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FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC or the Company)
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project
Response to British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC or the Commission)
Information Request (IR) No. 1
53.0 Reference: Project Costs and Benefits
AMI Activity
AMI Project
Development and
Regulatory Costs
CAPEX
Sustaining Capital
Exhibit No. B-1, Tab 5.0, pp. 70-71
Capital Cost Summary
Pre-
Deployment
Costs
1 2007 AMI Application 291
2 2012 AMI Application 1,687
3 Consultants 275
4 Regulatory Process (forecast) 2,660
Deployme
nt Costs
($000s) ($000s) ($000s)
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 109
Post
Deployme
nt Costs Total
($000s
)
5 Total 4,913 4,913
1 Third Party Software and Services 5,830
2 Meters (Including Deployment) 20,323
3 Network Infrastructure 4,449
4 System Integration 2,349
5 Theft Detection 1,100
6 Project Management 3,130
7 CPCN Development/Approval Costs 4,915
8 Capitalized Overhead, AFUDC, PST 5,591
9 Total Capital Expenditure 47,687 47,687
Meter Growth and Replacement -352 3,611
Handheld Replacement -250 -899
IT Hardware, Licensing, and Support
Costs 860 11,907
Measurement Canada Compliance -1,958 -16,597
Total Sustaining Capital -1,700 -1,979 -3,679