FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) Application for a Certificate of Public ...

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 93
Table BCUC IR1 Q48.2a – Status Quo Costs per Meter
Status Quo Dec-13 Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Dec-17 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Dec-22 Dec-23 Dec-24 Dec-25 Dec-26 Dec-27 Dec-28 Dec-29 Dec-30 Dec-31 Dec-32
Sustaining Capital
Meter Growth ($000) $119 $125 $122 $125 $125 $128 $131 $129 $132 $134 $135 $139 $140 $141 $142 $145 $147 $147 $148 $151
Total New Meters Installed year 2,252 2,325 2,236 2,236 2,210 2,217 2,226 2,164 2,169 2,161 2,132 2,162 2,143 2,123 2,103 2,099 2,087 2,053 2,028 2,033
Cost per Meter $52.78 $53.73 $54.70 $55.69 $56.69 $57.71 $58.75 $59.81 $60.88 $61.98 $63.09 $64.23 $65.38 $66.56 $67.76 $68.98 $70.22 $71.49 $72.77 $74.08
Meter Replacement ($000) $41 $67 $62 $81 $56 $110 $53 $25 $31 $41 $36 $32 $22 $19 $26 $22 $23 $32 $13 $8
Total Meters Replaced 1117 1768 1612 2059 1411 2707 1296 595 720 942 823 707 478 399 556 460 468 639 256 159
Cost per Meter $37.09 $37.76 $38.44 $39.13 $39.83 $40.55 $41.28 $42.02 $42.78 $43.55 $44.33 $45.13 $45.94 $46.77 $47.61 $48.47 $49.34 $50.23 $51.13 $52.06
MC Compliance - Testing ($000) $146 $909 $903 $1,478 $976 $2,310 $1,072 $1,645 $1,229 $1,070 $1,452 $820 $1,324 $486 $501 $293 $306 $302 $432 $901
Total Meters Tested 0 4295 4169 7325 4419 11592 4741 7653 5350 4429 6241 3018 5368 1296 1327 338 372 329 865 2821
Cost per Meter $211.54 $216.60 $201.79 $220.90 $199.28 $226.08 $214.95 $229.68 $241.48 $232.70 $271.81 $246.58 $374.84 $377.71 $868.18 $823.43 $918.47 $499.48 $319.27
MC Compliance - Testing ($000) $146 $909 $903 $1,478 $976 $2,310 $1,072 $1,645 $1,229 $1,070 $1,452 $820 $1,324 $486 $501 $293 $306 $302 $432 $901
Total Comploiance Groups Tested 0 18 17 20 9 29 11 5 6 10 15 7 2 3 8 5 4 5 2 2
Cost per Compliance Group $50,474.84 $53,116.83 $73,906.67 $108,462.10 $79,655.25 $97,442.59 $328,998.89 $204,799.31 $106,952.51 $96,818.65 $117,189.92 $661,825.16 $161,932.63 $62,652.64 $58,688.91 $76,579.45 $60,435.32 $216,026.00 $450,333.96
Total MC Compliance plus Meter Replacement ($000) $188 $975 $965 $1,559 $1,032 $2,420 $1,125 $1,670 $1,260 $1,111 $1,489 $852 $1,346 $504 $528 $316 $329 $334 $445 $909
Total Meters Replaced 1117 6063 5781 9384 5830 14299 6037 8248 6070 5371 7064 3725 5846 1695 1883 798 840 968 1121 2980
Cost per Meter $168.23 $0.16 $0.17 $0.17 $0.18 $0.17 $0.19 $0.20 $0.21 $0.21 $0.21 $0.23 $0.23 $0.30 $0.28 $0.40 $0.39 $0.35 $0.40 $0.31
IT Hardware, Licencing, and Support Costs ($000). $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Meters Installed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cost per Meter $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00