Why were you not more satisfied with the rebate amounts? Reasons Not More Satisfied with Rebate Amounts 2016 (%) 2017 (#) 2018 (#) Sample Size 21 16 16 Rebate is too small/Expected higher rebate 86% 13 15 Cost of measures was expensiv...

AI summary The majority of respondents (86% in 2016) were not satisfied with the rebate amounts, citing that the rebate was too small or they expected higher rebates. A smaller percentage (14%) mentioned the cost of measures was expensive, while others provided alternative reasons or indicated they did not know.

[ASK IF RESPONDENT IDs UNDER REPRESENTED MARKET SEGMENTS] Q14. What type of measures or equipment do you think would appeal to these market segments? [ASK IF Q2 <>1] Q15. LED lighting measures are increasingly becoming more popular among t...

AI summary The text includes questions about market segments, lighting measures, and the promotion of non-lighting measures or services by ENS and the BER program. It also asks about the percentage of equipment sold through the ENS BER Mail-in program and without incentives.

Figure 71. Residential Freezers Profile Measure/Characteristic Key Findings Source Freezer ‐ Primary 80% of freezers surveyed are chest freezers. The average size of the primary freezers is 12.8 cu. ft., while the average age is 13 years....

AI summary The document provides a profile of residential freezers, noting that 80% are chest freezers with an average age of 13 years and size of 12.8 cu. ft. Most are located in conditioned spaces, and 18% are Energy Star certified. Only one secondary freezer was found, located in an unconditioned space.