Program Areas
Numbers
2015 Challenges
Win-Wins
New Initiatives
100
What are the names of the gas and electric Residential team members?
Gas: Beth Ringdahl, Mehwish Pasha, Rubeena Mokha, Robert Schuster Electric: Melissa Manley, Shared with Commercial: Richard Dubecki, Karen d’Aoust and Kim Jones
100
How many ESK kits have been distributed through the Street team to food banks/low income locations in the SST to date in 2015?
212 kits to date
100
Which phenomenon in conservation and energy economics do we believe is impacting EnerChoice cost effectiveness?
Rebound effect
100
What residential program met its target after 30 days in 2015?
Electric Lighting Program
100
What new industry group did the residential program area help launch in 2015?
Home Performance Stakeholder Council
200
What are the largest gas and electric residential programs in 2015 by forecast total expenditure?
Gas: Residential Furnace Replacement Program Electric: HERO
200
When is the newest installment of the Star Wars movies releasing in theaters?
December 18, 2015
200
Which residential program employs "early replacement savings methodology" in the cost effectiveness tests?
Furnace and Boiler Replacement Program
200
Who won the EEC 2014 halloween costume contest?
Jim Kobialko
200
What new measure does FortisBC want to integrate into the ECAP in 2016?
Heat pumps
300
Who is Snoopy's best friend?
Woodstock
300
What is the low income cut-off for a family of four?
$58,000
300
What program component poses the greatest challenge for coordination across the gas and electric business units?
Rebate fulfillment
300
What new rebate payment method did the TLC and Electric Appliance Rebate programs introduce?
Bill credits
300
What is predicted to be the hottest toy for the 2015 holiday season?
Skate and Sing Elsa from the Frozen movie. A remote control doll that will skate and sing...guess which song?
400
If a customer receives both Basic and all Advanced measures in ECAP, what measures will be installed (for free)?
Insulation, furnace, advanced draftproofing, carbon monoxide detectors, faucet aerators, showerheads, CFL’s, LED’s, fridge and customer education.
400
What is the combined gas and electric approved Residential budget for 2015?
11.15 M (gas) + 2.34 M (electric) = 13.49 M
400
What were the top three songs of the summer?
#1 “Lean on” by Major Lazer & DJ Snake. #2 “Cheerleader” by Omi. #3 “See you again” by Wiz Kaflifa
400
For which program did the Residential team submit the first joint gas-electric business case to Sarah Smith in 2015?
New Home Program
400
What component of the supply chain have the gas programs formally started engaging in 2015?
Equipment manufacturers
500
What are the names of the gas and electric Low Income team members?
Gas: Ned Georgy, Diane Roper, Rubeena Mokha Electric: Carol Suhan, Kim Jones
500
What is the combined gas and electric low income budget approved for 2015?
0.82M (electric) + 3.04M (gas) = $3.86M
500
What has been the key challenge for electric residential programs in 2015?
Driving participation
500
What strategy for engaging a new outreach channel did Melissa Manley implement in 2015?
Retail strategy
500
What NRCan initiative did the residential program area help pilot test in 2015?
Version 15 of the Energy Rating System