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
Table 10-1: Summary Status of Innovative Technology Programs
Program
Utility
FEI FEVI
Description
Completed Programs
FEI
TRC
FEVI
Solar Water Heating
Rebate program to encourage the adoption of solar water heating
PSECA Program X X systems in provincial sector buildings to reduce natural gas
consumption.
0.2 0.3
Commercial NGV
Demonstration Program X
Solar Air Heating PSECA
Program X
SolarBC Schools Incentive
Program X X
Solar Residential Hot Water
- PILOT PROGRAM X
City of Vancouver MURB -
PILOT PROGRAM X
Active Programs
Rebate program to encourage the adoption of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as a heavy duty vehicle
fuel and to achieve environmental benefits to displacing diesel fuel.
Rebate program to encourage the adoption of solar air heating
systems in provincial sector buildings to reduce natural gas
consumption.
Rebate program to encourage the adoption of solar water heating
systems in schools to reduce natural gas consumption and increase
awareness.
Programs in Development
1.4 N/A
0.4 N/A
0.2 0.2
Rebate pilot program to assess the performance and energy savings
for solar thermal hot water systems within the City of Vancouver. 0.2 N/A
Rebate pilot program to assess the viability of solar DHW, ventilation
controls, and piping insulation for MURBs. In Development
10.1.2 2010 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM AREA RESULTS
As described in the 2009 EEC Annual Report, the Innovative Technologies Program Area
includes funding categories for Solar Thermal Hot Water, NGV for Commercial Vehicles,
Hydronic and Combination Space Heating Systems, Residential Ground Source Heat Pump
(“GSHP”) Systems, and Commercial and Industrial GSHP Systems.
The following table shows the program results from the innovative technologies programs
currently in place.
Table 10-2: Innovative Technologies Portfolio Program Cost Breakdown - 2010 Program Area
Results FEI/FEVI
Program
Incentives & Non-Incentive
Expenditure ($000s)
FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI
Solar Water Heating PSECA Program $229 $143 $372 29,053 19,845 48,898 0.2 0.3
Commercial NGV Demonstration Program $5,589 N/A $5,589 (755,449) N/A (755,449) 1.4 -
Non-Program Specific Expenditures $3 -
Total $5,821 $143 $5,964 (726,396)
NPV Energy Savings (GJ) TRC
$3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
As program design progressed in Q3 2010, the Companies focused efforts on offering
incentives for solar thermal hot water through the Public Sector Energy Conservation
Agreement (PSECA) Funding program. The Solar Water Heating PSECA initiative is considered
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19,845
(706,551)
1.2