Western Area Power Administration

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Western Area Power Administration

• Transmission Customer Meeting
• April 22, 2008

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Agenda

• Introductions Pete Garris
• NERC Compliance Arun Sethi
• Status Updates
• Trinity Substation
• Shasta DBDB
• Elverta Breaker 1182
• New Melones Gen-tie
• Transmission Rate - Sean Sanderson

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• NERC Compliance
• Arun Sethi

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NERC Readiness Evaluation

• March 24-27, 2008
• Evaluated as a TOP and Sub-BA
• Preliminary Findings
• Adequate facilities, processes, and procedures to
  perform TOP function

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Positive Observations

• Open communication
• Well developed cyber security plan
• Remote physical security monitoring
• Document management system

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Recommendations

• Confidential until report become public
• Final report out in 6-8 weeks

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Other Compliance Activities

• Self-Certified PSE and TSP functions
• In process to procure a compliance audit tool
• On-site Audit in December, 08

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Project Updates

• Robert Miller

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Project Update

• Trinity Substation
• Substation work is complete
• 21Kv feed to Trinity County
• 60 Kv line to Weaverville

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Project Update

• Shasta Double Bus Double Breaker
• All Government Furnished Equipment has been
  procured
• Project to start in fall 2008 and be completed by
  late spring 2009

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Project Update

• Elverta Breaker 1182
• In progress
• ETR end of May

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Project Update

• New Melones Gen Tie
• Project completed
• Special Protection Scheme installed and tested

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Transmission Rates

• Sean Sanderson
• Melinda Grow

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Questions