Industrial Energy Efficiency Program at BC Hydro
On 1 April 2006, BC Hydro launched the Stepped Rate Program targeted for large industrial customers serviced at transmission voltage. The program is an inverted block price structure where the price for the first 90% of consumption, Tier 1, is reduced but all subsequent energy, Tier 2, is more than doubled in price. The volume of energy is referenced to consumption in 2005, the baseline year. The weighted average price is still the same therefore if the customers annual energy consumption does not change their electricity cost will remain unchanged relative to 2005. The first year results demonstrated savings of 444GWh or 2.8% of total consumption within this rate class. In addition, the industrial demand-side management program was transitioned into Power Smart Partners- Transmission program and resulted in a combined savings of 179GWh. The Program consists of two business cases. The first invests $19.3 million over two years to support stepped rates. The second invests $43 million to provide capital incentives to customers that have eliminated their Tier 2 energy. The program components include a full suite of enablers to remove non-financial barriers to energy efficiency, capital incentives for customers that have eliminated Tier 2 energy, and expanded efforts to demonstrate new technologies and establish applied research and development partnerships. This paper will provide details on the program design logic, determination of targets, and cost tests.
Parminder S. Sandhu P. Eng.
British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority
国际会议
北京
英文
395-406
2007-06-10(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)