B-2
Larg
e G
ener
al S
ervi
ce (L
GS
) Rat
e A
pplic
atio
n La
rge
Gen
eral
Ser
vice
(LG
S) R
ate
App
licat
ion
Tech
nica
l Wor
ksho
pTe
chni
cal W
orks
hop
Nov
embe
r 6, 2
009
Nov
embe
r 6, 2
009
2
Tech
nica
l Wor
ksho
p O
bjec
tives
Tech
nica
l Wor
ksho
p O
bjec
tives
•O
rient
atio
n to
the
appl
icat
ion
lay-
out a
nd fo
rmat
•O
verv
iew
of w
hat B
C H
ydro
is p
ropo
sing
•O
utlin
e th
e ke
y as
sum
ptio
ns u
sed
in th
e ap
plic
atio
n•
Ove
rvie
w o
f the
MG
S a
nd L
GS
Acc
ount
Too
ls
3
Age
nda
1)A
pplic
atio
n O
rgan
izat
ion
2)P
ropo
sed
Larg
e G
ener
al S
ervi
ce (L
GS
) Rat
e3)
Pro
pose
d M
ediu
m G
ener
al S
ervi
ce (M
GS
) Rat
e4)
LGS
Cus
tom
er E
xam
ples
5)O
verv
iew
of A
ccou
nt T
ools
6)C
onse
rvat
ion,
Pric
ing
Prin
cipl
es a
nd A
ssum
ptio
ns7)
Adm
inis
trativ
e, Im
plem
enta
tion
and
Eva
luat
ion
Det
ails
8)B
CU
C R
egul
ator
y Ti
met
able
4
Org
aniz
atio
n of
the
App
licat
ion
Tabl
e of
Con
tent
s
Cha
pter
1 –
App
licat
ion
Cha
pter
2 –
Dire
ct T
estim
ony
of L
isa
Col
tart
Cha
pter
3 –
Dire
ct T
estim
ony
of S
ylvi
a vo
n M
inde
nC
hapt
er 4
– D
irect
Tes
timon
y of
Ren
Ora
nsC
hapt
er 5
– D
irect
Tes
timon
y of
Bob
Ste
ele
5
Org
aniz
atio
n of
the
App
licat
ion
… c
ontin
ued
App
endi
ces
A
ELG
S T
ariff
Pro
visi
ons
B
ELG
S C
lass
Cha
ract
eris
tics
C
Com
paris
on o
f TS
R, R
IB, L
GS
and
MG
SD
C
usto
mer
Con
sulta
tion
E
Pha
se 1
– C
usto
mer
Eng
agem
ent R
epor
tF
P
hase
2 –
Cus
tom
er E
ngag
emen
t Rep
ort
G
Impl
emen
tatio
nH
S
urve
y of
Gen
eral
Ser
vice
Rat
esI
E
valu
atio
n of
Alte
rnat
ive
Gen
eric
Rat
e S
truct
ures
J
Seg
men
tatio
nK
B
asel
ine
Det
erm
inat
ion
L
LG
S B
ill V
olat
ility
M
MG
S D
esig
n A
ltern
ativ
esN
M
GS
Pric
ing
Met
hodo
logy
O
LG
S P
ricin
g M
etho
dolo
gyP
C
onse
rvat
ion
Est
imat
ing
Met
hodo
logy
Q
MG
S a
nd L
GS
Mod
ellin
g A
ssum
ptio
nsR
D
raft
Pro
cedu
ral O
rder
S
Dra
ft Fi
nal O
rder
T
Dra
ft Ta
riff S
heet
s
6
Key
Pha
ses
of C
usto
mer
Con
sulta
tion
Figu
re D
-1
7
Exi
stin
g LG
S C
lass
Ave
rage
Ele
ctric
ity R
ate*
•Th
e ex
istin
g LG
S (E
LGS
) ave
rage
ele
ctric
ity ra
te (b
ased
on
tota
l mon
thly
bill
of
ene
rgy,
dem
and
and
basi
c ch
arge
s) s
how
s tw
o cl
ear p
atte
rns:
•C
usto
mer
s be
low
150
KW
see
an
aver
age
rate
that
dec
lines
•C
usto
mer
s ab
ove
150
KW
see
an
aver
age
rate
that
is re
lativ
ely
flat
* B
ased
on
F200
8 en
ergy
rate
s
Figu
re 3
– 4
Ave
rage
Ele
ctric
ity R
ate
8
Seg
men
t Exi
stin
g C
lass
into
Med
ium
and
Lar
ge G
SS
egm
ent E
xist
ing
Cla
ss in
to M
ediu
m a
nd L
arge
GS
Con
serv
atio
n R
ates
cur
rent
ly in
pla
ce.
