Notice of Application Maritime Electric Company Limited DSM Filing Docket UE21406  TAKE NOTICE that Maritime Electric Company, Limited ("Maritime Electric" or the "Company") has filed for the approval of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (the "Commission") the Company’s Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management ("DSM") Plan, 2015-2020. The Company has filed this plan in consultation with the Commission without the requirement for a Commission Order directing the filing. BACKGROUND On December 6, 2013, An Act to Amend the Electric Power Act came into effect in Prince Edward Island. It included amendments to the preamble of the Electric Power Act as follows: AND WHEREAS public utilities should utilize energy efficiency and demand-side resource measures whenever it is cost-effective to do so; Maritime Electric's proposed plan is summarized in the following table. It lists the measures that the Company is proposing, the reduction in energy and peak load expected to be realized through each measure, and the estimated implementation cost for each measure. TABLE 1 SUMMARY OF 2015 - 2020 PROPOSED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DSM MEASURES Proposed Measure Expected annual energy saving in year five (GWh) Expected peak load reduction in year five (MW) Estimated cost for the five years ($ millions) Estimated cost for after 2020 ($ millions) $5.00 rebate coupon for LED light bulbs 12.2 5.9 $6.0 Grants for heat pumps that operate down to -25C in electric resistance heated homes 0.3 1.5 $1.0   Incentives for thermostat shut off below -15C of heat pumps in oil heated homes1 1.0 2.3 $3.1 $4.2 Customer Outreach Activities     $0.8   TOTAL 13.5 9.7 $10.9 $4.2 1Based on a successful pilot phase in 2016 and full implementation for 2017 to 2020. The maximum annual amount to be recovered through rates is estimated as $1.3 million, which corresponds to 0.65 % of the Company’s annual revenue requirement.  However, based on the Rate Impact Measure benefit cost analyses for the proposed measures, it is expected that the impact on rates will be minimal. HOW TO SEE THE APPLICATION A complete copy of the application can be obtained by clicking here.  Any person wishing to obtain a hard copy of the filing can do so by writing to Maritime Electric at the address below. HOW TO COMMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS Any person wishing to comment on the filing can do so by writing to the Commission at the address below. In order to be considered, comments must be received by Friday, July 10, 2015*. Persons wishing to pose questions to Maritime Electric on the filing may do so by sending their questions, in writing, to the Company on or before Friday, June 19, 2015. Questions posed to Maritime Electric must be answered by the Company, in writing, on or before Friday, July 3, 2015. Copies of both written questions and written answers must be copied to, or filed with, the Commission not later than Friday, July 10, 2015 in order to be considered. *Note: The Commission has extended the deadline for public comments to September 30, 2015. All questions posed and comments provided related to this application will be made available on the Commission's website at www.irac.pe.ca. A public hearing will not be held unless the Commission determines a hearing is necessary. If there is a public hearing, a Notice of Hearing will be published. Otherwise, the Commission will finalize its review in the form of a written Order. All Orders issued in this matter will be posted on the Commission’s website at www.irac.pe.ca. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information on the application can be obtained by contacting Maritime Electric at 629-3756. Written communications should be forwarded to: S.D. Loggie, CPA, CA Vice-President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer Maritime Electric Company, Limited P.O. Box 1328 Charlottetown, PE  C1A 7N2 J.M. Lanigan, CPA, CA Regulatory Services Island Regulatory & Appeals Commission P.O. Box 577 Charlottetown, PE  C1A 7L1 email: info@irac.pe.ca DATED at Charlottetown, this 3rd day of June, 2015. Posted: 2015/06/05 * The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print PDF documents. The Reader can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe Systems Incorporated by clicking here.