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 200
life of the project. Further, the information FortisBC used to estimate the probable theft benefit
related to AMI did not contemplate the adoption of LEDs by growers, as such a discussion of
possible ranges for low/high forecasts is not possible. However, if it were possible that a
marketable prototype were in use by up to two percent of growers beginning in 2017, the NPV
of the Net Benefit presented in the Application declines to $32.9 million. Please see the
responses to BCUC IR1 Q83.4.1 and Q87.2.4 for a detailed discussion on LED use in marijuana
production. The supporting analysis is provided in the Electronic Attachment BCUC IR1 87.2.
87.0 Reference: Project Costs and Benefits
Exhibit B-1, Tab 5.0, Section 5.3.2, p. 84
Energy Theft Reduction - Probable AMI Forecast
FortisBC includes the following table on page 84 of the Application:
87.1 Please state all assumptions used in this calculation of the NPV of Net Benefit of
$38 million in Table 5.3.2.b/