Flat
Rat
eD
esig
n(P
hase
-in)
Two-
Part
Des
ign
(Pha
se-in
)
(35-
150
kW)
(> 1
50 k
W)
% re
pres
ent p
ropo
rtio
n of
BC
Hyd
ro’s
do
mes
tic lo
ad (2
009)
9
Gen
eric
Tw
o-P
art E
nerg
y R
ate
Stru
ctur
e
Figu
re 2
- 2
10
Key
Des
ign
Feat
ures
of t
he B
CH
Tw
o-P
art R
ate 1
4
32
Figu
re 3
- 6
11
Mon
thly
, For
mul
aic,
3-Y
ear R
ollin
g A
vera
ge B
asel
ines
Figu
re 3
- 5
12
Pric
e Li
mit
Ban
ds
•B
ill im
pact
s …
sam
e co
nsum
ptio
n; d
iffer
ent r
ate
stru
ctur
es•
Bill
vol
atili
ty …
sam
e ra
te s
truct
ure;
diff
eren
t con
sum
ptio
n
Pric
e Li
mit
Ban
ds:
•P
ropo
sed
at 8
0:12
0% o
f Bas
elin
e
•kW
h ch
ange
s fro
m B
asel
ine
outs
ide
of th
ese
band
s w
ill b
e ch
arge
d at
the
appr
opria
te P
art O
ne ra
te
•Est
imat
e th
at ~
80%
of L
GS
bill
s w
ill re
mai
n w
ithin
thes
e ba
nds
13
Ano
mal
y R
ule
(Exa
mpl
e: C
alcu
latin
g H
BL
for J
anua
ry 2
015)
Con
sum
ptio
n 70
,000
kW
h
Con
sum
ptio
n 10
0,00
0 kW
h
Con
sum
ptio
n 30
,000
kW
h
Jan
2012
Jan
2013
Jan
2014
Less
than
hal
f the
co
nsum
ptio
n of
nex
t lo
wes
t mon
th (J
an 2
012)
Janu
ary
2014
(low
est u
se is
<50
% o
f nex
t low
est m
onth
(Jan
uary
201
2),
ther
efor
e is
excluded
from
the
base
line
calc
ulat
ion
As
a re
sult,
Jan
uary
201
5 H
BL
= (7
0,00
0+10
0,00
0)/2
= 8
5,00
0 kW
h
Con
sum
ptio
n
Tabl
e 1
- 1
14
Tran
sitio
nal F
eatu
res
of th
e Tw
o-P
art R
ate
1
2
Figu
re 3
- 6
15
Initi
al B
asel
ine
for t
he T
wo-
Par
t Rat
e
Figu
re 3
- 8
16
Pha
se-In
to L
RM
C
Fisc
al P
erio
dPa
rt-2
Ene
rgy
Rat
e (c
ents
/kW
h)
F201
1 an
d 20
126.
88
F201
39.
42
Tabl
e 3-
2 P
art-2
Ene
rgy
Rat
e
LRM
C P
rices
In V
ario
us R
ate
Stru
ctur
es:
•TS
R T
ier 2
pric
e:
7.36
cen
ts/k
Wh
•RIB
Ste
p 2
pric
e:
8.27
= 7
.36
cent
s/kW
h x
loss
es•L
GS
Par
t 2 p
rice:
9.
42 =
7.3
6 ce
nts/
kWh
x in
flatio
n x
loss
es
17
Two-
Par
t Rat
e E
xam
ple
Exa
mpl
es o
f cha
nges
to a
cus
tom
er’s
mon
thly
ene
rgy
porti
on o
f the
ir bi
ll un
der t
he tw
o-pa
rt ra
te.
