2008 Hurricane Season Preparedness Briefing

Gulf Power CompanyPresented by Andy McQuaggePower Delivery Services ManagerMay 1, 2008

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Storm Preparedness Activities Storm Hardening Projects and Initiatives

Vegetation Management Inspections and Maintenance Extreme Wind Loading Projects Grade B Construction Third Party Attachers and Local Government coordination

Storm Restoration and Recovery Plans Storm Recovery Plan Southern Company Affiliate/Mutual Assistance Support Supply Chain Post-Storm Forensic Teams Local Government Coordination

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Storm Hardening Projects and Initiatives

Transmission Vegetation Management 230kV ROW vegetation inspection & correction

Inspections are complete Vegetation hazards identified have been corrected

115kV ROW vegetation inspection & correction Inspections are 80% complete Vegetation hazards identified are being corrected On schedule to be complete by June 1, 2008

46kV ROW vegetation inspection & correction Inspection patrols scheduled to start May 1, 2008 On schedule to be complete by June 30, 2008

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Storm Hardening Projects and Initiatives Distribution Vegetation Management Mainline Annual Trim Schedule (MATS)

Feeder maintenance on 1/3 of the mainlines (3 year cycle) 225(mi) completed of the 265(mi) scheduled for 2008

Mainline Inspection & Correction Schedule (MICS) Inspect & correct vegetation hazards on 2/3 of the mainlines 760(mi) completed of the 803(mi) scheduled for 2008 All hazards on schedule to be corrected by June 1, 2008

Scheduled Annual Lateral Trimming (SALT) Lateral maintenance of 1/6 of the lateral lines (6 year cycle) 310 (mi) completed of the 843(mi) scheduled for 2008

Storm Hardening Annual Removal Program (SHARP) In 2007 and YTD 2008, 13,579 danger trees removed. Annual goal is

5,000

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Storm Hardening Projects and InitiativesTransmission Inspections and Maintenance The complete transmission system has been inspected aerially

once in 2008 (quarterly aerial inspection cycle)

Comprehensive walking/climbing (6 year program) Commencing June 1, 2008, scheduled completion September 30, 2008

Additional activities – 170 structures storm hardened by installing additional guys (5 year

program) 214 wood cross-arms replaced to date (24% of a ten year program) All steel groundline inspections completed for 2008 (140 structures) All wood groundline treatment inspections completed for 2008 (1,117

poles)

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Storm Hardening Projects and InitiativesDistribution Inspections and Maintenance Distribution Pole Inspections

Transition from 10 year inspection cycle to 8 year cycle in 2007 Contracted inspections to OSMOSE Met target of inspecting 1/8 of wood poles on distribution system

Joint-Use Audit – Pole Strength Assessments 2007 Pole Inspection Results (500 poles)

Met target of inspecting 500 poles, 41 failures due to loading, 2 failures due to damage. Repairs underway

2008 Pole Inspection Results (500 poles) 516 poles currently being inspected

Conducting semi-annual Third Party Attachers meetings Face-to-face meetings in all 3 Gulf Power districts held in February 2008

Annual infrared inspections 75% complete Scheduled completion date: May 1, 2008

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Storm Hardening Projects and Initiatives Grade B Construction

Transition to Grade B Construction in January, 2008 Training complete for all field personnel

Extreme Wind Loading Projects Focus of these projects are interstate crossings and lines

serving critical infrastructure facilities including fuel depots, hospitals, and sewage treatment facilities

Storm Hardening Plan as approved, identified 19 projects for 2007/2008. As of May 1st, 14 completions, 3 under construction and 2 in the design phase.

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Storm Hardening Projects and Initiatives Third Party Attachers & Local Government Coordination

Ongoing meetings with Third Party Attachers Participated in Pubic Information workshop in Escambia County Primary Sponsor at the My Safe Florida Hurricane Expo in Escambia

County during April Hurricane Preparedness seminars conducted in all counties with local

EOC personnel and news media during April Participated in EOC workshop on hurricane season in Escambia County

in March Bill inserts going out in June giving customers hurricane preparedness

and safety information Three Community Leader Forums scheduled in June and July to discuss

issues, including hurricane readiness Presentation on Storm Preparedness for Escambia Health Care Facilities

scheduled for May, 2008

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Storm Restoration and Recovery Plans Storm Recovery Plan

2008 Storm Procedures completed Employee Storm Assignments Storm training and refresher courses underway

Mutual Assistance Southern Company Affiliate Support SEE Mutual Assistance

Supply Chain Storm Supply materials available by June 1, 2008

Post-Storm Forensic Teams Contractor hired, 2 trial runs successfully conducted in 2007 to test forensic

data gathering system Local Government Coordination

EOC Representatives assigned, trained and actively engaged in EOC activities

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Summary – Gulf is Fully Prepared

On target with Transmission and Distribution storm hardening initiatives

On-going coordination with government, community groups, third party attachers, and other utilities

Storm Recovery Plan: Proven and battle tested Improvements based on lessons learned Training and refreshers ongoing Experienced Teams are ready if needed

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QUESTIONS?