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
From the BCSEA letter:
…as an active participant in the 2009 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Application of
Terasen Gas, and a current member of FortisBC’s EEC Stakeholder Group, the BC
Sustainable Energy Association supports the use of FortisBC’s EEC program to incent
the purchase of heavy duty NGVs in place of diesel powered vehicles where cost
effective, primarily because of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions benefits.
From the COV letter:
We confirm that two stakeholder review sessions were held in 2010 (March and
November) and that NGV programs were presented and discussed at these sessions.
The City of Vancouver supports the continuation of the program to provide NGV
incentives for heavy duty vehicle applications as adoption of NGVs in these markets
provides GHG reductions and fuel cost savings to operators of NGVs.
From the CEC letter:
The CEC would characterize the FEI approach with respect to its NGV initiatives as
having been and continuing to be nothing but open and transparent. The CEC believes
that FEI has worked diligently to build understanding and support for its NGV initiatives.
The CEC has directly been involved in the regulatory processes, in which the CEC
believed that FEI was being provided the CEC support and consent to both pursue these
NGV initiatives and to fund these initiatives from EEC funds.
From the Fraser Basin Council letter:
Through our involvement in the EEC Stakeholder group over the past two years, we
have been informed of Fortis BC’s ongoing plans to provide incentives for natural gas
vehicles (NGVs) ... We are supportive of this effort by Fortis BC to provide incentives for
NGV purchase...We also know that incentives are required to assist in overcoming the
barrier of increased capital cost for NGVs.
The Companies agree with the views expressed in these letters with respect to our approach to
the funding approvals process.
10.2.3.3.3 Openness and Transparency of Innovative
Technologies funding for NGVs in the 2009 EEC
Annual Report and the 2010 Long Term Resource
Plan
The Companies have been transparent about the use of Innovative Technologies Program Area
funding for NGVs in two of its recent regulatory filings and proceedings.
SECTION 10: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM AREA Page 218