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
The Companies’ EEC application highlighted the findings in the 2006 CPR in that 70 percent of
the Achievable Potential savings were associated with the residential sector. To that end, in
Commission Order No. G-36-09 on the Companies’ EEC application, the Companies received
approval for residential program funding of $9.3 million over the 2008-2010 period. Furthermore,
in Order No. G-141-09 approving FEI’s 2010-2011 Negotiated Settlement Agreement, the
Commission approved FEI’s request for an extension of residential program funding to 2011 in
the amount of $3.275 million. Similarly, for FEVI, in Order No. G-140-09, the request for EEC
funding of $0.3 million for 2011 residential programs was approved. This funding enabled the
Companies to further their EEC goals in delivering programs that enable customers to
implement measures to reduce their natural gas consumption while supporting the
government’s GHG emissions reduction strategy.
Sections 3.1 through Section 3.3 outline the Residential Energy Efficiency Program Area goals,
the program portfolio in the market to achieve these goals, 2010 program results, and the
outlook for 2011. Section 3.4 provides individual program details including individual program
goals, 2010 results, and the outlook for 2011.
3.1.1 RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM GOALS
The Residential Energy Efficiency Program Area encourages households to reduce their overall
consumption of natural gas and helps to manage their energy bills. Residential programs deliver
value through their focus on the following objectives:
• Educate customers about the advantages of energy efficiency and promote the benefits
of the culture of conservation;
• Prepare and ultimately transform the market by facilitating the adoption of new energy
efficient technologies through incentives and support of government regulations;
• Upgrade low efficiency systems to high efficiency systems in order to capture energy
savings associated with reducing the overall consumption of natural gas;
• Support government policy, especially in relation to efficient building strategies 9 and
GHG emissions reduction, through incentives and education to customers and other
industry stakeholders;
• Assist trades in understanding technical requirements or other barriers associated with
new product introductions and support their effective installation;
• Engage manufacturers in developing, producing, and distributing energy efficient
equipment through technology support and promotional opportunities to the Companies’
customer base; and
• Develop a greater awareness of the non-energy benefits of efficiency systems such as
improved comfort, health, safety, property value, and reduced insurance claims. To this
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BC Energy Efficient Buildings Strategy: More Action, Less Energy. BC Ministry of Energy and Mines Publication,
2008.
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