Topic:"Residential Programs" in M12438

Table 2: 2025 Plan as Approved, Year-End Forecast, Q2 and Year-to-date (YTD) Results 2025 5 Plan as App roved 202 5 Year-End Fore cast Q: 2 and YTD 2025 Resu ılts P rogram Status Appliance Retirement 1.2 5.0 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1...

AI summary Table 2 provides a comparison of the 2025 Plan as approved, year-end forecasts, Q2 results, and year-to-date (YTD) results for various programs, including Appliance Retirement, Instant Savings, and Green Heat, among others. The table highlights program performance metrics and outcomes.

Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Energy and demand savings are calculated at the generator and are net of free-ridership and spillover. Expenditure amounts are unaudited. Program status compares the 2025 year-end forecast to 2025 Plan...

AI summary The document discusses the status of energy efficiency programs, highlighting the end of the New Home Construction program component in 2023 and the performance of various programs relative to their 2025 targets. It also notes the inclusion of low-income customer participation and demand response results during the 2024/25 peak period.

1 Table 3: Participation Rates Participation 2025 Plan as Approved Q2 2025 Results YTD 2025 Results YTD Results as % of 2025 Plan as Approved Participation Unit Efficient Product Rebates 82,221 23,342 97,288 118% Units rebated Appliance Re...

AI summary Table 3 presents participation rates for various energy efficiency and demand-side management programs in Nova Scotia under the 2025 Plan. It shows participation metrics across residential, business, and institutional sectors, highlighting achievements and gaps in program performance.

1 Table 4: Unit Cost First-Year Unit Cost 2025 Plan as Approved ($/kWh) 2025 Year-End forecast ($/kWh) 2025 Actual YTD ($/kWh) Efficient Product Rebates 0.51 0.23 0.18 Existing Residential 0.39 0.64 0.54 Residential New Residential N/A N/A...

AI summary Table 4 outlines unit costs for various energy efficiency programs in 2025, including Efficient Product Rebates, Residential programs, and BNI initiatives. The data shows differences between planned, forecasted, and actual costs, with references to the 2023-2025 DSM Resource Plan Compliance filing and the NSUARB's approval of the DSM Plan.

3.3 Year-to-Date Expenditures [Figure 1](#page-14-0) presents a breakdown, by category, of E1's expenditures year-to-date. Expenditure results for Q2 2025 are $32.8 million. E1's incentive expenditures, as a percentage of total expenditure...

AI summary E1's year-to-date expenditures in Q2 2025 reached $32.8 million, with a higher proportion allocated to incentive programs compared to 2024. Increased participation in Affordable Single-family Homes, changes in Efficient Product Installation offerings, and adjustments to Business Energy Rebates and Small Business Energy Solutions have influenced the expenditure breakdown.

1 4. RESIDENTIAL SECTOR - 2 E1's Residential sector consists of the following two programs: - 3 Efficient Product Rebates; and - 4 Existing Residential - 5 Note: The New Home Construction program component under the New Residential program...

AI summary E1's Residential sector includes Efficient Product Rebates and Existing Residential programs. The New Home Construction component ended in 2023. Q2 achieved 15.8 GWh energy savings and 3.9 MW peak demand savings, but E1 forecasts falling short of 2025 Plan targets, though expecting to meet three-year goals. Tables 5 and 6 detail program highlights and forecast adjustments.

19 4.1 Residential Efficient Product Rebates - 20 The Residential Efficient Product Rebates program consists of two program components: - 21 Instant Savings; and - 22 Appliance Retirement. (Note: Appliance Retirement ended on January 8, 20...

AI summary The Residential Efficient Product Rebates program includes two components: Instant Savings and Appliance Retirement, which ended on January 8, 2025. The program aims to promote residential energy efficiency through rebate incentives.

Program Components - The Affordable Multi-family Housing and Non-Profit Organizations program component assists nonprofit organizations (e.g., shelters, transition houses, community hubs etc.) and affordable housing owners with financial i...

AI summary Three program components are described: (1) Affordable Multi-family Housing and Non-Profit Organizations offers financial incentives for retrofits to nonprofits and affordable housing; (2) Affordable Single-family Homes (HomeWarming) provides no-cost whole-home retrofits to income-qualified residents; (3) Efficient Product Installation delivers free energy-efficient product installations for homeowners and tenants.

