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
Evaluation
Strategy
energy savings” workshop on Vancouver Island, BC Hydro PowerSmart forum,
BC Hydro energy managers training session, FortisBC energy specialist
training session, Vancouver Home Show, Union of BC Municipalities Whistler
2010, Business Improvement Association meetings in Victoria, Kamloops, and
Kelowna, and Council of Education Facilities Planners International conference.
• Tradeshow booth/presence at: BC Agriculture tradeshow, BC Food and
Restaurant Association tradeshow, Buildex tradeshow, BC Apartment Owners
and Managers Association semi-annual general tradeshows, and Rental
Owners and Managers Society of BC tradeshow.
• Program brochures describing the program specifics and how to apply were
handed out at the presentations and tradeshows mentioned above.
• Information distributed to all customer touch points including call centres, sales
and service staff, and commercial account managers.
In 2010 the Companies:
1. Completed a focus group session with program stakeholders to find out how
various stakeholder groups view the program and to seek input on a revised
program structure aimed at better serving stakeholder interests; and
2. Began an evaluation study (performed by a third party consultant) of natural
gas savings using actual metered data and statistical methods to better quantify
the savings of the program.
These two initiatives will serve as an evaluation of the Efficient Boiler program from
both the quantitative and qualitative perspectives.
4.4.2.1.2 2010 Efficient Boiler Program Results
With a solid net benefit-to-cost ratio, high efficiency boilers continue to generate a respectable
TRC ratio of 1.4. Given a 58 percent increase in participation versus 2009, the Efficient Boiler
program has ramped up its presence in the market and delivered significant natural gas and
GHG emissions savings in 2010, as indicated in Table 4-5 below
New
Const
Retrofit
Utility Participants
Table 4-5: Efficient Boiler Program Actuals
Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Non-
Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Annual
Energy
Savings
(GJ/yr)
NPV Energy
Savings
(GJ)
Free Rider
Rate
FEI 3 74 1 2,630 27,055 18% 1.6
FEVI 1 6 1 103 1,097 18% 1.3
FEI 88 1,189 23 36,802 378,622 18% 1.4
FEVI 8 97 5 2,919 29,642 18% 1.2
TOTALS
100 1,367 30 42,453 436,416 18% 1.4
In 2010, a record number of customers applied to the Efficient Boiler program, choosing high
efficiency boilers over standard models. The program significantly outperformed expectations in
this regard. As of the writing of this report, the program had officially recorded 100 approved
participants with another 15 pending a review of their submitted documentation. By comparison,
2009 saw only 67 applicants in total, 63 of which were accepted into the program as approved
participants. The next closest year in terms of participation was 2006, which saw a total of 100
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