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2.5 Conservation Potential Review Update
The Terasen Gas April 2006 Conservation Potential Review (CPR) was a comprehensive planning
document prepared for TGI to use for:
• Developing a long range energy efficiency and fuel choice strategy;
• Designing and implementing energy efficiency and fuel choice programs;
• Assessing the impact of energy efficiency and fuel choice programs on both peak and
annual loads; and
• Setting annual efficiency and fuel choice targets and budgets.
(Exhibit B‐1, Appendix 1, page E‐1)
The 2009 CPR estimate of $0.5 million is based on the cost to perform the previous CPR,
approximately $300,000, plus an allowance for the kind of work done by Habart to refine the CPR
results into a DSM program. (Exhibit B‐1, p. 53) The updated CPR would be received in 2010 and
would form the basis for an application to the Commission for EEC funding for the period 2011 to
2014. (Exhibit B‐1, p. 69) It also includes an allowance of $100,000 for cost inflation from the last
CPR. (Exhibit B‐2, BCUC 1.21.1)
The CPR Program is discussed at Section 4 of the Application, including an illustration of the CPR
Process Flow, and a table summarising the potential annual impact identified by the 2006 CPR. The
2006 CPR identifies a gross impact [consumption reduction] by 2015/2016 of 11.615 million GJs,
and a Potential Annual Impact of 10.163 million GJs after adding back 1.453 million GJs of
additional load attributed to the residential fuel switching program. The gross impact number
includes 1.890 million GJs for Industrial Energy Efficiency (EE). Separate programs for Industrial EE
are not specifically included as part of the Application. (Exhibit B‐2, pp. 44‐46)
The detailed 2006 CPR report is included in the Application. (Exhibit B‐2, Appendix 1)