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
• Reducing natural gas consumption and GHG emissions by encouraging commercial
customers to upgrade from low efficiency to high efficiency systems and/or change their
behaviour;
• Precipitating market transformation by educating commercial customers, tradespeople,
and design professionals about the advantages of energy efficient options, as well as
building capacity among suppliers/manufacturers and the trades community; and
• Prudently investing in supporting customer capital asset upgrades.
In support of the objectives outlined above, the Companies also strive to:
• Develop cost effective programs with a Total Resources Cost (“TRC”) score greater than
1.0 that optimize the proportion of incentives over administration and marketing costs;
and
• Conduct program evaluations that confirm savings claims and guide the development of
program enhancements and future programs.
4.2 2010 Commercial Program Area Results
Table 4-1 provides a summary of the commercial program area’s performance in 2010. The
commercial program area has delivered natural gas reductions while maintaining a very healthy
overall cost benefit (TRC) score of 1.7 for FEI and 1.8 for FEVI; however, overall investment
remains below budget levels, indicating additional work and resources are required to ramp up
to the approved spending limits and maximize natural gas savings.
Program
Efficient Boiler Program
Light Commercial ENERGY
STAR® Boiler Program
Efficient Commercial Water
Heater Program
Energy Assessment
Program
PSECA Initiative
Spray N' Save 2010
Fireplace Timers Pilot
Program
Table 4-1: Value from Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs in 2010
New Const Incentives & Non-Incentive NPV Energy Savings (GJ)
TRC
/ Retrofit FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI Total FEI FEVI
New Const 75 6 81 27 1 28 1.6 1.3
Retrofit 1,213 103 1,315 379 30 408 1.4 1.2
New Const 1 - 1 1 - 1 4.8 0.0
Retrofit 95 13 108 65 7 72 1.6 1.2
New Const - - - - - - 0.0 0.0
Retrofit 19 4 22 5 1 6 1.1 0.9
New Const N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Retrofit 91 17 108 17 4 22 2.4 2.9
New Const N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Retrofit 554 302 856 163 108 271 2.4 2.2
New Const N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Retrofit N/A 16 16 N/A 6 6 N/A 3.9
New Const N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Retrofit 10 - 10 2 - 2 2.3 0.0
TOTALS 2,056 461 2,517 659 157 817 1.7 1.8
The Commercial Energy Efficiency programs have encouraged commercial customers to
reduce their annual natural gas consumption by approximately 104,000 GJ/yr, equivalent to
over 817,000 GJs over the lifetime of the energy saving measures. This is equivalent to
providing natural gas to nearly 1,100 single family homes or taking over 1,050 cars off the
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