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
2 OVERVIEW OF 2010 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
In this Section, the Companies will describe their EEC activities, associated expenditures, and
the Total Resource Cost (“TRC”) test results on an overall portfolio level in 2010. This section
will also provide the TRC results for both the conventional EEC portfolio (defined as all EEC
activity outside the Innovative Technology Program Area), and for the Innovative Technology
Program Area, which latter program area, in accordance with Commission Orders No. G-140-
09 and G-141-09, must have a standalone TRC that is 1.0 or greater.
2.1 TRC Results on Portfolio Level
For FEI and FEVI, the TRC level for the entire EEC portfolio, including both conventional EEC
activities and innovative technologies, is at 1.1, meeting the Commission’s order as set forth in
Commission Order No. G-36-09.
Table 2-1: 2010 Overall EEC Portfolio Results
Non-
Total for
Incentive and Annual
Incentive Incentive Non-Incentive Energy
Expenditure Expenditure Expenditures Savings NPV Energy
Utility ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) (GJ/yr) Savings (GJ) TRC
FEI 10,548 5,261 15,809 (17,507) 532,929 1.1
FEVI 870 1,022 1,892 22,389 169,030 0.9
Total 11,418 6,283 17,701 4,882 701,959 1.1
The “Annual Energy Savings” number for FEI is negative, meaning from a simple annual
perspective, the Companies’ 2010 activity resulted in natural gas load growth. This is primarily
due to the impact of Natural Gas Vehicles (“NGVs”), which is discussed in some detail in
Section 10. It should be noted that NGVs bring load onto the natural gas system, but they
displace higher carbon diesel fuel; displaced volumes of diesel fuel are not shown in the table
above.
The table below further shows results for each individual program area. One of the program
principles put forth in the EEC Application was that of universality; that is, programs should be
available to all the Companies’ customers. Although the TRC results for the residential and
affordable housing program areas are below 1.0, these are crucial areas of activity for the
Companies. The Companies have about 850,000 residential customers, which form the bulk of
the Companies’ approximately 950,000 total number of customers. In creating a culture of
conservation in British Columbia, these residential customers are crucial to supporting such a
culture. Programs for affordable housing (for low-income customers) are a requirement as
outlined in the DSM Regulation for adequacy. These two program areas are discussed in more
detail in Sections 6 and 2.7, respectively. Compliance with DSM Regulation requirements for
adequacy is discussed below in Section 2.7. Programs for residential customers and customers
living in affordable housing are also needed in order the meet the Companies’ principle of
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