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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 28
12.4 Of the key components of the FortisBC Smart Grid Vision, please identify those
that FortisBC needs within the next 20 years.
Please refer to the response to BCUC IR1 Q12.3.
13.0 Reference: Project Need
Response:
Exhibit B-1, Tab 3.0, Section 3.2.3
Order C-11-07
Historical Perspective - FortisBC’s Distribution Substation Automation Program (DSAP)
“FortisBC’s CPCN Application for DSAP described its legacy electro-mechanical
protection and metering equipment as antiquated and obsolete. The Commission
ultimately concluded that replacement of this legacy technology with new electronic
technology to be appropriate and of benefit to ratepayers. 7
7 Appendix A to Order C-11-07, page 13”. [Ref: B-1, pp. 25-26]
13.1 Please provide the specific extract from page 13 of Appendix A to Order C-11-07
showing the Commission conclusion that replacement of legacy electromechanical
technology with new electronic technology is appropriate and of
benefit to ratepayers.
The reference to page 13 of Appendix A to Order C-11-07 is in error, and should have correctly
referenced page 11 of Appendix A to Order C-11-07, which states:
“The Commission Panel therefore concludes that replacing the existing legacy technology with
new electronic technology is appropriate.”
14.0 Reference: Project Costs and Benefits
Exhibit B-1, Tab 3.0, Section 3.2.4
Opportunity Cost
Exhibit B-1 notes that “Although not included in the financial model, there is also an
inherent opportunity cost if AMI is not pursued at this time due to the non-financial