BC Hydro Industrial Conservation Potential Review (2007)

The objective of the project was to assess the potential energy and capacity savings estimates over 20 years from 2006 to 2026, including “natural change” estimates, for BC Hydro’s residential, commercial and industrial customers. The review of the industrial sector was managed by Willis Energy Services Ltd. For the proejct, we researched commercially available electric energy efficiency measures that are applicable to B.C.’s Industrial sector. In addition, we provided an overview of emerging technologies that have the potential to affect future industrial electricity consumption. We divided the project into the major analytical steps of base year calibration; reference case; technology assessment; the economic potential, and the achievable potential electrical energy savings.

We provided research for the project, gathered and analyzed data, and reviewed technology. Using a model developed in-house, the Willis Industrial Model, we modelled electric energy savings for the various industrial subsectors through to the year 2026. The major output of this model is the electric energy-use intensity (EUI) of each subsector, by milestone year, under a range of scenarios. The electric EUI varies with the efficiency of processes and equipment used. Using this approach, we derived the electricity consumption for a range of scenarios, such as improving the process control and upgrading all the motors to the premium-efficiency level.

Terasen Gas Conservation Potential Review (2006)

The objective of this project was to develop a long range energy conservation and fuel substitution strategy for Terasen Gas and to assess the impact of energy conservation and fuel substitutions on the Utility’s peak load. Our role in the study was to produce a natural gas conservation potential review of a selection of manufacturing customers in British Columbia. We developed two customized spreadsheet-based models to create, check and refine forecasts for different scenarios in the manufacturing sector. Critical new knowledge of the conservation potential for small- and medium-sized manufacturing facilities was produced by this study. In addition, we developed new modelling capabilities to forecast natural gas use by region, manufacturing subsector, technology end use and technology efficiency levels. The new models include the ability to account for overall growth of a sector, changing proportions over time of useful heat versus heat sold, and annual growth rate or decline of individual technology market share.

BC Hydro Industrial Conservation Potential Review (2002)

The objective of this project was to estimate the potential for industrial electricity conservation in BC Hydro’s service area. The result was an in-depth analysis of where, how and at what cost energy efficiency and behavioral changes could reduce electricity consumption in British Columbia. We conducted the research, modelling and analysis of the industrial sector.