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
84.0 Reference: Project Costs and Benefits
Response;
FortisBC states on page 89:
Exhibit B-1, Tab 5.0, Section 5.3.2, p. 89
Energy Theft Reduction - Phase 1 / Phase 2 Savings
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 193
“The savings from energy theft reduction will be realized in accordance with the two
phases discussed above. The Company expects to increase detection of energy theft
from 8 to 15 percent in 2014 -2015 due to the productivity gains and improved data
analysis associated with initial deployment. The introduction of energy balancing
beginning in 2015 is expected to increase the deterrent impact to 84 percent by 2016,
and improve detection capabilities to 25 percent by 2016. The progression of recoveries
for the life of the Project is detailed in the table below.”
84.1 Would it be correct to infer that Phase 1 reflects the energy theft reduction
benefits from AMI, while Phase 2 reflects the energy theft reduction benefits
related to energy balancing (purchase of feeder, transformer and portable
wireless meters plus the associated annual operational expense)? Please
explain why or why not.
The theft reduction benefits contemplated in Phase 1 are related to the deployment of advanced
meters at customer premises. These benefits are further enhanced in Phase 2 by the addition
of energy balancing. FortisBC has not estimated the benefit of each phase separately. Please
also see the responses to BCUC IR1 Q78.3.1 and Q82.4.2.