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

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Response:
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 269
110.4.1 Please calculate the expected net present value for the
introduction of each of the residential TOU, CPP and Pre-pay
rates from 2016 to 2030 based on the analysis above. Please
state all assumptions used in the analysis, and include set-up
costs.
FortisBC cannot complete this analysis. Please see the response to BCUC IR1 Q110.4.
Response:
110.4.2 Please redo this analysis assuming the introduction of these rates
is delayed by five years.
FortisBC cannot complete this analysis. Please see the response to BCUC IR1 Q110.4.
Response:
110.5 Please confirm it is possible to have pre-pay meters without AMI infrastructure in
place.
Confirmed. There are utilities that have implemented pre-pay without an AMI infrastructure,
such as the Salt River Project M-Power Price Plan
(http://www.srpnet.com/payment/mpower/Default.aspx). However, these implementations still
require significant infrastructure investments including a communications infrastructure to each
participating home, in-home displays and service disconnect switches.
Response:
110.5.1 Please explain why pre-pay rates are considered a ‘future benefit’
of AMI.
Pre-pay rates are considered a future benefit since they require further analysis and are not
proposed as part of the AMI project.