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20091231-0037 FERC PDF (Unofficia1) 12/29/2009
Direct Testimony of Charles A. White
Docket ERIO-~-OOO
Page 5 of 17
Exhibit
No. SCE-6
Order directed the GridSouth Sponsors (I) to re-file certain documents with limited
2 changes as reflected in the Order; (2) to meet with representatives of the South Carolina
3 Public Service Authority ("Santee Cooper") to attempt to reach agreement on Santee
4 Cooper's participation in the GridSouth RTO; and (3) to have discussions with other
5 transmission owners in the southeast to explore expansion ofGridSouth's geographic
6 scope. In accordance with FERC's March 14th Order, the GridSouth Sponsors
7 commenced extensive discussions with Santee Cooper and other transmission owners in
8 the southeast. The meetings with Santee Cooper over the next three months were
9 numerous and very comprehensive. The GridSouth Sponsors also had discussions with
10 Southern Company, Georgia Transmission Corporation, Southeastern Power
11 Administration and Tennessee Valley Authority.
12 On May 14, 2001, GridSouth made a compliance filing with the FERC as required by the
13 FERC's March 14th order. The filing contained revisions to the OATT, Operating
14 Agreement and LLC Agreement addressing the specific issues identified in the FERC's
15 March 14th order and a status report on GridSouth' s efforts to expand its scope in the
16 southeast region. In addition, GridSouth' s Generator Interconnection Procedures,
17 congestion management procedures, a Reliability Operating Agreement between
18 GridSouth and each of Duke, CP&L and SCE&G, and Master Definition List were filed
19 with the FERC.
20 On July 12,2001, the FERC issued two orders affecting GridSouth. In one of the orders,
21 which addressed GridSouth's compliance filing, the Commission recognized "the
22 considerable efforts of Applicants to meet with other transmission owners in the region.