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
On December 1, 2010, FEI submitted an Application for Approval of General Terms and
Conditions for CNG and LNG Service to the Commission, which, if approved, would provide
NGV customers with a complete end-to-end service offering. The NGV incentives from EEC
funds are not tied to fueling infrastructure installed by the Company, and fleets that self-supply
the compression service and fueling station or procure it from another supplier are still eligible
for EEC incentives. Thus, from the perspective of EEC funding, the effect of the NGV
Application before the Commission is really that it makes it possible for more fleets to consider
using NGV, and thereby increases the number of potential applicants for EEC incentives.
Work has not yet commenced in determining the viability of pilot programs for hydronic and
combination heating systems or GSHPs.
10.1.3 2011 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM AREA OUTLOOK
In 2011, the TRC ratio for the entire Innovative Technologies Program Area is estimated at 1.8,
which will meet the Commission’s directives in Order No 141-09 for innovative technologies to
have a weighted TRC score of 1.0 or more on a portfolio level. The relatively high TRC scores
for NGV serve to balance the lower scores for some of the other Innovative Technologies
initiatives.
Table 10-3: Innovative Technologies Portfolio Program Cost Breakdown – 2011 Program Area
Outlook FEI/FEVI
Program
Incentives & Non-Incentive
Expenditure ($000s)
FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI
Programs
Commercial NGV Demonstration Program $3,780 - $3,780 (1,376,306) - (1,376,306) 1.9 -
SolarBC Schools Incentive Program $22 $5 $27 3,046 716 3,762 0.2 0.2
Solar Air Heating PSECA Program $73 - $73 17,817 - 17,817 0.4 -
Solar Residential Hot Water - Pilot
City of Vancouver MURB - Pilot
$76 -
Geoexchange Energy Performance Study $12 -
CESIG Gas Utilization Working Group Membership $4 -
Westhouse Demonstration Project $12 -
Pilots
$76 4,829
Total $3,979 $5 $3,956 (1,350,614)
10.1.4 2011 PROGRAMS
In 2011, the Innovative Technologies Program Area has allocated incentives for three programs
including the Commercial NGV Demonstration program, SolarBC Schools Incentive program
and the Solar Air Heating PSECA program. As shown in Table 10-3 above, the solar heating
measures don’t pass the TRC on an individual program level; but, together with other programs
within the program area, the overall TRC ratio is over 1.0. The Companies feel programs and
demonstration projects in the Innovative Technologies Program Area are necessary to support
the climate action goals of local, provincial, and federal governments, as well as to displace
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NPV Energy Savings (GJ) TRC
In Development
Studies, Memberships, Demonstration Projects (Non-Incentives)
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4,829
716 (1,349,898)
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0.2 -
1.8
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