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
• Increase residential customers’ knowledge and awareness about energy
efficiency and conservation regarding laundry such as:
o ENERGY STAR® washers are energy and water efficient;
o Cold water wash decreases DHW energy use; and
o Hanging clothes to dry decreases electrical energy use.
Implementation
Administration Electric utilities - FortisBC Inc. / BC Hydro
Communications
Evaluation
Strategy
Program promotion through appliance retailers, community events, an online
contest, and the Companies’ marketing channels.
Research will be conducted to confirm energy savings claims for natural gas
water heating.
7.4.2.2.2 2010 Program Results
As outlined in Table 7-7, based on 130 participants, the program achieved annual gas savings
of 210 GJs and a projected 2801 GJs of savings over the lifetime of the measure. The TRC is
marginal based on the estimated natural gas savings associated with the Tier 3 washers and
relatively low participant numbers.
Table 7-7: FortisBC Inc 2010 ENERGY STAR® Washers Program Summary
Utility Participants
Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Non-Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Annual
Energy
Savings
(GJ/yr)
NPV
Energy
Savings
(GJ)
Free
Rider
Rate
FEI 130 7 210 2,801 10% 0.8
7.4.2.2.3 2011 Program Performance Forecast
In addition to partnering with FortisBC Inc., the Companies will collaborate with BC Hydro’s
province-wide 2011 ENERGY STAR® appliance program. The program will support the new
2011 ENERGY STAR® requirements through incentives for elite Tier 4 ENERGY STAR®
clothes washers with MEF > 2.4 and a maximum WF < 4.0. Regardless of the fuel type for
DHW, Tier 4 ENERGY STAR® clothes washers will provide both electric and gas savings. FEI
and FEVI will contribute $50 of the total $75 incentive for those homes with gas water heaters
and the electric utilities will provide the remaining incentives.
Based on the BC Hydro forecast, the Companies expect to contribute to 6,300 residential
incentives. Based on the FortisBC Inc. forecast, we expect 1,000 residential incentives. As
illustrated in Table 7-8, the program is expected to achieve 20,805 GJs of annual energy
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TRC