BCUC Information Request Responses (76-109)

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Responses 76 - 109

• 1.76.1 BPA program re successful, were restrictions effective [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.76.2 CBL calculated in same manner for all rate schedules? [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.76.3 Is existing method of calculating CBL inappropriate [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.76.4 Ads and disads of other potential approaches to setting a CBL [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.76.5 How new and existing customer growth could impact CBLs [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.77.1 Adjustments in the CBL re new investments in businesses [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.77.2 BCH preference re allow new customers the stepped rate. [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.78.0 Criteria for determining Tier 1 energy rate [PDF, 53 Kb]
• 1.79.0 Shopping credit mechanism re not related to time of consumption [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.80.1 What is an appropriate definition of market value [PDF, 37 Kb]
• 1.80.2 Market value vs BC Hydro’s long-run avoided cost [PDF, 42 Kb]
• 1.80.3 Shopping credit re encourage customers to simply curtail production [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.81.0 Shopping credit re as a transitional measure  [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.82.0 Basis for estimate of a 5.4¢/kWh shopping credit [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.83.1 Potential magnitude of gains under different scenarios [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.83.2 Allocating gains btw participating and non-participating customers [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.84.1 Assumed load shape used as basis for the Tier 2 rate [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.84.2 Different load shape re value for incremental or decremental load [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.85.0 Incentive re stepped rate without the shopping credit [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.86.0 BPA program re successful, were restrictions effective [PDF, 51 Kb]
• 1.87.0 Would BC Hydro review customers’ CBLs periodically [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.88.0 Table 5 should be $151,900 rather than $135,900 [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.89.1 Would adjusting CBL allow savings similar to shopping credit [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.89.2 Metering amount of self-generation or third-party supply  [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.89.3 Policy concerns re shopping credit below Tier 1 cutoff [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.90.0 BCH's peak to off-peak value differences are generally higher [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.91.1 Sending accurate price signals to load shifting customers [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.91.2 LRIC approach re time-of-use rates, time-sensitive value of reductions [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.92.0 Adjustment of base index or RFP-based price to reflect load shape [PDF, 70 Kb]
• 1.93.0 Market prices would have to be adjusted, transparency [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.94.1 To what extent could the price and volume risk be mitigated [PDF, 96 Kb]
• 1.94.2 Combination of Tier 2 price, Tier 2 step to mitigate risks [PDF, 51 Kb]
• 1.95.1 Opportunity costs re market-based rate vs cost-based rate [PDF, 52 Kb]
• 1.95.2 Is 1821 rate margin neutral as defined in the E3 report [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.96.0 Self-generation re change in customer’s CBL [PDF, 54 Kb]
• 1.97.0 Risk to BCH less under stepped rate than under 1821 rate [PDF, 34 Kb]
• 1.98.0 Avoided, opportunity cost same re determining shopping credit [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.99.0 Short-term avoided costs re same pattern as for opportunity cost  [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.100.0 Is the opportunity cost the appropriate benchmark for credit [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.101.1 Risk of customer installing self-generation for own supply [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.101.2 If so, can and should that risk be mitigated?  [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.102.0 Load factor, load shape terms are interchangeable [PDF, 54 Kb]
• 1.103.1 Calculation used to est. $5 M loss under prices like 2001 [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.103.2 If period of less extreme prices then potential risk significantly less [PDF, 49 Kb]
• 1.104.0 Longer-term price index or weighted-average avoided cost [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.105.1 Arbitraging btw market price and shopping credit rate, mitigating [PDF, 74 Kb]
• 1.105.2 Is an inequity created by direct access customers arbitraging [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.106.0 Ttransparency, simplicity and complexity of adjustments [PDF, 61 Kb]
• 1.107.0 Potential mechanisms or frameworks for such a process/methodology [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.108.0 HC accommodation of wholesale customers Aquila and New West [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.109.1 Forecast, penetration rates for retail service by alternative suppliers [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.109.2 Alternative rate design options re policy objectives [PDF, 47 Kb]