BNI EFFICIENT PRODUCT REBATES (2025) available on the Efficiency Nova Scotia website). Instant Rebates are delivered through a network of participating distributors across the province.

AI summary The BNI Efficient Product Rebates (2025) program provides instant rebates through participating distributors across Nova Scotia, with program details accessible via the Efficiency Nova Scotia website.

2 5.3 Direct Installation 3 The Direct Installation program is marketed as Small Business Energy Solutions. 1 8 M12290, E1 2025 Q1 DSM Report, page 19, May 26, 2025.

AI summary The Direct Installation program, marketed as Small Business Energy Solutions, is referenced in the context of a regulatory proceeding. A citation to E1's 2025 Q1 DSM Report (M12290) is provided, indicating procedural documentation related to demand-side management initiatives.

3 6. DEMAND RESPONSE - 4 E1 launched its Demand Response program in 2023, an initiative outlined in the 2023-2025 Plan - 5 with a Performance Target of 17.9 MW. It is delivered through the Residential and BNI sector - 6 Demand Response pro...

AI summary E1 launched its Demand Response program in 2023 with a 17.9 MW target, delivered through Residential and BNI sectors. The 2024/2025 season includes Commercial/Industrial Aggregator and Residential Eco Shift pathways with specific devices. E1 will not meet its 2023-2025 Plan's capacity target, as highlighted in Table 10.

Table 11: Results Applicable to Affordable Single-family Homes, Affordable Multi-family Housing, and Mi'kmaw Home Energy ct Efficient Product Rebates 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.1 913 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 Units rebated App...

AI summary The table presents results related to energy efficiency programs targeting affordable single-family homes, affordable multi-family housing, and Mi'kmaw home energy. It includes data on efficient product rebates, appliance retirement, instant savings, residential behavior, and business energy rebates, highlighting participation numbers and program impacts.

6 Table 2: Residential Efficient Product Rebates Rate Class Results Residential Efficient Product Rebates (2025 YTD) First-Year Energy Savings (GWh) Lifetime Energy Savings (GWh) Peak Demand Savings (MW) Expenditures ($ million) Units Reba...

AI summary Table 2 presents the results of the Residential Efficient Product Rebates program for 2025, showing energy and demand savings across various rate classes, as well as expenditures and the number of rebates issued. The data highlights the program's impact on energy efficiency and cost distribution.

9 Residential Efficient Product Rebates includes the Appliance Replacement and Instant Savings program components. The Appliance Replacement 10 program component ended on January 8, 2025. 11 \ The Appliance Retirement program component col...

AI summary The Residential Efficient Product Rebates program includes the Appliance Replacement and Instant Savings components. The Appliance Replacement program ended on January 8, 2025, and the Appliance Retirement program collects eligible appliances from BNI customers and residential customers.

3 Existing Residential includes the following program components: Affordable Multi-family Housing and Non-Profit Organizations, Efficient Product 4 Installation, Green Heat, Home Energy Assessment, Affordable Single-family Homes, Mi'kmaw H...

AI summary The Existing Residential program includes components like Affordable Multi-family Housing, Efficient Product Installation, and Home Energy Assessment, with participation in appliance replacements through specific initiatives. The Home Energy Assessment primarily targets homes heated by electricity, with limited DSM funding for those using non-electric fuels.

1 Request IR-01: 2 3 The Board notes EfficiencyOne's (EOne) explanation that performance in the Residential 4 Behaviour Program was impacted by the cyber incident at Nova Scotia Power, which affected 5 the delivery of program communication...

AI summary The Nova Scotia Energy Board (NSEB) is asking EfficiencyOne (EOne) about the impact of a cyber incident at Nova Scotia Power on the Residential Behaviour Program's performance and energy savings targets. EOne acknowledges the disruption caused by the incident, which paused the program indefinitely, but expects to meet the 7 GWh energy savings target for the 2025 DSM Plan period. The Board also inquires about the unchanged program costs despite reduced energy savings.

Existing Residential costs have not dropped proportionally to the energy savings decrease because Residential Behaviour is a low unit cost program component that represents half of Existing Residential's 2025 Plan as Approved energy saving...

AI summary The Residential Behaviour program component contributes only a small portion of the investment but represents a significant portion of energy savings. E1 forecasts that energy savings targets for the 2023-2025 DSM Plan will be met despite the pause in the Residential Behaviour program. A request seeks an explanation for the decrease in energy savings and increase in costs in the Small Business Energy Solutions program.