Safety Meeting

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Our Journey to Environmental Responsibility USA
Executive Summit ConferenceJune 2009
Vic Parrish Chief Executive Officer Energy
Northwest, Richland, WA Reliable, affordable,
environmentally responsible power
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Topics

• Who we are
• Environmental Stewardship
• Why
• What has changed
• Cost/Benefit
• Challenges and Lessons Learned
• Keys to Success
• Questions

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Energy Northwest at a Glance

• Regions only nuclear power plant
• Providing public power since 1957
• 1,100 employees, 1,600 contractors during
  outages
• 10,000 GWh annual net generation

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Energy Northwest at a Glance

• Generating Capacity
• Columbia Generating Station
• Commercial Operation 1983
• 1,150 MW

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Energy Northwest at a Glance

• Generating Capacity
• Nine Canyon Wind Project
• Commercial Operation 2002
• Three Phases, 63 turbines
• 95.9 MW

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Energy Northwest at a Glance

• Generating Capacity
• Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project
• Commercial Operation 1964
• 27.5 MW

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Energy Northwest at a Glance

• Generating Capacity
• White Bluffs Solar Station
• Dedicated 2002
• 38.7 KW DC
• Photovoltaic Panels

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Energy Northwest at a Glance

• Industrial Development Complex
• Operation and Maintenance Services
• Laboratories Applied Process, Calibration,
  Environmental

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Energy Northwest In the Works

• Port of Kalama
• Radar Ridge Wind Project
• Partnership with ADAGE
• Carbonless Energy Park
• Future nuclear options

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Energy Northwest Into the Future
Clean, diverse energy supply
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Environmental Stewardship

• Industrys image is changing but still a concern
• We lease U.S. DOE land on the Hanford Site
  public perception issue
• Energy Northwest has a long history of
  carbon-free energy
• We want to reduce CO2 emissions and grow
  renewable energy portfolio
• In 2002, we decided to develop an Environmental
  Management System (EMS) and pursue ISO 14001 EMS
  certification
• Achieved certification in April 2005
• Greg Cullens presentation describes ENs
  approach

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What is an EMS?
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WHY?

• No burning platform
• Personal commitment
• Education
• Home

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WHY?

• Put our resources where our mouth is
• Do you want to be a leader?
• Systematic approach and validation by independent
  experts
• Increase confidence (peace of mind), trust,
  recognition,
• Increase likelihood of acceptance of expansion,
  new ventures
• Only 11 of public trusts CEOs, 15 trust
  corporations, 21 think corporations care a lot
  (2006 Luntz Maslansky)
• Protect the environment over the long term its
  the right thing to do!

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What has changed as a result of our EMS

• Institutionalized environmental management
• Built it into processes and procedures from
  project planning though execution
• Increased awareness through communication and
  training
• Moving from reactive to proactive

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What has changed as a result of our EMS
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Cost/Benefit

• Despite economic environment, we cant afford NOT
  to invest in environmental stewardship
• Triple Bottom Line People Planet Profit
  everyone benefits

Stewardship
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Cost/Benefit

• Recycling more, generating less waste
• Have gained some efficiencies Greg Cullen will
  provide details
• Will help when recruiting the next generation of
  workers being raised to be environmentally
  conscious

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Challenges and Lessons Learned

• Changing the culture
• Need to follow through over time all the way to
  the finish line and beyond

This experimental car travelled 2,400 miles at
46.2 mph average speed to win the 2005 North
American Solar Challenge. Stefano Paltera photo.
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Challenges and Lessons Learned

• Regulatory citations still need to follow the
  rules
• No harm done to environment, but had the
  potential to impact our reputation (priceless)
• Disappointing. Took it very seriously, with
  aggressive, appropriate and timely corrective and
  preventive actions
• Used our existing EMS framework to respond, made
  enhancements, e.g., improved training, ownership
  of chemicals, self-assessments, added
  corporate-level environmental oversight

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Lessons Learned Keys to Success

• Organizational commitment, from top leadership to
  middle management to worker level
• Provide systems and support to make it work, and
  then hold people accountable
• Provide adequate resources to do it right

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Looking Forward

• New administration focusing on renewable energy
  sources, climate change
• Shovel-ready facilities, nuclear and renewable
  energy projects are gaining favor

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Looking Forward, contd

• Increased interest in environmental protection by
  government AND public
• EPA moving towards regulating greenhouse gases
• Public more likely to support reduced government
  regulation for renewable energy exploration
• 44 want a shift to more environmentally friendly
  sources of energy, 25 want greener sources
• 74 have most positive opinions of renewable and
  environmentally friendly, clean sources
  (Source 2006 Luntz Maslansky)
• Skeptical about greenwashing must be real

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Take Home Messages

• Its not what you SAY its what you DO
• Its too late when you are standing in front of
  the cameras!

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Take Home Messages

• You must empower your workers to believe they are
  responsible for protecting the environment

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We can choose our legacy this

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or this. The time to decide what kind of
legacy you want to leave is NOW!

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QUESTIONS?
www.energy-northwest.com