FEI-FEVI 2010 EEC Report filed March 31, 2011 - FortisBC

EEC Program Managers, 2010 Annual Report: Highlights and Program Investment
Budgets
Question: Didn’t we already provide our support of the Natural Gas Vehicle program from the
November 24, 2010 presentation?
FortisBC: We require stakeholder support in writing so that we can show the BC Utilities
Commission that we have followed the right process in consulting with stakeholders.
Q: What are the savings from the Energy Specialist program?
FortisBC: Enabling Activities do not have any direct energy savings associated with them;
however, we will be doing an evaluation of the pilot program later this year.
Jack Habart, Conservation Potential Review Study Highlights 2010
*Note: presentation has not been distributed along with these meeting minutes. The
Conservation Potential Review will be filed with the EEC funding application submission
in the Spring of 2011.
Question: Where are the furnaces on the list of residential appliances?
FortisBC: Furnaces do not show up as economically viable with the DSM guidelines set out
today, but we know there are thousands of mid to low efficient furnaces still in the marketplace,
and we plan to work with government to go after that market potential to change the DSM
guidelines, and also discuss a product stewardship strategy.
Question: Why do the furnaces not show up on the graph?
FortisBC: Going from 90-95% efficient furnace is not cost efficient. And right now, we only
include economic assumptions, and not behavioural assumptions, such as, people do not
always replace their furnace after 18 years (ie. end of useful life).
Question: Do we adjust for this in the base case?
FortisBC: Furnaces do not show up in economic potential, but do show up in achievable
potential.
Sarah Smith, 2012 EEC Funding Application Details
Comment: On Joint Initiatives, FortisBC may want to consider keeping a Joint Initiatives
category for work with municipalities.
Next Steps
• Annual Report submission to BCUC, March 31, 2011
• EEC funding application, 2012-2013, Spring 2011
• next EEC Stakeholder meeting November 2011