2009 Hurricane Season Preparations Florida Public Utilities Company May 6, 2009

Florida Public Utilities Company Description Small Investor Owned Electric Utility Approximately 28,000 Customers Small Service Territory  Northeast Florida Division - Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach  Northwest Florida Division – Parts of Jackson, Calhoun and Liberty Counties

Hurricane Season Preparations Vegetation Management – Focus on Main Feeders and Areas with Reliability Issues Pole Replacements – Focus on Replacements of Decayed Poles Beach Inspections – Replace Deteriorated Hardware along the Beach Substation Inspections and Corrections Visual Inspection of Line Reclosers, Voltage Regulators, & Capacitors

Hurricane Season Preparations Evaluate Inventory to Ensure Adequate Supplies Continued Involvement with Mutual Assistance Groups Additional Manpower And Resources have been identified Review & Update Emergency Procedures

SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS GIS and Outage Management Completed In Northeast Florida Division GIS, Outage Management, and SCADA System Completed In Northwest Florida Division

Storm Hardening Initiatives Initiatives for Vegetation Management and Transmission Storm Hardening have been implemented. Pole Inspections – Detailed Inspections of 1,850 poles completed in Transmission Inspections – Visual Inspections Completed in Climbing Inspections in accordance with Storm Plan to begin during 2010.

Storm Hardening Initiatives Vegetation Management – Started a 3/6 year cycle with existing crews. Areas with reliability issues will be addressed. Joint Use Audits began during 2008 with pole loading issues identified. Company Personnel will be located at local EOC’s in order to enhance communications with local governments. Forensics Data Collections procedure completed and contractor to be identified.

Storm Hardening Projects During 2008, one project was completed that included EWL standards in the design. This project included 7 Class G Concrete poles and 25 Class 1 Wood poles that provide service to critical infrastructure (Sewer Treatment Plant & Downtown Marianna)

Conclusion FPUC is adequately prepared for the 2009 Hurricane Season Decisions from recent Dockets provide the ability for the FPUC to address the initiatives and projects in an effective and productive manner.

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