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Duke Energy CarolinasQuarterly Stakeholder

Meeting

Independent Entity ServicesWednesday, January 28, 2009

2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET

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Agenda• Creating a Request from OATi ATC Offerings • Processing Time of Short Term Firm Requests• ATC Narratives Posted as Outage Postings • Designated Network Resources• Business Practice 3.J – Rollover Rights• Transmission Service Annulments • OATi webOASIS 3.4.08 Upgrade• Wrap-up

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Creating a Request from OATi webOASIS ATC Offerings

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Creating a Request from the OATi webOASIS ATC Offerings

Using OATi webOASIS to create a TSR from ATC Offerings MW Amount will default to the full Capacity Available for that Increment(in this case the daily amount of firm available is 232MW)

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Creating a Request from OATi webSweep ATC Offerings

Clicking on the PostingRef brings the user to the Offering for the specified Service, Path & Term. The offering is for the full Capacity Available for that Increment.

User access to webSweep is through OATi ETS

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Creating a Request from WebSweep ATC Offerings

Creating a TSR from the Offering Detail returns to a TSR Entry form with a Blank or Null MW field.

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Creating a Request from OATi ATC Offerings

• Given the demonstration of the tools, is there sufficient value to warrant asking for a change?

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Processing Time of Short Term Firm Requests

• Transmission Service Requests that start beyond 9 days from current date or of a duration covering more than one week beyond the 9th day, requires additional analysis– All requests have been processed within the Tariff

timing requirements• IE will evaluate ways to further expedite the

processing of Short Term Firm

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ATC Narratives Posted as OATi webOASIS Outage

Postings • Utilizes Outage Posting to post narratives

for changes in ATC/TTC as required by FERC– Links the TTC change to a narrative

• Working with OATI to develop an alternative solution

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Designated Network Resources

Revised On System and Off System DNR Forms – FERC Order 890B Requirements– CFR 37.6 (Total Installed Capacity, Electrical

Location, and Geographical Location)– Information Required Consistent with OATT 29.2 and

30.3• More information (next 2 slides provide details)

– Ease of Use• Forms Consolidated - On & Off System / One Form

– Improved “How to” Guide / Instructions

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Designated Network Resources

• New or Changed fields – Network Customer (NITSA Holder)– Agent Name (Scheduling on behalf of Network

Customer)– Separate sections for Owned Generation and

PPA• Section 1 – Owned Generation• Section 2 – Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

– Name of agreement “PPA with Southern Wholesale”– “SOCO” as an identifier is not acceptable

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Designated Network Resources

• New or Changed fields– Section 5 – Valid Customer – Section 6 – Attestation

• Checkbox– Customer agrees to Attestation– Person agreeing to the Attestation is an authorized

Company Officer or Agent

• Timing for receipt of the DNR Request Form– A DNR request on OASIS will be deemed invalid if a

completed DNR request form is not received by 5pm ET the day the request is queued

– Business Practice change • Business Practice 6B.i.

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Designated Network Resource Business Practice Changes

• Business Practice 4.C – Tagging 7-FN

• Generation is Firm (G-F)• Transmission must be Firm from the point the

Customer takes title of the power

• Business Practice 6B.i. – Receipt of the DNR Request Form

• EOB same day as request for service is queued

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Business Practice 3.J Rollover Rights

• Duke Energy Carolinas modified the conditions for granting Rollover Rights– Effective date for change is 4-1-2009– PTP Reservations with a duration of 5 yrs or more

• RENEWAL must be queued 1 yr prior to end of the existing reservation

– Network Reservations (NITSA must be for 5 years)• RENEWAL must be queued 1 yr prior to end of the existing

reservation • Service Agreements queued prior to 4-1-2009

– Subject to the current 1yr/60day requirement until the first rollover date on or after 4-1-2009, then subject to new requirements

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Transmission Service Annulments

• Business Practice 3.A.xi– Business Practice became effective 11/12/2008– Doesn’t change current situation where Annulments are granted– Provides Audit Trail for both the Customer and Provider

• Minor Process Requirement Changes– Complete Annulment Form– Phone Call to the Duke TA 651-632-8708

• REMINDER- The Annulment Form– This reservation is NOT scheduled or upon annulment, I will

remove references to this reservation from e-Tag allocations– Failure to adhere will result in Unreserved Use penalties.

• Business Practice 7B.iv

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How to RequestNullification of Transmission

Service• Point-to-Point and Non-Designated Network

– Business Practice 3.A.xi.• Customer submits Annulment Request Form• IE processes Annulment

• Non-Firm Redirects– Business Practice 3.H.ii.b.

• Customer would submit a RELEASE request on OASIS (Annulment not needed)

• “RELEASE” will become “RELINQUISH” 1-29-2009• Firm Designated Network Requests

– Business Practice 6.E. • Undesignation of Network Resource Request Form• IE processes annulment or recall

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OATi webOASIS 3.4.08 Upgrade

• Compliance with FERC Order 676-C• 1-29-09, 11:10am ET• webOASIS Release Notes v3.4.08

– http://www.oatioasis.com/releasenotes/v3.4.08_OASIS%20Release%20Notes%20.pdf

• OATi Help Desk: 763-201-2020

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OATi webOASIS 3.4.08 Upgrade

• OATi webOASIS Changes– Assignment of Ownership (NAESB Business Practice WEQ 001-12)

• FULL_TRANSFER – Assigns Ownership of the Parent Reservation and encumbrances (Redirects,

Resales, etc) to a New Owner – Approval required by Reseller, Assignee and Duke

• PART_TRANSFER – Assigns a portion of the Parent Reservation to a new Owner– Encumbrances (Redirects, Resales) may not be Reassigned – Approval required by Reseller, Assignee and Duke

– RESALE (NAESB Business Practice WEQ 001-11)• Duke Business Practices do not Change (see DUKE BP 3.A.vii)• OATi webOASIS now permits posting of any price (in $/MWH reserved)• Permits Reseller to Post for Resale in increments e.g.; Daily, Weekly or

Monthly – Check for capacity is done when Assignee makes the RESALE Request

• Resale reservation has the same scheduling attributes as the Parent – Redirects on a Non-Firm Basis (NAESB Business Practice WEQ 001-10)

• Replaces RELEASE request type with RELINQUISH for Non-firm (Secondary) Redirects

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Wrap-up

• Proposed Next Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting– Tuesday, April 21, 2009 – 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

• Customer Suggested Topics?– This is the forum for discussing emergent

topics (Upcoming changes, stakeholder input)• Questions and Comments

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Attachments

Table of Contents• Slide 22 – Designated Network Resource Form• Slide 23 – Business Practice 3.A.xi – Customer

Request for Annulment• Slide 24 – Annulment Request Form• Slide 25 – Undesignation of Network Resource

Form

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Designated Network Resource Form

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Business Practice 3.A.xi – Customer Request for Annulment

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Annulment Request Form

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Undesignation of Network Resource Form