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 281
The cost of integrating the proposed FortisBC HES to the FortisBC MDMS is estimated to be
$2.0 million.
Response:
114.3 Please explain the difference, in cost, between connecting to the existing BC
Hydro MDMS and the existing FortisBC HES as compared to connecting the
proposed FortisBC MDMS to the proposed FortisBC HES.
Please refer to the response to BCUC IR1 Q114.1.
Response:
114.4 Please explain further the integration of the MDMS and the billing system.
Specifically, explain how the existing FortisBC billing system differs from the
existing BC Hydro billing system, in terms of the difference in the data to be
provided by the MDMS to the billing system.
Please refer to the response to BCUC IR1 Q114.1.
Response:
114.5 Please provide the anticipated costs for connecting the proposed FortisBC
MDMS to the FortisBC billing system.
The cost of integrating the proposed FortisBC MDMS to the FortisBC billing system is estimated
to be $2.1 million.
Response:
114.6 Please explain the difference, in cost, between connecting to the existing BC
Hydro MDMS and the existing FortisBC billing system as compared to
connecting the proposed FortisBC MDMS to the existing FortisBC billing system.
Please refer to the response to BCUC IR1 Q114.1.