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

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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
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 153
FortisBC is unable to estimate impacts to Table 5.1.b without access to wholesale customer
information pertaining to:
• Existing meter types and numbers of each
• Geographical location of meters
• Existing meter reading costs, and methodologies used
• Measurement Canada compliance data
• Current costs and staffing levels for contact centre, meter exchange,
disconnect/reconnect processes, telecommunications and IT
67.0 Reference: Project Costs and Benefits
Exhibit B-1, Tab 5.0, Section 5.2.2, p. 75
General Inflation Rate
Page 75 of the Application notes that, “Inflation is estimated to be 1.8 percent over the
20 year analysis period. This is based on a Conference Board of Canada Provincial
forecast dated April 19, 2012 of BC CPI for the period 2012 – 2016 inclusive.”
67.1 For each of the exhibits listed below, please confirm if the figures included in
each exhibit are presented in real or nominal dollars:
• Table 5.1.a – AMI Project Capital Cost Summary (Exhibit B-1, Tab 5, p.
70)
• Table 5.1.b – Summary of All Incremental Non-Project Costs and
Benefits (Exhibit B-1, Tab 5, p. 72)
• Table 5.3.1.b – Net Meter Reading Savings (Exhibit B-1, Tab 5, p. 80)
• Table 5.3.2.e – Forecast Savings from Energy Theft Reduction (Exhibit B-
1, Tab 5, p. 89)
• Table 5.3.3.a – Forecast Savings from Remote Disconnects / Reconnects
(Exhibit B-1, Tab 5, p. 91)
• Table 5.3.4.a – Forecast Meter Replacement Savings (Exhibit B-1, Tab 5,
p. 94)
• Table 5.3.5.a – Forecast Meter Exchange Savings (Exhibit B-1, Tab 5, p.
95)
• Table 5.3.6.a – Forecast Savings from Contact Centre (Exhibit B-1, Tab
5, p. 96)