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 95
Table BCUC IR Q48.3a –Status Quo Operating Costs
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
Operating Costs
New Operating Costs ($000) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Meters in Service 116410 118734 121059 123293 125502 127718 129942 132105 134272 136432 138562 140722 142864 144985 147087 149184 151269 153320 155347 157378
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
Meter Reading ($000) $2,518 $2,684 $2,733 $2,782 $2,959 $3,012 $3,067 $3,256 $3,315 $3,374 $3,576 $3,641 $3,706 $3,922 $3,993 $4,065 $4,296 $4,373 $4,452 $4,698
Total Meters in Service that require
manual meter reading 116410 118734 121059 123293 125502 127718 129942 132105 134272 136432 138562 140722 142864 144985 147087 149184 151269 153320 155347 157378
Cost per Meter $21.63 $22.61 $22.57 $22.56 $23.58 $23.59 $23.60 $24.65 $24.69 $24.73 $25.81 $25.87 $25.94 $27.05 $27.15 $27.25 $28.40 $28.52 $28.66 $29.85
Remote Disconnect/Reconnect ($000) $513 $532 $552 $573 $594 $615 $637 $660 $682 $706 $730 $755 $780 $806 $833 $860 $888 $916 $945 $1,410
Estimated Requests for
Disconnet/Reconnect 7935 8088 8247 8405 8558 8709 8861 9010 9158 9306 9454 9600 9747 9894 10039 10183 10326 10469 10609 10747
Cost per Disconnect/Reconnect $64.61 $65.78 $66.96 $68.17 $69.39 $70.64 $71.91 $73.21 $74.53 $75.87 $77.23 $78.62 $80.04 $81.48 $82.95 $84.44 $85.96 $87.51 $89.08 $131.19
Meter Exchanges $242 $349 $331 $408 $310 $531 $302 $187 $212 $256 $239 $222 $183 $171 $204 $189 $194 $233 $157 $139
Number of meters Exchanged 1117 1768 1612 2059 1411 2707 1296 595 720 942 823 707 478 399 556 460 468 639 256 159
Cost per Meter $216.64 $197.51 $205.32 $198.36 $219.89 $196.03 $233.13 $314.57 $295.00 $271.48 $290.13 $313.54 $382.14 $428.20 $367.77 $411.17 $414.87 $364.26 $612.90 $874.78
Contact Centre ($000) $479 $497 $511 $530 $545 $565 $581 $602 $619 $641 $658 $681 $699 $723 $742 $767 $787 $813 $853 $879
Number of Customers 116410 118734 121059 123293 125502 127718 129942 132105 134272 136432 138562 140722 142864 144985 147087 149184 151269 153320 155347 157378
Cost per Customer $4.11 $4.18 $4.22 $4.30 $4.35 $4.43 $4.47 $4.56 $4.61 $4.69 $4.75 $4.84 $4.89 $4.99 $5.05 $5.14 $5.21 $5.30 $5.49 $5.59
Number of Customers 116410 118734 121059 123293 125502 127718 129942 132105 134272 136432 138562 140722 142864 144985 147087 149184 151269 153320 155347 157378
Number of Meters 116410 118734 121059 123293 125502 127718 129942 132105 134272 136432 138562 140722 142864 144985 147087 149184 151269 153320 155347 157378