Western Area Power Administration

Transmission Customer Meeting

April 22, 2008

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

NERC ComplianceArun Sethi

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

Positive Observations

Open communication Well developed cyber security

plan Remote physical security

monitoring Document management system

Recommendations

Confidential until report become public

Final report out in 6-8 weeks

Other Compliance Activities

Self-Certified PSE and TSP functions

In process to procure a compliance audit tool

On-site Audit in December, 08

Project Updates

Robert Miller

Project Update

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

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

Project Update

Elverta Breaker 1182 In progress

ETR end of May

Project Update

New Melones Gen Tie Project completed Special Protection Scheme installed

and tested

Transmission Rates

Sean Sanderson Melinda Grow

Questions