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
conditions for hand out at tradeshows and use by the Companies’ sales and key
accounts staff.
• Speaking engagements / presentations describing the program at events such
as: NRCan “Spot the energy savings” workshop on Vancouver Island, BC Hydro
PowerSmart forum, BC Hydro energy managers training session, FortisBC
energy specialist training session, Business Improvement Association meetings
in Victoria, Kamloops, and Kelowna, and the Council of Education Facilities
Planners international conference.
• Direct promotion of the program by the Companies’ key accounts staff.
An initial evaluation study was completed in 2008. The Companies completed a
second evaluation study in early 2010 based on participation from July 2007 through
July 2009.
This study provided additional insight into the program’s performance and allowed
the Companies to refine the data underlying the savings assumptions. The study
compared expected gas usage of program participants to actual usage post
assessment to quantify energy savings. Phone interviews where then carried out to
account for changes in occupancy or business activity that may have had a bearing
on the observed post assessment energy consumption.
Data from the latest evaluation study suggests participants save on average 688
GJ/yr after participating in the program. This is a significant increase over the
previous study that suggested 299 GJ/yr of savings. It must be noted that the
average savings in any particular round of evaluation is heavily influenced by the
number and size of manufacturing sector participants, who account for the majority
of the natural gas savings. For this reason, the Companies believe using the average
of the two studies represents a prudent estimation of the natural gas savings in any
particular period. Furthermore, the Companies have reviewed participants in the
Energy Assessment Program over a 2 year period versus participants in the
Companies’ other incentive programs to eliminate any possible double counting of
savings.
4.4.2.4.2 2010 Energy Assessment Program Results
The Energy Assessment program maintains a solid TRC ratio of 2.5 overall, thanks largely to
the ultimate implementation of recommended measures by manufacturing companies. Program
results for 2010 are provided in the following table.
Retrofit
Utility Participants
Table 4-11: Energy Assessment Program Actuals
Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Non-
Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Annual
Energy
Savings
(GJ/yr)
NPV
Energy
Savings
(GJ)
Free Rider
Rate
FEI 55 66 25 17,446 17,446 35% 2.4
FEVI 13 16 2 4,124 4,124 35% 2.9
TOTALS
68 82 26 21,569 21,570 35% 2.5
The Companies continued to operate the Energy Assessment program in 2010 as it had been
operated in previous years and the program exceeded expectations in terms of participation.
Vancouver Island especially saw a significant increase in assessments performed, jumping from
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TRC