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 97
Table BCUC IR Q48.3c – PLC Operating Costs
PLC 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 $768 $1,362 $1,387 $1,419 $1,445 $1,433 $1,455 $1,478 $1,501 $1,525 $1,549 $1,573 $1,598 $1,624 $1,649 $1,676 $1,702 $1,730 $1,757
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 $6.47 $11.25 $11.25 $11.31 $11.31 $11.03 $11.02 $11.01 $11.00 $11.01 $11.01 $11.01 $11.02 $11.04 $11.06 $11.08 $11.10 $11.13 $11.17
Meter Reading ($000) $2,518 $2,684 $1,734 $238 $246 $255 $264 $273 $283 $292 $302 $312 $322 $333 $344 $355 $366 $382 $394 $406
Total Meters in Service that require
manual meter reading 116410.4 118734.1 60529.37 1849.401 1882.53 1915.763 1949.132 1981.57 2014.082 2046.474 2078.431 2110.837 2142.958 2174.778 2206.298 2237.758 2269.037 2299.805 2330.198 2360.666
Cost per Meter $21.63 $22.61 $28.65 $128.54 $130.82 $133.15 $135.44 $137.85 $140.28 $142.74 $145.31 $147.87 $150.48 $153.13 $155.85 $158.62 $161.41 $166.18 $169.12 $172.10
Remote Disconnect/Reconnect ($000) $513 $399 $138 $29 $30 $31 $32 $33 $34 $35 $37 $38 $39 $40 $42 $43 $44 $46 $47 $70
Estimated Requests for
Disconnet/Reconnect 7935 6066 2062 420 428 435 443 451 458 465 473 480 487 495 502 509 516 523 530 537
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 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $421 $429 $437 $444 $124 $127 $129 $131 $134 $136 $504
Number of meters Exchanged 1117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1872 1872 1872 1872 156 156 156 156 156 156 1872
Cost per Meter $216.64 $225.04 $229.09 $233.21 $237.41 $797.42 $811.77 $826.39 $841.26 $856.40 $871.82 $268.99
Contact Centre ($000) $479 $516 $518 $510 $490 $508 $522 $540 $555 $574 $589 $610 $626 $647 $664 $686 $704 $727 $764 $788
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 $4.35 $4.28 $4.14 $3.90 $3.97 $4.01 $4.09 $4.13 $4.21 $4.25 $4.33 $4.38 $4.46 $4.52 $4.60 $4.65 $4.74 $4.92 $5.01
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