FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) Application for a Certificate of Public ...

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
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 123
Table BCUC IR1 Q55.1 – IT Support Costs, Licensing, and Equipment/Hardware/Servers
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
1 IT Support Costs
Total $ - $ 64,986.53 $ 199,010.17 $ 202,592.36 $ 206,239.02 $ 209,951.32
2 IT Licensing Costs
Total $ - $ 227,096.64 $ 316,370.86 $ 322,065.53 $ 327,862.71 $ 333,764.24
3 Equipment / Hardware / Servers
Battery Changeout - CGR $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $
-
Spare AMI network Equipment $ - $ - $ 52,634 $ 53,581 $ 54,546 $ 55,528
System Hardware and Servers $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 34,057.13 $
-
SAN (Storage Area Network) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 113,523.78 $
-
Total $0.00 $0.00 $52,634.03 $53,581.44 $202,126.82 $55,527.73
Total Sustaining Capital Costs for AMI System $ - $ 292,083 $ 568,015 $ 578,239 $ 736,229 $ 599,243
2019 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024
1 IT Support Costs
Total $ 213,730.45 $ 217,577.59 $ 221,493.99 $ 225,480.88 $ 229,539.54 $ 233,671.25
2 IT Licensing Costs
Total $ 339,772.00 $ 345,887.90 $ 352,113.88 $ 358,451.93 $ 364,904.06 $ 371,472.34
3 Equipment / Hardware / Servers
Battery Changeout - CGR $ - $18,683.35 $ - $ - $ - $
-
Spare AMI network Equipment $ 56,527 $ 57,545 $ 58,581 $ 59,635 $ 60,708 $ 61,801
System Hardware and Servers $ - $ - $ - $ 37,234.63 $ - $
-
SAN (Storage Area Network) $ - $ - $ - $ 124,115.42 $ - $
-
Total $56,527.23 $76,228.07 $58,580.53 $220,985.02 $60,708.40 $61,801.16
Total Sustaining Capital Costs for AMI System $ 610,030 $ 639,694 $ 632,188 $ 804,918 $ 655,152 $ 666,945