2014 Storm Preparedness Jeff Brewer – Manager of Engineering Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Florida’s Cooperative Family Sub headline

System Statistics Sub headline Serve 3 counties (Jefferson, Madison, Taylor) 17,714 connected meters 2,988 miles of distribution facilities miles of transmission facilities 5.9 meters for every mile of distribution line

System Comparisons Sub headline Electric Utility Comparisons (2010 EIA data) Investor Owned Publicly OwnedCooperativesTri-County Customers per mile of line (density) Revenue per mile of line$75,500$113,000$15,000$12,045 Distribution plant per Customer$2,798$2,740*$3,290$4,736 *Publicly Owned data is not available; these are estimates based on past growth

Reliable Design Sub headline All designs meet RUS – Rural Utility Service and NESC – National Electric Safety Code specifications Proactive Monthly Reliability Meetings System Design Improvements through cooperative collaboration via conferences and NRECA and FECA cooperative listservs. Substations designed to pick up load for adjacent substations. Annual Pre-storm exercise and iterative update of Emergency Restoration Plan

World map – 7 Continents Transmission Reliability

Technology Advantage Sub headline Performed a complete system inventory and GIS mapping of all facilities 2009 & 2010 Fully deployed Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Full visibility to each meter using integrated Outage Management System Ability to prioritize resources based on most critical loads

Redesigned Dispatch Center Sub headline

On Going Asset Management Sub headline Maintenance / Inspection Program Pole by pole inspection of all attachments Patrol every circuit annually, worst performing circuits patrolled multiple times a year Substation inspections performed monthly Vegetation Management 5 year trim cycle, 2 nd rotation Spray the following year Dedicated in house right of way crew Service tickets created for danger trees Pole Inspections 8 year inspection cycle, 1 st rotation completed in 2015

Community Connections Sub headline Key staff assigned to County EOC Storm Preparation Guides Bi-Monthly Newsletter Civic Presentations Web site / Social Media Local Media

Cooperative Network Advantage Sub headline We build to the same RUS specifications and use the same materials Cooperative construction is the same based on RUS specifications, so the cooperative workforce is abundant Cooperative suppliers (Gresco, CEE-US, TEMA) have a huge material footprint and work hand in hand to meet the needs of the cooperative utilities

World map – 7 Continents In 2004, after Hurricane Charley, over 600 people from 47 different cooperatives came to help a sister Co-Op (Peace River Electric Cooperative) restore power back to the affected area. Cooperatives Helping Cooperatives

Jeff Brewer Manager of Engineering Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc