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
sector. Co-operative housing is a challenge to engage in energy efficiency
programming because of the following: 1) most co-operative housing
complexes are separately governed (i.e. owned and operated
independently), thereby requiring buy-in from the majority of tenants in each
individual housing complex; 2) tenants in co-operative housing cannot all be
assumed to have a low household income; and 3) the financial situation of
each housing co-operative varies significantly. The one item that is most
likely to be consistent across the co-operative housing sector is that energy
efficiency is very rarely on their list of priorities.
Since no comprehensive housing energy-use inventory exists for the
co‐operative housing sector in BC, the energy use characteristics of
co‐operative housing are largely unknown. This makes it very challenging to
design programs for the sector. This inventory will allow for a strategic
approach to be designed that will ultimately allow for the prioritization of
energy retrofits in housing co-ops in BC.
6.4.3.3 Mobile Homes (Study)
Mobile Homes (Study)
Target Audience Retrofit, Mobile Homes in BC
Duration To be completed in Q1 2011
Financial Contribution $20,000
Partners None
Research Goals
Administration The Companies
Background
Overview
• Identify the energy saving opportunities in mobile homes.
• Create a better understanding of current building stock conditions.
• Perform exploratory research to gauge attitudes and potential
participation of mobile home owners in energy efficiency programs.
• Determine the potential for upgrading mobile home furnaces to high
efficiency furnaces, and the potential for converting oil furnaces to high
efficiency natural gas furnaces.
• Identify differences in income among those living in mobile homes.
• Outline appropriate communication methods that will effectively reach
individuals who live in mobile homes.
Implementation
Mobile home owners are expected to be a segment of the population that
are:
• underserved by traditional DSM programming;
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