Cus
tom
er h
as
base
line
of 1
60,0
00 k
Wh
for t
he m
onth
(ave
rage
kW
h fo
r th
e LG
S c
lass
). S
ituat
ions
illu
stra
ted:
•Act
ual u
se =
bas
elin
e•U
se 5
% le
ss th
an b
asel
ine
•Use
5%
mor
e th
an b
asel
ine
Usi
ng F
2011
tarif
f rat
es.
18
Two-
Par
t Exa
mpl
e –
Act
ual U
se =
Bas
elin
e
F11
Pric
es
Ener
gy C
harg
ekW
hce
nts
/ kW
hEn
ergy
$Fi
rst 1
4,80
0 kW
h14
,800
8.18
1,21
1$
Al
l add
ition
al k
Wh
145,
200
3.
94
5,72
1$
160,
000
To
tal E
nerg
y B
ill ($
)6,
932
$
F11
Pric
es
Part
1: B
asel
ine
Ener
gy C
harg
ekW
hce
nts
/ kW
hEn
ergy
$Fi
rst 1
4,80
0 kW
h14
,800
8.17
1,
209
$
Al
l add
ition
al B
asel
ine
kWh
145,
200
3.
93
5,70
6$
160,
000
Pa
rt 1
Ene
rgy
Bill
6,91
6$
Part
2 :
Ener
gy (C
redi
t) or
Cha
rge
Ener
gy d
iffer
ence
from
Bas
elin
e (+
20%
)0
6.68
-
$
En
ergy
(bel
ow) 8
0% o
r abo
ve 1
20%
of B
asel
ine
03.
93
-
0
Part
2 E
nerg
y B
ill-
$
Tota
l Ene
rgy
Bill
6,91
6$
Uni
t Cos
t (¢/
kWh)
4.3
Prop
osed
Tw
o-Pa
rt R
ate
Stru
ctur
e m
inus
Exi
stin
g LG
S R
ate
Stru
ctur
e ($
)(1
6)$
No
Part
2 C
harg
e or
Cre
dit
Cur
rent
LG
S R
ate
Stru
ctur
e
Prop
osed
Two-
Part
R
ate
Varia
nce
due
to
reve
nue
neut
ral
rate
s
19
Two-
Par
t Exa
mpl
e –
Act
ual U
se 5
% B
elow
Bas
elin
e
F11
Pric
es
Ener
gy C
harg
ekW
hce
nts
/ kW
hEn
ergy
$Fi
rst 1
4,80
0 kW
h14
,800
8.18
1,21
1$
Al
l add
ition
al k
Wh
137,
200
3.
94
5,40
6$
152,
000
To
tal E
nerg
y B
ill ($
)6,
616
$
F11
Pric
es
Part
1: B
asel
ine
Ener
gy C
harg
ekW
hce
nts
/ kW
hEn
ergy
$Fi
rst 1
4,80
0 kW
h14
,800
8.17
1,
209
$
Al
l add
ition
al B
asel
ine
kWh
145,
200
3.
93
5,70
6$
160,
000
Part
1 E
nerg
y B
ill6,
916
$
Part
2 :
Ener
gy (C
redi
t) or
Cha
rge
Ener
gy d
iffer
ence
from
Bas
elin
e (+
20%
)(8
,000
)
6.
68
(534
)$
En
ergy
(bel
ow) 8
0% o
r abo
ve 1
20%
of B
asel
ine
3.93
Pa
rt 2
Ene
rgy
Bill
(534
)$
Tota
l Ene
rgy
Bill
6,38
1$
Uni
t Cos
t (¢/
kWh)
4.2
Pro
pose
d Tw
o-Pa
rt R
ate
Stru
ctur
e m
inus
Exi
stin
g LG
S R
ate
Stru
ctur
e ($
)(2
35)
$
Par
t 2 C
redi
t
Cur
rent
LG
S R
ate
Stru
ctur
e
Prop
osed
Tw
o-Pa
rt
Rat
e
20
Two-
Par
t Exa
mpl
e –
Act
ual U
se 5
% A
bove
Bas
elin
e
F11
Pric
es
Ener
gy C
harg
ekW
hce
nts
/ kW
hEn
ergy
$Fi
rst 1
4,80
0 kW
h14
,800
8.18
1,21
1$
A
ll ad
ditio
nal k
Wh
153,
200
3.
