FEI-FEVI 2010 EEC Report filed March 31, 2011 - FortisBC

FORTISBC ENERGY INC. AND FORTISBC ENERGY (VANCOUVER ISLAND) INC.
2010 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION ANNUAL REPORT
however, the delivery partner on Vancouver Island experienced some organizational
restructuring that conflicted with their ability to deliver the program. The delivery partner will be
offered the opportunity to deliver the REnEW program in 2011.
The TRC score of 0.7 in FEI is due to the REnEW program’s influence on the TRC. The REnEW
program is a good example of a program that is hindered by conventional approaches to DSM
program evaluation as there are no direct energy savings attributable to the program. In this
sense, it can be considered an enabling activity. Further, because the REnEW program ran for
a full year, while the ESK program (which had a very favourable TRC) was only available for the
second half of the year, the REnEW program had a disproportional impact on the TRC. In other
words, had both the REnEW program and the ESK program been available for the entire year,
the portfolio TRC would have been improved.
Table 6-1: 2010 Conservation for Affordable Housing Investments
Program
Incentives & Non-Incentive
Expenditure ($000s)
FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI
Strategic Energy Management Plan (Study) $14 $3 $17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
REnEW $148 N/A $148 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Energy Savings Kit $83 $21 $104 15,520 3,959 19,479 2.3 2.4
Mobile Homes (Study) $8 $2 $10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Non-Program Specific Expenditures $43 $2 $45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total $296 $28 $324 15,520
NPV Energy Savings (GJ) TRC
Notable achievements through in 2010 in the Conservation for Affordable Housing program area
are:
• The completion of the Strategic Energy Management Plan, a study focusing on the
opportunities and best approaches for achieving energy efficiency and conservation
within the non-profit housing sector;
• Investment of $148,000 in the REnEW program, which brought about the development
of a robust course curriculum, strong partnerships with social agencies that serve
various sub-segments of the low income sector, 59 REnEW participants, and participant
satisfaction scores of 85%;
• Investment of $104,000 in the ESK program resulting from over 5,000 participants in the
first six months of the program. The resultant savings from the ESK program is 19,479
GJs (NPV) and we are well positioned to reach an even greater breadth of the market in
2011; and
• Of the $5.155 million the Ministry of Energy and Mines granted to the Companies
through the Low Income Partnership Grant, $515,000 was invested in SENC in 2010
and the Companies are well positioned to invest $1.5 million in collaboration with BC
Hydro on the ECAP program in 2011. Note that this investment is not shown in the table
above because the Ministry of Energy and Mines Low Income Partnership grant is
incremental to the EEC funds.
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3,959
19,479
0.7 1.6