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Open Season MT to Idaho Calendar of Events

Open Season MT to Idaho Calendar of Events Posted on NWE OASIS September 30, 2004 (Slide 8 updated 2/28/05). Calendar of Events Summary. NorthWestern’s Open Season Process. October 1 – 31, 2004 Phase 1 – Expression of Interest (EOI)

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Open Season MT to Idaho Calendar of Events

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  1. Open SeasonMT to IdahoCalendar of Events Posted on NWE OASIS September 30, 2004(Slide 8 updated 2/28/05)

  2. Calendar of Events Summary

  3. NorthWestern’s Open Season Process October 1 – 31, 2004 • Phase 1 – Expression of Interest (EOI) • Opportunity for generators/suppliers/load serving entities to come together to help NorthWestern define the market for transmission capacity • NorthWestern will use EOI to determine if sufficient interest to continue with Open Season

  4. Phase 1 – Expression of Interest (EOI) • Interested parties to respond with: • Capacity requested – 25 MW blocks • Direction of capacity request • Start date for capacity needs • Term of agreement for capacity (minimum term requirement) • NorthWestern Energy EOI forms posted on OASIS

  5. Phase Two – Capacity Open Season “Preview” Period December 1 – 31, 2004 • Phase 2 – Open Season Preview • NorthWestern evaluates expressions of interest to determine most likely capacity addition(s) • Mid-November 2004 – NorthWestern will post on OASIS the start and end dates to accept transmission service requests that will qualify for the open season process

  6. Open Season Elements • Open Season is for Transmission Service Requests with MT-SW (BOBR) as POR or POD ONLYand for NEW (not existing) capacity • Same process for making Transmission Service Request (TSR) as described in Section 17 of NorthWestern’s Open Access Transmission Tariff with these important modifications: • Completed Application for Transmission Service will temporarily be considered complete without the deposit of approximately one month’s transmission service (OATT section 17.3); the deposit will be DELAYED • System Impact Study and associated study fee will be waived (NorthWestern will absorb cost of System Impact Studies) As always, date/time stamped OASIS Transmission Service Request will determine customer’s position in Transmission Service QUEUE

  7. Open Season – Current Customers • Current transmission customers with completed applications for new capacity requests for transmission service on MT-SW path will be deemed to be part of Open Season (with QUEUE positions already established with reservation on OASIS) • NorthWestern will work with these current customers on treatment of deposits and study fees

  8. Open Season Elements – System Impact Study Results • Upon Open Season capacity request date closing, NorthWestern will require approximately a 60-90 day period to evaluate total transmission requests and physical options to serve such requests • Results of study work will be provided to each Open Season Participant and posted on NorthWestern’s OASIS • Participants will be given 30 days to review results of studies and then will be provided a Facilities Study Agreement by NorthWestern to execute in order to continue

  9. Phase 3 – Facilities Study • Facilities Study Agreement must be executed and returned to NorthWestern within 15 business days together with Facilities Study Fee AND Deposit approximating one month’s Transmission Service (at this point, each Open Season Participant has returned to normal Transmission Service Request Procedures) • Failure to comply with above will result in OASIS reservation deemed withdrawn

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