94
6,03
6$
168,
000
To
tal E
nerg
y B
ill ($
)7,
247
$
F11
Pric
es
Part
1: B
asel
ine
Ener
gy C
harg
ekW
hce
nts
/ kW
hEn
ergy
$Fi
rst 1
4,80
0 kW
h14
,800
8.17
1,
209
$
Al
l add
ition
al B
asel
ine
kWh
145,
200
3.
93
5,70
6$
160,
000
Pa
rt 1
Ene
rgy
Bill
6,91
6$
Part
2 :
Ener
gy (C
redi
t) or
Cha
rge
Ener
gy d
iffer
ence
from
Bas
elin
e (+
20%
)8,
000
6.68
53
4$
En
ergy
(bel
ow) 8
0% o
r abo
ve 1
20%
of B
asel
ine
3.93
Pa
rt 2
Ene
rgy
Bill
534
$
Tota
l Ene
rgy
Bill
7,45
0$
Uni
t Cos
t (¢/
kWh)
4.4
Pro
pose
d Tw
o-Pa
rt R
ate
Stru
ctur
e m
inus
Exi
stin
g LG
S R
ate
Stru
ctur
e ($
)20
3$
Cur
rent
LG
S R
ate
Stru
ctur
e
Prop
osed
Tw
o-Pa
rt
Rat
e
Par
t 2 C
harg
e
21
MG
S F
lat
MG
S F
lat R
ate
Rat
e––
F201
6 A
vera
ge E
lect
ricity
Rat
e pe
r kW
hF2
016
Ave
rage
Ele
ctric
ity R
ate
per k
Wh
•Fi
gure
2 –
3 b
elow
sho
ws
the
aver
age
elec
trici
ty ra
te p
er k
Wh
for c
usto
mer
s in
the
MG
S c
lass
with
diff
eren
t lev
els
of d
eman
d
~70%
of a
ccou
nts
~30%
of a
ccou
nts
22
For t
he n
ew M
GS
cla
ss a
Fla
t Ene
rgy
Rat
e is
Pro
pose
dFo
r the
new
MG
S c
lass
a F
lat E
nerg
y R
ate
is P
ropo
sed
Pha
se-in
to a
flat
rate
from
cur
rent
dec
linin
g bl
ock
Tabl
e N
-12
prov
ides
the
estim
ated
pric
es a
s th
e ra
te s
truct
ure
flatte
ns
Fisc
al Y
ear
MG
S Ti
er 1
(cen
ts/k
Wh)
MG
S Ti
er 2
(cen
ts/k
Wh)
F201
0(c
urre
nt)
7.69
3.70
F201
18.
124.
05
F201
28.
394.
52
F201
38.
805.
32
F201
49.
136.
40
F201
59.
237.
71
F201
69.
259.
25
Max
imum
Rat
e R
estr
uctu
ring
Impa
ct(S
ee T
able
2-1
)
N/A
CA
RC
+ 2
%
CA
RC
+ 4
%
CA
RC
+ 6
%
CA
RC
+ 8
%
CA
RC
+ 1
0%
CA
RC
+ u
p to
10%
CA
RC
= A
ssum
ed C
lass
Ave
rage
Rat
e C
hang
es c
an a
rise
from
any
or a
ll of
the
follo
win
g:re
venu
e re
quire
men
t cha
nges
, cha
nges
in ra
te ri
der,
and
cost
of s
ervi
ce ra
te re
-bal
anci
ng
23
MG
S B
ill Im
pact
s D
ue to
the
Res
truct
urin
g A
lone
Thes
e bi
ll im
pact
s as
sum
e no
cha
nges
in c
onsu
mpt
ion.
30%
of a
ccou
nts
“pay
mor
e” th
an u
nder
cur
rent
stru
ctur
e•
All
rem
ain
unde
r bill
impa
ct th
resh
olds
•A
vera
ge a
nnua
l bill
incr
ease
is ~
$2,
800
on a
bill
of $
32,0
00 o
r ar
ound
8.7
5%;
if w
e re
mov
e th
e ef
fect
of C
AR
C, t
he e
ffect
of
rest
ruct
urin
g al
one
is a
n av
erag
e an
nual
incr
ease
of 2
%.
