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
APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY OF TERMS
NRCan – Natural Resources Canada
NSA – Negotiated Settlement Agreement
NSP – Negotiated Settlement Process
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
O&M – Operating and Maintenance Costs
Participant Test – is the measure of the quantifiable benefits and costs to the customer due to
participation in a program.
PCT – Pacific Carbon Trust
PBR – Performance Based Rate
PBR Settlement Agreement – Multi-Year Performance Based Rate Plan Settlement Agreement
QDP – Qualified Dealers Program
REnEW - Residential Energy and Efficiency Works
Report – EEC Annual Report
REUS – Residential End Use Survey
RIM – Rate Impact Measure test measures what happens to customer bills or rates due to changes in
utility revenues and operating costs caused by the program.
RRA – Revenue Requirements Application
SAP - System, Applications and Products - financial tool in which EEC expenditures are captured within
SEMP - Strategic Energy Management Plan
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