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Response:
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
Table BCUC IR1 Q53.1 – Cost Summary
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 111
Pre-Deployment
Post Deployment
AMI Activity
Costs Deployment Costs Costs Total
($000s)
AMI Project Development and Regulatory Costs
1 2007 AMI Application 275
2 2012 AMI Application 2,217
3 Consultants 423
4 Regulatory Process (forecast) 2,000
5 Total
CAPEX
4,915
4,915
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 Capitalized Overhead, AFUDC, PST 5,592
8 Total Capital Expenditure
Sustaining Capital
42,773
42,773
Meter Growth and Replacement 4,286
Handheld Replacement -
1,149
IT Hardware, Licensing, and Support Costs 12,767
Measurement Canada Compliance - 18,555
Total Sustaining Capital
Operating Expenses
- 2,651 - 2,651
New Operating Costs 32,196
Meter Reading - 58,116
Disconnect/Reconnect - 13,267
Meter Exchanges -
1,802
Contact Centre -
1,157
Total Operating Expenses - 42,146 - 42,146
Theft Reduction - 93,705 - 93,705
Total 4,915
42,773 - 138,502 - 90,814
53.1.1 Are there any other costs or benefits that should be added to the above
table?
No. The Application provides the costs and benefits associated with the AMI Application;
however a change in the assumptions included in the Application could improve the benefits
associated with the Project.