70%
of a
ccou
nts
“pay
less
”•
Ave
rage
ann
ual b
ill decrease
due
to re
stru
ctur
ing
is 2
.5%
24
Ove
rvie
w o
f Acc
ount
Too
ls
MG
S A
ccou
nt T
ool
LGS
Acc
ount
Too
l
25
Des
crip
tion
•Eac
h “A
ccou
nt T
ool”
is s
et u
p w
ith th
e ra
te
stru
ctur
es p
ropo
sed
in th
e A
pplic
atio
n as
wel
l as
the
mod
ellin
g as
sum
ptio
ns u
sed
in th
e A
pplic
atio
n
•Eac
h is
“pop
ulat
ed” w
ith a
rang
e of
cus
tom
er
scen
ario
s, in
eac
h ne
w c
lass
•Mod
el p
rovi
des
for t
he s
elec
tion
of a
con
sum
ptio
n pr
ofile
and
for t
he L
GS
Acc
ount
Too
l sel
ectio
n of
an
ann
ual p
erce
nt d
eclin
e (c
onse
rvat
ion)
or
perc
ent i
ncre
ase
in e
nerg
y co
nsum
ptio
n
•Als
o ca
n m
anua
lly in
put c
onsu
mpt
ion
26
MG
S
27
LGS
1.U
ser s
elec
ts a
his
toric
al c
onsu
mpt
ion
scen
ario
-
Sce
nario
s 1
to 9
are
pre
set o
n va
ryin
g co
nsum
ptio
n le
vels
-M
anua
l ent
ry fo
r his
toric
al c
onsu
mpt
ion
(by
mon
th) a
lso
avai
labl
e
2. U
ser s
elec
ts a
con
sum
ptio
n ra
te o
f cha
nge
(e.g
. 0%
gro
wth
per
yea
r)
28
LGS
3. R
esul
t sho
ws
ener
gy c
harg
es- C
ompa
res
the
ener
gy c
harg
es th
at w
ould
hav
e be
en e
xper
ienc
ed a
t the
cu
rrent
dec
linin
g bl
ock
stru
ctur
e w
ith th
e ne
w tw
o-pa
rt ra
te s
truct
ure
- Det
aile
d ac
coun
ting
of c
onsu
mpt
ion
and
char
ges
- For
ecas
ting
rang
e is
bet
wee
n F1
1 to
F15
*Exa
mpl
e sh
own
is g
row
th o
f 0%
for t
he 5
0thpe
rcen
tile
LGS
acc
ount
. Ple
ase
refe
r to
the
tool
for m
ore
deta
ils.
29
Con
serv
atio
n M
etho
dolo
gy
MG
S:
Con
serv
atio
n is
the
prod
uct o
f:–
Ene
rgy
asso
ciat
ed w
ith m
argi
nal p
rice
chan
ge
–%
cha
nge
mar
gina
l pric
e –
Ela
stic
ity
LGS
:C
onse
rvat
ion
is th
e pr
oduc
t of:
–A
ll en
ergy
min
us to
tal e
nerg
y fo
r mon
thly
bill
s w
hen
bill
exce
eds
Pric
e Li
mit
Ban
d–
% c
hang
e in
mar
gina
l pric
e –
Ela
stic
ity
MG
S a
nd L
GS
– a
lso
dedu
ct c
onse
rvat
ion
from
CA
RC
with
no
rate
st
ruct
ure
chan
ge
30
Con
serv
atio
n E
stim
ates
for P
ropo
sed
Rat
e S
truct
ures
Con
serv
atio
n E
stim
ates
for P
ropo
sed
Rat
e S
truct
ures
Con
serv
atio
n es
timat
es fo
r the
pro
pose
d ra
te s
truct
ures
are
hig
her t
han
the
ELG
S fo
reca
st in
the
2008
LTA
P
Tabl
es 5
-1, 5
-2 a
nd 5
-3 p
rovi
de M
GS
and
LG
S c
onse
