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 241
Zigbee Smart Energy Profile supports pre-payment, but not all in-home display devices will
necessarily support pre-payment. It is possible that a dedicated IHD device may be required to
support pre-payment. The cost of a dedicated device, if required, and how it is paid for will be
considered in a pre-payment rate application if one is submitted.
104.0 Reference: Future Benefits
Response:
Exhibit B-1, Tab 6.0, Section 6.5
Future Conservation Rate Structures
“If, after sufficient further investigation, it is determined that one or more innovative rate
structures would enable a cost-effective means of allowing the utility to reduce the load it
serves and helping customers exert control over their electricity bill, then the Company
will enter into appropriate stakeholder consultation and regulatory processes, with
consideration for the submission of a regulatory application in 2016 or later.” [Ref: B-1, p.
104]
104.1 Please expand on the potential timing of an enhanced Time of Use (TOU) or
Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) rate structure. For example, if the earliest
submission of a regulatory application was in 2016, when would the rate
structure actually be available for customers, and when would the power
purchase savings start?
Assuming that an application for some suite of innovative rate structures, (including some or all
of TOU, CPP, and pre-pay) was submitted to the Commission in early 2016, it is possible that
the resulting new rates could be in place at the beginning of 2017. The Company assumes that
the associated regulatory process would conclude in 6 months and that implementation and
customer communication would require a further 6 months to complete.