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 34
18.2 Does FortisBC consider that a residential meter is required to have HH capability
in order to put in place CPP pricing? In your response, please explain if
residential CPP could reasonably be put in place with less granular data (for
example, six GA-registers).
Please refer to the response to BCUC IR1 Q18.1.
Response:
18.3 Do the residential advanced meters proposed by FortisBC have the ability to
meter both import and export power? If yes, what is the incremental cost of
including this functionality within each meter? If no, please explain why not.
Yes, all Itron OpenWay meters are equipped with net metering capabilities at no additional cost.
Response:
18.3.1 Could this functionality be added to the meter at a later date? Please
explain why or why not and estimate the cost difference compared to the
FortisBC proposal.
Please refer to the response to BCUC IR1 Q18.3.
19.0 Reference: Project Need
Response:
Exhibit No. B-1, Tab 3.0, Section 3.2.5, pp. 31-32
Enhanced Billing Information
19.1 What is the forecast cost reduction if there were a one percent reduction in the
25 percent of all calls to the FortisBC Contact Centre that are related to billing
queries?
The annual cost reduction would be approximately $2,200, increasing with inflation.