rvat
ion
estim
ates
and
co
mpa
re th
em to
the
estim
ate
used
in th
e 20
08 L
TAP
for t
he E
LGS
cla
ss
Fisc
al Y
ear
MG
SC
onse
rvat
ion
(GW
h)
LGS
Con
serv
atio
n(G
Wh)
Tota
l(G
Wh)
F201
15
135
140
F201
255
515
570
F201
310
094
010
40
F201
416
012
2013
80
F201
524
014
9517
35
Estim
ated
ELG
S C
onse
rvat
ion
in
2008
LTA
P
230
355
325
310
350
31
Pric
ing
Met
hodo
logy
– P
rinci
ples
App
lied
MG
S a
nd L
GS
:•
mai
ntai
n re
venu
e ne
utra
lity
with
toda
y’s
rate
stru
ctur
e
MG
S:
•S
et T
ier 2
rate
, whi
ch is
lim
ited
by th
e m
axim
um ra
te
rest
ruct
urin
g im
pact
•C
alcu
late
Tie
r 1 re
sidu
ally
LGS
:•
Set
Par
t 2 B
ased
on
Pha
se-in
LR
MC
(see
nex
t slid
e)•
Cal
cula
te P
art 1
(Tie
r 1 a
nd T
ier 2
) res
idua
lly
32
Long
Run
Mar
gina
l Cos
t Ass
umpt
ions
and
Cal
cula
tions
Fisc
al Y
ear
Infla
tion
(%)
Line
Loss
esLR
MC
bas
ed o
n F2
006
Cal
l(c
ents
/kW
h)
LRM
C b
ased
on
12
cent
pr
oxy
(cen
ts/k
Wh)
LGS
Part
-2
Ener
gy R
ate
(cen
ts/k
Wh)
2006
7.36
2007
2.3
6% &
6%
8.46
2008
1.4
6% &
6%
8.58
2009
1.2
6% &
6%
8.68
2010
2.0
6% &
6%
8.85
12.0
0
2011
2.1
6% &
6%
9.04
12.2
56.
68
2012
2.1
6% &
6%
9.23
12.5
16.
68
2013
2.1
6% &
6%
9.42
12.7
79.
42
2014
2.1
13.0
411
.37
2015
2.1
13.3
113
.31
Tabl
e Q
- 3
and
Tabl
e Q
- 4
33
Add
ition
al H
ighl
ight
s
LGS
Acc
ount
s:•
Acc
ount
s w
ith in
suffi
cien
t his
tory
200
5 –
2007
•N
ew a
ccou
nts:
90%
Par
t 1 p
lus
10%
Par
t 2
All
Acc
ount
s:•
Mig
ratio
n ru
les
•Im
plem
enta
tion
- 6 m
onth
s re
quire
d fro
m B
CU
C O
rder
to L
aunc
h.K
ey d
river
s of
tim
elin
e:–
Bill
ing
Sys
tem
–
Cus
tom
er S
uppo
rt–
Two
new
rate
stru
ctur
es
•E
valu
atio
n:–
2 co
ntro
l gro
ups
– M
GS
and
LG
S–
36 m
onth
s un
til L
GS
repo
rt to
BC
UC
34
BC
UC
Reg
ulat
ory
Tim
etab
le
Rou
nd 1
IRs
Due
BC
UC
Inte
rven
ors
Nov
embe
r 12
Nov
embe
r 16
Filin
g of
Ass
ista
nce/
Cos
t Aw
ard
Bud
gets
Nov
embe
r 18
BC
Hyd
ro R
ound
1 IR
Res
pons
es D
ueD
ecem
ber 7
Pro
cedu
ral C
onfe
renc
eD
ecem
ber 8
Rou
nd 2
IRs
Due
Fro
m A
llD
ecem
ber 1
7
BC
Hyd
ro R
ound
2 IR
Res
pons
es D
ueJa
nuar
y 22
, 201
0
Inte
rven
or E
vide
nce
(if a
ny) F
iled
Febr
uary
1, 2
010
IRs
on In
terv
enor
Evi
denc
e D
ue F
rom
All
Febr
uary
10,
201
0
Inte
rven
or IR
Res
pons
es D
ueM
arch
2, 2
010