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<strong>FortisBC</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>. (<strong>FortisBC</strong> or the Company)<br />

<strong>Application</strong> <strong>for</strong> a <strong>Certificate</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> Convenience and Necessity<br />

<strong>for</strong> the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project<br />

Response to British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC or the Commission)<br />

In<strong>for</strong>mation Request (IR) No. 1<br />

40.2 Have all other necessary approvals been obtained?<br />

Submission Date:<br />

October 5, 2012<br />

Page 74<br />

Internal Company approvals necessary to move the AMI proposal to the CPCN stage have<br />

been obtained. Project implementation-related approvals will be finalized during the initial<br />

Define/Design Phase <strong>of</strong> project implementation. <strong>FortisBC</strong> is not aware at this time <strong>of</strong> any<br />

material external approvals (other than approval <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Application</strong> by the BCUC) required<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e proceeding with project implementation.<br />

Response:<br />

40.3 How does <strong>FortisBC</strong> propose to <strong>for</strong>mally track AMI costs and and realize AMI<br />

benefits over the life <strong>of</strong> the project?<br />

<strong>FortisBC</strong> proposes to track actual costs both by “type” and chronologically, against budgeted<br />

amounts, using a <strong>for</strong>mat similar to that provided below.

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