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
To summarize the Companies’ school outreach initiatives, multi-year school programs have
proven beneficial for both teachers and program planners to plan consistent curricula, as well as
for students who can work with peers to build on previous project successes; therefore, the
CEO program area will continue to fund and expand on the number of initiatives for schools in
2011.
8.2.4.3 Beyond Recycling
The Beyond Recycling program is delivered by Wildsight, a non-profit organization that focuses
on biodiversity and healthy human communities in the Columbia region. Beyond Recycling
provides students with an understanding of the connection between consumption patterns and
environmental impacts. The goal of the Companies’ funding of this program is to ensure
conservation outreach to schools that may not have otherwise been able to participate in the
program.
The program contains lessons in reducing waste and GHG emissions, and the role of natural
gas in BC. The lessons also include actions such as students performing home energy audits
and conservation pledges. The Companies co-fund the program with Environment Canada’s
EcoAction Community Funding Program and FortisBC Inc. Feedback on the program has been
collected from teachers, students, and program educators and has been incorporated into the
2010-2011 curricula to improve the program. Refer to Appendix E for a list of participating
schools in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years.
8.2.4.4 Destination Conservation
The Pacific Resource Conservation Society’s Destination Conservation (“DC”) program is a
three-year K-12 school program involving students, teachers, and school facilities management
staff. The main purpose of the program is to educate schools on ways to reduce the
consumption of energy and water and the creation of waste, and motivate schools to participate
in energy conservation projects. The Companies’ support of a multi-year school program
provides stability in planning for teachers and students, allowing them to build upon previous
lessons and projects. Feedback has been collected on the program from teachers, students,
and program educators and has been incorporated into the 2010-2011 curricula to improve the
program. Refer to Appendix E for a list of participating schools in the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
school years.
8.2.5 SUMMARY OF 2010 CEO INITIATIVES
The CEO initiatives follow many of the same program principles that were put forth in the EEC
application. These initiatives are designed to be accessible to all customers, uniformly across
FEI and FEVI territories, and are multi-year programs to ensure effective implementation and
stability in the marketplace. The objective of CEO initiatives is to support the development of a
culture of conservation within British Columbia.
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