Western Area Power Administration

WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION DESERT SOUTHWEST REGION

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DSW PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Regional Manager: J. Tyler Carlson  Reports to the Administrator  Provides leadership and general program direction and oversight of the power marketing and transmission programs to ensure Federal repayment obligations and other statutory obligations are met  Provides leadership and general program direction and oversight of power repayment studies  Provides leadership and general program direction and oversight of transmission system operations and facilities to provide continuous, reliable delivery of electric power  Provides leadership and general program direction and oversight of transmission system facility maintenance to provide continuous, reliable delivery of electric power  Provides leadership and general program direction and oversight of transmission system engineering planning, design and construction activities

DSW WHOLESALE MERCHANT FUNCTION

Power Marketing Manager: Tony Montoya  Reports to the Regional Manager  Formulates and directs DSW marketing policies and procedures  Develops and maintains good customer relations  Coordinates marketing and resource planning activities among affected stakeholders  Serves as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) liaison on rate matters  Prepares and implements DSW energy and customer service programs  Develops an atmosphere of trust and cooperation among Western and its constituents  Develops and executes the Power Marketing budget  Represents the Regional Manager at meetings and conferences  Collaborates with legal counsel when appropriate  Collaborates with other Regions on quality assurance and policy compliance issues  Prepares, consolidates, reviews and analyzes power sales and revenue.  Compiles reports associated with power rates and associated statistical data  Administers and distributes statistical data on electric service purchase power contracts  Performs power system hydrological and technical analyses

Project Manager (1)  Reports to the Power Marketing Manager  Evaluates applicability of the Energy Planning and Management Program Power Marketing Initiative to the Parker-Davis Project  Manages power marketing-related projects  Develops and obtains consensus on project objectives.  Develops project plans and milestone schedules  Develops and administers management information and communication systems for projects  Establishes and leads multi-functional teams  Evaluates project progress and develops strategies to meet milestone schedules  Coordinates with external customers to communicate project expectations and requirements  Closes out projects

Rates Team Lead: Maher Nasir  Reports to the Power Marketing Manager  Develops power marketing policy, procedures and criteria for rates and repayment  Analyzes statistics on historical data for power repayment study purposes  Maintains awareness of rate schedules and methodologies for regional utilities  Conducts public participation programs to assist in developing new rates and charges  Develops and maintains an official record of proceedings for in filing of rate adjustments  Conducts meetings with customers to explain all programs, provisions, etc., used in administering DSW programs and contracts  Participates in rates and contracts compliance and audits  Maintains awareness of the current status of utility industry rates design practices  Conducts power system repayment studies and other rate studies  Ensures adequate cost data is maintained for developing rates and charges for services  Develops the revenue requirements for repayment of the DSW projects

Public Utilities Specialist (4)  Report to the Rates Team Lead  Prepare analyses of the effects of various operational, financial and pricing proposals on power, transmission and power-related services.  Analyze and prepare rate adjustment proposals and power repayment studies  Evaluate proposed contractual settlements, negotiation strategies or lawsuits  Prepare and/or analyze the impact of revenue adjustments and other refunds on customer power bills and project repayment  Participate in interactions with FERC on rates matters  Analyze and prepare technical studies for impact on project repayment

Electrical Engineer (1)  Reports to the Rates Team Lead  Prepares analyses of the effects of various operational, financial and pricing proposals on power, transmission and power-related services  Analyzes and prepares rate adjustment proposals and power repayment studies  Prepares evaluations of proposed contractual settlements, negotiation strategies or lawsuits.  Prepares and/or analyzes the impact of revenue adjustments and other refunds on customer power bills and project repayment  Participates in interactions with FERC on rates matters  Analyzes and prepares technical studies for impact on project repayment

Financial Analyst (1)  Reports to the Rates Team Lead  Conducts financial studies to identify and develop recommendations on management issues  Develops and presents financial performance indicators and benchmarking data  Develops methods and procedures to conduct cash flow analyses  Develops procedures and methods to implement financial provisions contained in customer agreements  Develops techniques to assess the financial impact of alternative rate designs  Develops and coordinates multi-project cost allocation procedures  Compiles audited financial information  Prepares revenue and expense analyses for budget and rate studies

