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

Current Practice
• Total Resource Cost Test
– Conceptually simple, but
• Assumes consumers are economically rational
• Assumes non-energy benefits can be quantified /
monetized by DSM planners
– Counter intuitive outcomes
• Provide incentives for marginally more efficient
DWH but no incentive for much more efficient
tankless DWH
• Measure may reduce cost for homeowner, but not
pass utility screening if mortgage % < screening %