Job Descriptions

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT JOB DESCRIPTION INFORMATION
As of April 10, 2013
As per Section 5.3 of SaskPower’s SOC Policy, issued April 10, 2013, listed below are the
job tiles and job descriptions of the Marketing Function Employees within NorthPoint
Energy Solutions Inc. (NRPT) and Transmission Function Employees within SaskPower.
Marketing Function Employees (NRPT):
Energy Trader: is responsible for managing the day-to-day electricity trading activities
with utilities, marketers, brokers, power pools and other counter-parties.
Manager, Regional Electricity Trading: is responsible for directing all of the short-term
and day-to-day electricity trading activities with utilities, marketers, brokers, power
pools and other counter-parties.
Transmission Coordinator, Transmission Strategy: is responsible for the short-term and
day-to-day transmission service strategy employed by electricity trading activities.
Transmission Function Employees (SPC):
Grid Operations staff, Grid Control Centre (GCC): is responsible for the controlling and
monitoring of SaskPower’s transmission, distribution and generation facilities. Staff is
accountable for the safe, secure, reliable and economic delivery of electrical power to
SaskPower’s electrical customers and ensures that grid control operations meet the
NERC criteria or standards for safe and secure utility operations.
Tariff & Interconnection Services staff, GCC: is responsible for the development,
implementation and administration of the Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and
issues related to transmission and generation interconnection contracts and other
transmission services in relation to the OATT.
Operational and Technical Support staff (GCC): oversees the engineering technical
support required to initiate, plan, develop and integrate technical systems and
processes utilized by the Grid Control Centre. The staff also manages the application of
Control Performance, Disturbance Control criteria and other operating standards of grid
operations.
Effective: April 10, 2013 Revised SaskPower SOC Policy: 2013 Page 1 of 2

SCADA Engineering and Operations staff (GCC): is responsible for managing the
engineering design, technical support and material acquisition of the CP&S facilities and
the Operation of the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system to ensure
safe, reliable, economic and efficient operation of the SaskPower electric system.
Supervisor, GCC Support (GCC): is accountable for all administrative processes
associated with transmission sales under the SaskPower Open Access Transmission
Tariff. The Administrator is also responsible for system inadvertent energy
accumulation and the Standards of Conduct Policy.
Manager, GCC: is responsible for directing the safe, secure and efficient operation of
the bulk and distribution power systems, interconnection operations, security and
performance engineering analysis and open access transmission services.
Effective: April 10, 2013 Revised SaskPower SOC Policy: 2013 Page 2 of 2