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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
46.2 Provide a scale in dollars that converts consequence levels to dollars.
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 85
The risks identified above are too general in nature to assign a scale converting the
consequence levels to dollars.
Response:
46.3 Has FortisBC identified emerging risks as well as impacts of changes in scope
and underlying assumptions? Please explain.
FortisBC believes that the “Project Challenges” identified in Exhibit B-1, Tab 8.0, Section 8.4
could be considered emerging risks in that they are potentially significant but not fully
understood since they are not necessarily based on actual risks. The nature of these
challenges makes the development of risk response strategies difficult.
Response:
46.3.1 Will FortisBC be updating the cost-benefit analysis to reassess the
economic viability of the AMI project to reflect existing and emerging risks
as well as the impact of changes to scope and underlying assumptions
during the life of the project?
Please see the response to BCUC IR1 Q56.5.
Response:
46.4 Discuss the risk of the home interface device’s integration with the AMI system
and whether suppliers of home appliances will include ZigBee compliant network
devices with their household appliances.
FortisBC believes there is only a minor risk associated with the home automation
communication protocol choice made by home appliance manufacturers since economic
solutions are likely to be available. Please also see the response to BCUC IR1 Q30.2.1.