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
Status
Administration To be determined
Communications To be determined
Evaluation Strategy
A (0.80 EF) hot water heater pilot taskforce has been established with the CGA
and Local Distribution Companies (“LDC”) to discuss pilot rollout options and
contributions on a national scale. An initial study, funded by the Companies,
focused on the market transformation plan for DWHs prepared by Habart &
Associates Consulting Inc. This study has been used as supporting
documentation for the pilot program and includes a market transformation plan
as well as performance estimates and installation costs for each selected (0.80
EF) hot water technology.
This study revealed that there is a large technology gap between level two (0.67
EF) and level three (0.80 EF) equipment technologies. Level three technologies
are just now emerging into residential applications and lack performance data,
contractor familiarity, best installation practices, and product availability. The
Companies conveyed those barriers to the stakeholders and all agreed that it
would limit the success of reaching NRCan’s 2016 regulation of (0.80 EF) hot
water tanks. In late September, the CGA convened with NRCan and was
successful in delaying those regulations from 2016 to 2020.
Currently the Companies and stakeholders are establishing program design and
monitoring solutions and incentive amounts for delivering the pilot program.
Implementation
A proposal for handling administration, measurement, and evaluation for the
(0.80 EF) hot water pilot program has been received from Natural Gas
Technology Center (“NGTC”) and is currently under review.
3.4.3.3 Furnace Scrap-it Program (Rebates and Financing Option
Under Development)
Target Audience Residential Retrofit Customers
3.4.3.3.1 2012 Furnace Scrap-It Program Overview
2012 FURNACE SCRAP-IT PROGRAM
Duration Proposed launch date of Q2 2012 and ongoing
Incentive Combination of rebate and financing option being proposed
Partners Ministry of Energy and Mines, financial institutions, and furnace manufacturers
Background
Overview
Although the latest iteration of the ENERGY STAR® Heating System Upgrade Program
was highly successful, there is much evidence that transformation of this market is not
complete. The 2008 REUS suggests that only 16% of the Companies’ residential
customers have high efficiency furnaces (90% AFUE and higher), 39% have midefficiency
furnaces (78% to 85% AFUE), and 45% have standard efficiency furnaces
(less than 78% AFUE). This indicates that 84% of the Companies’ customers have
either a need to upgrade their standard efficiency furnaces or have mid-efficiency
furnaces that are close to the end of their useful lives. There is a substantial need for
incentives or financing options that would help remove financial barriers for proactive
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