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FEI-FEVI 2010 EEC Report filed March 31, 2011 - FortisBC

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FORTISBC ENERGY INC. AND FORTISBC ENERGY (VANCOUVER ISLAND) INC.<br />

<strong>2010</strong> ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION ANNUAL REPORT<br />

ii. Innovative Technologies Program Area brings forward the benefit of lower GHG<br />

emissions by promoting low carbon technologies<br />

c) Setting up mechanisms for introducing new programs and making refinements to<br />

existing programs through the Commission approved accountability and oversight<br />

measures, including<br />

i. Stakeholder Input and <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />

ii. The Company’s ability to transfer funds between program areas within the <strong>EEC</strong><br />

funding envelope.<br />

2. The <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> Revenue Requirements Application (“RRA”) and Negotiated Settlement<br />

Agreement (“NSA”) (Order No. G-141-09 and G-140-09, dated November 26, 2009)<br />

a) Two Distinct Proposals Presented in the <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> RRAs for <strong>EEC</strong> and NGV fuelling<br />

station infrastructure, and the one that was withdrawn in the NSA did not relate to <strong>EEC</strong><br />

- Items 11 and 12 of the NSA for <strong>FEI</strong> are for <strong>EEC</strong> initiatives and programs. Items 6 and<br />

7 of the NSA for <strong>FEVI</strong> are for <strong>EEC</strong> initiatives and programs<br />

- Item 14 of the NSA for <strong>FEI</strong>, which the Commission has alluded to in its recent<br />

Decision accompanying Order No. G-6-11 as having been withdrawn, is NGV for<br />

fuelling and transportation service (delivery on the <strong>FEI</strong> system), not <strong>EEC</strong> funds for NGV.<br />

Also, item 9 of the NSA for <strong>FEVI</strong> is NGV for fuelling and transportation service (delivery<br />

on the <strong>FEI</strong> system), not <strong>EEC</strong> funds for NGV.<br />

i. Increased <strong>EEC</strong> Funding Approvals for <strong>2010</strong> and <strong>2011</strong>, including Innovative<br />

Technology and Industrial Programs and Innovative Technology programs are to<br />

be evaluated as a separate portfolio<br />

ii. Withdrawal of NGV Rate Offering, not related to <strong>EEC</strong> funds<br />

3. Adhering to the principles and framework established by Commission Decisions with regard<br />

to the use of <strong>EEC</strong> funds for NGVs<br />

a) Favourable TRC Ratio<br />

b) GHG emissions reductions benefits<br />

c) Broad support from <strong>EEC</strong> Stakeholder Group Consultation<br />

d) Openness and transparency in the 2009 <strong>EEC</strong> Annual <strong>Report</strong> and <strong>2010</strong> Long Term<br />

Resource Plan<br />

Each of these topic areas are discussed in detail below.<br />

10.2.3.1 <strong>EEC</strong> Application and Decision<br />

The Companies <strong>filed</strong> an <strong>EEC</strong> Application on May 28, 2008. On April 16, 2009, the Commission<br />

issued Commission Order No. G-36-09 (the “<strong>EEC</strong> Decision”). While the specific request for<br />

SECTION 10: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM AREA Page 205

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