PF-ONE Proposal

Pilot Program – Cost-Benefit Example

Pilot study of 100 residential homes in Manitoba. All costs in US Dollars

Full Pilot / Annual

Full Pilot over 10 years

Component Benefits

Details

Per Unit

Assumes average annual use of 9,000 kWh per household, based on 11,111 kWh delivered less 0.19 losses due to VARs = 2,111 kWh in energy loss x residential rate of $0.09587 / kWh x 0.69 CAD/USD. Assumes an additional 10% increase in system capacity. On a per unit basis of 11,111 kWh delivered this scales to an additional 1,111 kWh per unit x $0.09587 / kWh x 0.69 CAD/USD. Infrastructure cost saving to be determined from results of pilot study and through the use of MB Hydro's internal cost accounting information.

Energy Savings

$139.60

$13,960

$139,600

System Improvements

$73.50

$7,350

$73,500

Cost savings

TBD

Total Benefits One-time costs PF-ONE Units Installation Costs

$21,310

$213,100

100 units at $300 each

$300.00 $25.00

$30,000 $2,500 $10,000

$30,000 $2,500 $10,000

Minimal, assumes labour and overhead for 1 installer over 1 week.

One-time cost of training for installation and monitoring team – likely minimal as no different than installing a standard meter, but assumed $10,000 for integration into MB Hydro processes. Not required for pilot due to small sample size. Future integrations would be necessary to scale for mass-adoption.

Training

Software Integration

N/A

Total Initial Costs Operational costs Maintenance Costs Total Pilot Study Cost

$42,500

$42,500

Assumes a conservative estimate of 2% fault rate on units over study length.

$600

$43,100 $170,000

Net Benefit

20