Pre-schedule Process Regional Criteria Status

1. Pre-schedule Process Regional Criteria Status Philip Tice October 31, 2008

2. Background Pre-schedule Process • MIS submitted Regional Criteria request. • The Objectives: • Codify the pre-schedule process. • To the fullest extent practical, pre-scheduling should occur the day before the flow day. • Establish a pre-schedule process that aligns, as close as possible, electric and gas trading days. • Develop and document pre-schedule process definitions and descriptions. • MIC assigned to develop Regional Criteria

3. Drafting Team Representation Balanced representation by TC and TP. Diversified Sub-region representation. Good balance of MIC and OC representatives. 10 voting members. 3

4. Drafting Team Members • Robert Sullivan • Marcus Lotto • Bill Casey • Dorothy Copeland • Marilyn Franz • Chris Brown • Luis Zaragoza • Steven Maestas • Emily Shultz • Wendy Weathers

5. Drafting Team Activities • First meeting October 7th. • Conference calls. • Sub-groups. • Pre-schedule definition. • Data. • Holidays & weekends. • WECC member participation. 5

6. Drafting Team Schedule • Sub-group conference calls. • Future Drafting Team conference calls. • November 7th - 11 AM-1PM MPT. • November 19th - 11 AM-1PM MPT. • December 3rd - 11 AM-1PM MPT. • December 17th - 11 AM-1PM MPT. • Posted on WECC web site. • Regional Criteria to MIC at June 2009 meeting, March 2009 meeting, if possible. 6

7. Drafting Team Contacts • Phil Tice – Chair • Luis Zaragoza – Vice Chair. • Sub-groups. • Bill Casey – Pre-schedule definition. • Luis Zaragoza – Data. • Marilyn Franz – Holidays/Weekends. • Michelle Mizumori – WECC Staff. 7

8. Pre-schedule Process • Discussion & Questions.