Duquesne submits that it adhered to the Act’s Low Income Program Requirements in its Low Income Energy Efficiency Program (LIEEP). Duquesne states that LIEEP is an income-qualified program that provides services designed to assist households to conserve energy and reduce electricity costs. This program adopts the local government energy efficiency partnership strategy that leverages local agency staff to reach, pre-screen and enroll participants. Duquesne and the agency share or fund the specified program costs. DLC Exhibit No. 1, Duquesne Plan at 36-39; 49-51; Study at 70-73. Duquesne witness Crooks described the Company’s method of complying with the low-income household requirement as follows: Program planning described herein is based on an interpretation that the terms of energy efficiency “number measures” mean energy efficiency program energy savings impacts. Accordingly, low income program plans are adjusted to reflect the percentage of Act 129 mandated reductions equivalent to the low income segment energy use percentage of Duquesne Light’s total territory energy use. Duquesne St. 2 at 5. Duquesne calculated the percentage of low-income usage to total system usage and determined it to be approximately 6.1%. Duquesne Plan § 9.1.3 at 113. The Company then endeavored to design programs in its Plan to achieve at least 6.1% of its energy consumption and peak load reductions from the low-income sector. Duquesne Plan § 9.1.3 at 113. Under the Plan, the Company will seek to achieve consumption reductions of 30,055 MWh by May 31, 2013, from the low-income sector, which is 7.1% of the overall required savings. Plan § 9.1.3, Figure 48 at 114.
Duquesne submits that it adhered to the Act’s Low Income Program Requirements in its Low Income Energy Efficiency Program (LIEEP). Duquesne states that LIEEP is an income-qualified program that provides services designed to assist households to conserve energy and reduce electricity costs. This program adopts the local government energy efficiency partnership strategy that leverages local agency staff to reach, pre-screen and enroll participants. Duquesne and the agency share or the specified program costs. DLC Exhibit No. 1, Duquesne Plan at 36-39; 49-51; Study at 70-73. Duquesne witness Crooks described the Company’s method of complying with the low-income household requirement as follows: Program planning described herein is based on an interpretation that the terms “number of energy efficiency measures” mean energy efficiency program energy savings impacts. Accordingly, low income program plans are adjusted to reflect the percentage of Act 129 mandated reductions equivalent to the low income segment energy use percentage of Duquesne Light’s total territory energy use. Duquesne St. 2 at 5. Duquesne calculated the percentage of low-income usage to total system usage and determined it to be approximately 6.1%. Duquesne Plan § 9.1.3 at 113. The Company then endeavored to design programs in its Plan to achieve at least 6.1% of its energy consumption and peak load reductions from the low-income sector. Duquesne Plan § 9.1.3 at 113. Under the Plan, the Company will seek to achieve consumption reductions of 30,055 MWh by May 31, 2013, from the low-income sector, which is 7.1% of the overall required savings. Plan § 9.1.3, Figure 48 at 114. fund