Power Contracts and Energy Services Manager: Mary Oretta  Reports to the Power Marketing Manager  Develops power marketing policy, procedures and criteria to sell, allocate and market power  Administers and reviews existing and proposed sales, purchase, operating and pooling agreements  Negotiates contract agreements as required  Conducts meetings to explain power marketing programs, contract procedures, energy services programs and other procedures  Develops, implements, reviews and assesses the effectiveness of the energy services technical assistance programs  Evaluates and reviews customer integrated resource plans for acceptance and compliance and aids customers in developing IRPs  Develops and executes Energy Services budget  Conducts customer service work (i.e., visitations) to identify and resolve differences between customers and Western  Serves as a communication link between customers and DSW  Participates in rates and contracts compliance and audit  Manages power contract development

Public Utilities Specialist (8)  Report to the Power Contracts and Energy Services Manager  Develop, review and administer power contracts and amendments to sell, purchase or exchange power and related services  Participate in contract negotiations, frequently acting as lead negotiator and spokesperson for DSW  Perform in-depth research of historical correspondence, contract documents, statistical data, and other records necessary to develop new or recommended changes to existing power marketing policies and procedures  Perform in-depth reviews of agreements to ensure all contract provisions, processes and procedures are followed  Participate in rates and contracts compliance and audits  Develop, collaborate and review existing and proposed agreements to ensure provisions conform with current policies  Review and evaluate customer integrated resource plans for acceptance and compliance  Develop and execute Energy Services Budget  Develop, implement and monitor Energy Services technical assistance programs

Resource Management Manager: Jean Gray  Reports to the Power Marketing Manager  Performs power resource development planning and related studies  Conducts meetings with customers to explain coordinated integrated resource requirements  Represents Western in industry related conferences and seminars  Conducts marketing surveys and studies to determine magnitude and characteristics of probable generation and loads  Continually analyzes planned and future DSW resources  Coordinates activities of regional marketing groups  Conducts resource studies to evaluate customer requests for additional services  Develops and implements policies and procedures regarding resource risk management  Prepares and evaluates studies of all Merchant functions  Prepares and implements operation plans, studies and the hydro-thermal integration program  Develops, coordinates and reviews hydrologic studies  Prepares forecasts of system loads and estimated purchase power requirements  Prepares forecasts of seasonal amounts of power available to customers  Implements contract agreements for scheduling, capacity and energy purchases and water storage and release  Schedules capacity and energy  Negotiates short-term purchase power and interchange rates with customers  Compiles power reports and associated statistical data  Performs resource risk analysis  Establishes procedures to make probabilistic-based resource decisions

General Engineer (1)  Reports to the Resource Management Manager  Serves as technical expert on engineering studies and computer programs that determine DSW’s capacity, generation, loads and resources  Conducts generation optimization production cost studies  Implements probabilistic-based decision risk analysis procedures  Evaluates feasibility proposals and develops justifications for power supply options  Prepares requests for proposals for estimated purchase power forward and options contract requirements  Evaluates generation expansion and production cost studies  Analyzes various power marketing options and recommends resource strategies for implementation  Evaluates and recommends Federal generation marketing strategy

Industry Economist (1)  Reports to the Resource Management Manager  Prepares economic analysis such as present and future value, actual annual, and lifecycle project and power costs, cost/benefit comparisons, constant dollar approach and least cost planning.  Collects and compiles data for and guides in the preparation of reports such as Western Annual Reports, FERC reports, benchmarking and productivity reports, reports to other agencies, etc.  Initiates investigations, which result in analyzing and interpreting economic factors affecting future competitive position and Western’s ability to compete and survive in the electric utility industry.  Anticipates, plans, conducts and directs economic analyses to support Western’s power and transmission rate schedules and general rate schedule provisions.  Prepares cost and revenue analyses for budget and rate repayment studies, including allocation among authorized functions, facilities and uses, and customer sectors.  Prepares and reviews statistical data, sampling, and analysis for a variety of purposes including power-use, characteristics and requirements, facility life, cost allocation, and operation, maintenance, and replacement costs. Work may be independent or part of larger agency programs.

Public Utilities Specialist (5)  Report to the Resource Management Manager  Conduct optimization studies on DSW’s electric power system  Develop justifications for proposed power supply acquisitions  Conduct generation expansion and production cost studies and analyses  Implement policies and procedures regarding risk management strategies  Develop and implement the annual operating plan  Conduct ongoing loads and resource analyses  Track generation unit outages and factors that may affect energy supply  Manage monthly energy targets and integrated system energy usage  Negotiate short-term purchase power rates and interchange agreements with customers  Prepare and implement operation plans  Compile monthly and annual power accounting  Formulate and track execution of the power marketing portion of DSW’s budget  Track execution of customer pass-through power accounts and energy scheduling agreements