1. Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)
APPA National Conference
Seattle, WA
June 22, 2004
John A. Humphries
Superintendent
Princeton Electric Plant Board

2. What is our mission?
Reliable power
Safe work practices
Innovation

3. Quality Providers Measure Performance
Reliable - SAIDA, SAIFI, CAIDI, ASAI
Safety through training
Preparedness
Quality power provider - all 3

4. RP3 Seeks National Standards
APPA Reliability spreadsheet
Calculable reliability indices: SAIDI, SAIFI
Monitor Power Quality: SCADA, MAIFI
Commitment to R&D: DEED member
Benchmarks: APPA reliability survey

5. RP3 Provides Safe Workplace
Safety as First Priority
Effective & Regular Safety Meetings
Work Planning - Safety Focused
Accident Investigation
Adoption of APPA Safety Manual
Benchmark: APPA Safety Contest

6. RP3 Sets High Workforce Standards
Certified Linemen (APPA, TVPPA)
Continued educational opportunities
Customer outage awareness
Power quality awareness
Budget for skill and safety training
Skill Development Training

7. RP3 Is Prepared Disaster Preparedness Plan Mutual Aid Inclusion
Emergency preparedness
Mock tornado drills
Mock disaster drills
APPA safety training materials

8. Quality Drives RP3 Maintenance
Monitor critical elements
Best practices for reliable power
Benchmarking for improvement
Power outage mitigation
Effective Right-of-Way Maintenance
Awareness of reliability factors

9. How does it work? APPA member submits info
RP3 team/APPA Staff reviews and verifies
Recognition at annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference
Promotes RP3 among members

10. What makes up RP3 Certification?
Reliability
30%
SAIDI/CAIDI
Mutual Aid
Disaster Plan/Storm Preparedness

11. What makes up RP3 Certification?
Safety
30%
Safety Manual
Lineman Training
Benchmarking

12. What makes up RP3 Certification?
Training Professional Staff
30%
Conferences and workshops
Continuing education
Membership on National Commmittees

13. What makes up RP3 Certification?
Research & Development %
Investment in the future
Investment in technology

14. What is the next step?
Form an RP3 committee to review and draft a proposal for RP3 program
Promote participation
2005 Rollout