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A Portrait of GSOC

A Portrait of GSOC. EMS Users Conference Sept. 8, 2008. Georgia: Home of the Historical. Georgia: Home of the Musical. Georgia: Home of the Corporation. FDR – Little White House Created in 1935 Farmers, ranchers, everyday people built their own electric system 1 st Georgia EMC - 1937.

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A Portrait of GSOC

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  1. A Portrait of GSOC EMS Users ConferenceSept. 8, 2008

  2. Georgia: Home of the Historical

  3. Georgia: Home of the Musical

  4. Georgia: Home of the Corporation

  5. FDR – Little White House Created in 1935 Farmers, ranchers, everyday people built their own electric system 1st Georgia EMC - 1937 Home of Rural Electrification

  6. Today: 930 EMCs nationwide Serving 17 million members Own & maintain 2.5 million miles of distribution lines Pay more than $1.2 billion in state and local taxes Snapshot of America’s EMCs Source: NRECA Strategic Analysis Last updated: February 2008

  7. Today: 42 EMCs statewide Serving almost half the population of state – over 4 million residence 19 Power Plants Employing 4,800 statewide Snapshot of Georgia’s EMCs

  8. Portrait of our Statistics • Peak Energy 9,169 MWh • 4,700 MW Generation • 619 substations • 2,832 miles of transmission • 420 miles of 500KV

  9. EMC’s on the Move • Oglethorpe Electric Established in 1974 • Changed to Oglethorpe Power in 1979 • Purchased interested in Nuclear and Coal Generation • Purchased interest in Transmission lines and Substations

  10. Family of Companies • Formed in 1997 • Established to prepare for expected change • Each corporation represents the EMC’s via their • Individual Boards Georgia System Operations Georgia Transmission Oglethorpe Power

  11. Family of Companies • Georgia System Operation • Schedules / dispatch resources • Monitor / switch transmission assets • Monitor EMC distribution assets • Facilitate compliance activity Georgia Transmission Oglethorpe Power

  12. EMS Timeline • GE contract signed: December 2003 • FAT: December 2004 • Delivery: March 2005 • SAT: Begin July 2005 • Online Operation: November 2006

  13. 19 Plants Monitored 24 Units Controlled

  14. ECS Upgrade Project Objectives • Upgrade the EMS System • Create a Backup Control Center • Upgrade ECS Applications • Prepare for future expectations • Technology advancement • Compliance requirements • Customer demands

  15. ECS Challenges • Upgrades and revisions • Business operations • Budgetary aspects • Future system demand • Business strategy • Industry requirements • NERC / FERC NERC Budget

  16. Questions EMS Users ConferenceSept. 8, 2008

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