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
zero in 2009 to 13 in 2010. The program has effectively delivered facility specific energy
assessments to all participants, encouraging them thereby to reduce their natural gas
consumption. The latest program evaluation study demonstrates that participants do in fact
implement recommended measures post assessment, though the proportion of implementation
varies among the commercial market segments.
The program maintains a strong TRC score, largely due to the significant energy savings of the
manufacturing sector participants who implement energy saving measures after receiving their
Energy Assessment. The latest evaluation study asserts that:
“…this program was most effective amongst manufacturing companies. These
respondents were responsible for 92 percent of the total GJs reduced in this study while
representing only 23 percent of the total program participant premises. In conclusion,
these findings clearly indicate that the program was most effective amongst
manufacturing clients.”
While the evaluation study suggests the Companies should focus on offering energy
assessments primarily to manufacturing companies and large institutional customers who are
responsible for most of the savings, the Companies believe that for the time being it is important
to offer the program to as many potential participants as possible. The Energy Assessment
program allows the Companies to help foster a culture of conservation among commercial
customers by visiting their facilities directly and helping educate them on their gas use. The
program is also an important “first contact” that can lead to subsequent participation in the
Companies’ other incentive programs where applicable.
4.4.2.4.3 2011 Energy Assessment Program Performance
Forecast
The Energy Assessment program is expected to perform in 2011 much as it did in 2010, though
the TRC ratio will benefit somewhat as program evaluation costs will not be incurred in the new
year. Program performance forecasts for 2011 are provided in the following table.
Retrofit
Utility Participants
Table 4-12: Energy Assessment Program Forecast
Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Non-Incentive
Expenditure
($000s)
Annual
Energy
Savings
(GJ/yr)
NPV
Energy
Savings
(GJ)
Free
Rider
Rate
FEI 61 73 27 19,190 19,190 35% 2.7
FEVI 14 17 2 4,536 4,536 35% 3.3
TOTALS
75 90 29 23,726 23,726 35% 2.8
It is expected the program will perform in 2011 much the same as in 2010, while building
incrementally on participation numbers and educating additional customers on their energy use
and the benefits of energy efficiency. Additional promotion of the program to light industrial and
manufacturing customers will take place. Central to this will be the role played by the
Companies’ new energy solutions managers. The energy solutions managers will be increasing
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TRC