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
4.4.2.2 Light Commercial ENERGY STAR ® Boiler Program
Market New Construction / Retrofit
Duration
Incentive
Partner None
Background
Description
4.4.2.2.1 Program Overview
Light Commercial ENERGY STAR® Boiler Program
FEI: Aug 2009 – Dec 31, 2011
FEVI: Aug 2009 – Dec 31, 2011
Providing that the boiler is used for space heating and/or domestic water heating in
combination with space heating:
• Condensing boilers: $5 per MBH; and
• Near condensing boilers: $3 per MBH.
Incentives are available for ENERGY STAR ® rated boilers ranging in size up to 299
MBH. Beyond 299 MBH no ENERGY STAR ® rating is available, and boilers are
covered by the Efficient Boiler program.
Overview
Approximately 60% of commercial gas consumption in BC is used for space heating.
High efficiency boiler technology, when used as part of a properly designed heating
system, generates significant annual energy savings over a comparatively long
estimated measure life. In fact, high efficiency boilers represent one of the most
significant sources of achievable savings for the commercial sector in British BC 23 .
Fully 19% of such savings is attributable to high efficiency boilers.
Minimum required boiler efficiencies for small boilers are regulated within the
province by the British Columbia Energy Efficiency Act and the Energy Efficiency
Standards Regulation. Similarly, minimum boiler efficiencies are regulated in Canada
as a whole by the federal Energy Efficiency Act. These acts regulate products
manufactured in or imported to Canada and BC for domestic sale.
Current regulation generally requires boilers to have a minimum efficiency of 80%. A
proposed amendment to Canada’s energy efficiency regulations would see the
minimum required thermal efficiency of small boilers climb to 88% by 2018. The Light
Commercial ENERGY STAR® Boiler program is helping ease implementation of this
proposed regulation by familiarizing market participants with high efficiency
technology prior to the implementation of more stringent regulation.
Launched in August 2009, the Light Commercial ENERGY STAR ® Boiler program is
FEI and FEVI’s most recent offering aimed at reducing energy consumption
associated with commercial space heating. In contrast to the Efficient Boiler program
this program focuses on smaller boilers with a gas input rating of 299 MBH or less.
The program is designed to encourage small to medium commercial customers to
install energy efficient boilers by offering a cash incentive that is calculated based on
the quantity, size, and type of boiler. Typical facilities that see the installation of small
boilers include:
23
FortisBC 2010 Conservation Potential Review, Commercial Sector Report, Marbek Resource Consultants, 2011,
pg 55.
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