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
13. Programs will aim to develop capacity within the market through manufacturers, distributors,
vendors and installers.
• Some examples of capacity-building programs include the Energy Specialist
program discussed in Section 11, the REnEW program discussed in Section 6,
and the Furnace Service Campaign discussed in Section 3.
14. To ensure value creation and alignment with the market, the Companies will establish and
engage an EEC stakeholder group, comprised of governments, industry, trades,
manufacturers, NGOs, advocacy groups, other utilities and customers to provide it with
advice on effective program design and implementation, as well as some oversight of the
Companies’ EEC activity and expenditure. Consideration may be given by the Companies to
consolidate the Companies’ EEC Stakeholder activity with stakeholder activity currently
being undertaken by other utilities in order to reduce potential “stakeholder fatigue”.
• The Companies are pleased with the interest and input from the stakeholder
group established for the EEC initiative. Stakeholder activity is discussed in
Section 12.
In conclusion, the Companies feel the EEC activity in 2010 has complied with the EEC
principles laid out in the original EEC Application.
SECTION 15: THE COMPANY’S EEC PRINCIPLES Page 267