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
through the Commercial NGV Demonstration program. 53 While load building benefits
are not considered in the TRC test, they represent a positive impact to all natural gas
customers; and
• As a result of the Commercial NGV Demonstration program, customers also benefit
from estimated GHG emissions reductions of 20 – 30% due to fuel switching from
higher-carbon diesel to lower-carbon natural gas. While GHG emissions savings are
not considered in the TRC test, they represent a positive impact to all existing and
future natural gas customers and the province.
Overall, the Companies believe its funding transfer has addressed the reporting obligations set
in the EEC Decision and furthers overall EEC initiatives while benefiting new and existing
customers.
10.1.1.5 Innovative Technologies Program Area Goals
The innovative technology programs pursue a number of objectives in order to support, review,
and validate market-ready technologies. More specifically they focus on:
• Supporting local, provincial, and federal governments with climate action goals and
policies and regulations focused on market-ready technologies; and
• Evaluating market-ready technologies and conducting pilot studies to validate
manufacturer’s claims about equipment and system performance and energy efficiency.
In support of the objectives outlined above, the Companies also strive to seek out new marketready
technologies as well as improving the awareness of existing ones. More specifically, their
focus is to:
• Establish “proof of concept” projects based on certain methods, ideas, or market-ready
technologies to demonstrate energy savings. This data will be used to confirm savings
claims and guide the development of future programs;
• Conduct pre-feasibility studies to gauge the energy savings potential for market-ready
technologies within the residential, commercial, and industrial sector;
• Initiate market assessments for technologies, methods, or ideas to gauge their
conservation potential and market barriers within BC’s climate;
• Coordinate measurement solutions with internal departments and/or third party
companies to monitor systems performance and prospective energy savings. This data
will be used to confirm savings claims and guide the development of future programs;
53 The analysis of this benefit, for example, from the Commercial NGV Demonstration program, is discussed in
Section 3 of FEI’s Application for Approval of CNG and LNG Service submitted to the Commission on December
1, 2010.
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