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
Description
Goals
the residential sector. For further discussion of building codes and standards please refer to
Section 11.2.3.
Extensive energy modelling and economic modelling has been conducted with the result that
based on information available at the time of writing, the program does not pass the TRC.
The Companies are working with the provincial government to determine the next steps for
program implementation. The Companies intend to be involved in educating builders and
guiding policy. A new construction program is essential to the Utility’s role in the province’s
Energy Efficient Building Strategy 19 .
• Develop a Residential New Construction Program to promote energy efficiency in new
home construction and prepare the market for the introduction of the EnerGuide 80
building code for early 2012.
• Through training and financial support, assist builders and developers in the move to
more efficient construction practices to achieve EnerGuide 80 (i.e. building envelope
measures, heating and hot water systems, and ENERGY STAR® appliance packages).
• Understand the implications of EnerGuide 80 building code standards and beyond as
they relate to gas heated homes.
• Understand our role in developing or supporting the Ministry’s prescriptive path for gas
heated homes and recommend a strategy.
• Strengthen relationships with developers, CHBA, BC Hydro New Homes program, and
the trades community in relation to new construction.
• Position our role as a gas supplier in ongoing codes and standards and Net Zero Ready
homes.
• Be vigilant about how changes to the EnerGuide rating system will affect future program
planning.
• Through program research develop a life cycle cost analysis for natural gas versus
electric homes.
Implementation
Administration The Companies – internal accounting.
Communications
Evaluation
Strategy
Develop an integrated marketing plan utilizing the Companies’ internal marketing
opportunities and partnerships with CHBA, other utilities, and trade publications. Target
builders and educate consumers about the merits of EnerGuide 80 homes.
Evaluation will include the best approach to measure program effectiveness and capture
energy savings estimates.
3.5 Summary
Overall the 2010 Residential Energy Efficiency Program Area was successful. The various
programs and initiatives engaged customers in upgrading appliances to capture energy savings,
supported the introduction of new provincial regulations, and reached out to the trades
community for education and program awareness. The combination of financial incentives,
19
BC Energy Efficient Buildings Strategy: More Action, Less Energy. BC Ministry of Energy and Mines Publication,
2008.
SECTION 3: RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM AREA Page 43