Western Area Power
Administration
Transmission Customer Meeting
April 22, 2008
Agenda
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Introductions – Pete Garris
NERC Compliance – Arun Sethi
Status Updates
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Trinity Substation
Shasta DBDB
Elverta Breaker 1182
New Melones Gen-tie
Transmission Rate - Sean Sanderson
NERC Compliance
Arun Sethi
NERC Readiness Evaluation
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March 24-27, 2008
Evaluated as a TOP and Sub-BA
Preliminary Findings
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Adequate facilities, processes, and
procedures to perform TOP function
Positive Observations
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Open communication
Well developed cyber security plan
Remote physical security
monitoring
Document management system
Recommendations
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Confidential until report become
public
Final report out in 6-8 weeks
Other Compliance Activities
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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
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Trinity Substation
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Substation work is complete
21Kv feed to Trinity County
60 Kv line to Weaverville
Project Update
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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
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Elverta Breaker 1182
 In progress
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ETR end of May
Project Update
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New Melones Gen Tie
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Project completed
Special Protection Scheme installed and
tested
Transmission Rates
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Sean Sanderson
Melinda Grow
Questions