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 2-4: Innovative Technology Overall Program 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 5,816 5 5,821 (162,911) (726,396) 1.3
FEVI 143 0 143 1,683 19,845 0.3
Total 5,959 5 5,964 (161,228) (706,551) 1.2
2.4 2010 EEC Activity – EEC Team Structure
The Companies’ EEC activities in 2010 built upon the groundwork laid in 2009. In 2010, the
Companies moved closer to enjoying a full year of EEC activity; however, it should be stated
that a lack of human resources to design and deliver all the EEC initiatives identified by the EEC
team as viable activities for the Company is hampering our ability to deliver all potential EEC
programs. For instance, there are a number of potential program opportunities, especially in the
commercial program area, that existing program staff do not have the time to address and
develop. The Companies plan to address this shortage of human resources, which will be
implemented in the second quarter of 2011.
However, responding to approvals of EEC funding granted in Orders G-141-09 and G-140-09
for innovative technologies and for interruptible industrial customers, the Companies have
added dedicated program managers for these specific program areas, and these human assets
were in place by the end of Q2 2010. In addition to the innovative technologies and industrial
program managers, the Companies also added three EEC energy solutions managers in the
Lower Mainland, Interior, and Vancouver Island service areas with the intent of providing more
one-on-one support to commercial customers to encourage them to participate in commercial
programs. More information about the activities of these energy solutions mangers can be found
in Section 11.
The Companies’ expenditures on labour for EEC activities in 2010 were $1.6 million. The
Companies’ current organization chart for the group primarily responsible for EEC activities is
presented in Figure 2-1 below:
SECTION 2: OVERVIEW OF 2010 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Page 10