1. EMS User Group Conference – 2008 PHI EMS MIGRATION TO COMMON PLATFORM PROJECT
Manley Higgins
Project Manager
System Operations
Pepco Holdings Inc.
September 8, 2008

2. Project Goals
Implement state of the art technology EMS for all of PHI operating regions
Maintain reliability of the PHI power system and meet current and future regulatory requirements
Minimize System Customs and procure a baseline system to make it easier to support

3. Project Justification
NERC CIP Compliance for Pepco by December 2009
Existing Pepco system was older vintage EMS and would have been difficult and expensive to make compliant
Common EMS platform at Pepco, Atlantic City Electric and Delmarva Power will better support PHI Blueprint for the Future initiatives
Provide the opportunity to leverage PHI’s collective EMS knowledge and experience across the company, and allow improved decision making.
Improved allocation of support and training resources across all regions of PHI
Need to upgrade or replace Pepco’s EMS to provide long term maintenance and reliability
Existing system was highly customized and expensive to maintain due to it’s age

4. Project Core Team
Established a cross regional team representative of all of PHI
PEPCO ACE/DPL KEMA
Manley Higgins Linda Stevens Mark Bruen
Brian Chabot Phil Vavala Joe Moran
Bob Krug Ken West
Bill Disney Donna Hare
Chris Koch Ray Cichocki
George Menefee Diane Burns
Pam King Monte Bellon
Sunil Pancholi - Liaison to Business Transformation Team
Karen Lefkowitz – Executive Sponsor
Michael O’Grady and Vic Davis – Sponsors and Support Managers

5. Project Began Early Spring 2007
PHI Team formed
Solicited bids from two vendors
Decided to request bids from incumbent vendors only
Technical, Business and Commercial evaluations performed
Site visits conducted by PHI Team
Team Performed Qualitative Risk Analysis of all offerings
Vendor Selected in December 2007

6. Process Statement of Work completed December 2007
Purchase Order issued February 2008
Project Implementation Work began immediately
Contract consisted of two purchase orders due to Pepco lease constraints

7. Overall Project Plan Phased Project Approach
Phase 1 for Pepco
Phase 2 for ACE/DPL
Common Software Platform for both System
Common System Design and Requirements
Ensures that both systems have the same version software and hardware
Utilize PHI Expertise with the incumbant system during the design and implementation process

8. Major System Capability
The EMS
Consists of redundant systems
The BCS
Includes redundant systems
QAS
NERC requirement for separate system for test board
PDS
DTS

9. System Functionality
Basic EMS capability including SCADA, power applications, DTS, and custom applications such as DVD & RLVBC
Interface with PHI’s ISO (i.e. PJM)
Interface with the OMS
Support future DA programs

10. Key Schedule Dates Milestone Baseline Current Wk Pepco
Start Target
Milestone Baseline Current Wk
Pepco
PDS Delivery March 6, June 26, 2008
FAT Feb 20, Feb 20, 2009
SAT Jul 01, Jul 01, 2009
Cutover Dec 16, Jan 22, 2010
ACE/DPL
PDS Delivery Jul 14, Oct 15, 2008
FAT Feb 09, Feb 09, 2010
SAT Jun 18, Jun 18, 2010
Cutover Dec 16, Dec 16, 2010

11. EMS Implementation Project Status
The PDS hardware for Pepco’s EMS was received the week of May 28th. The software was installed on the system prior to shipment.
Vendor resolved performance issues with the PDS affecting the PHI Database, Display, and Standards work.
The PDS has been installed and operational.
The initial Pepco database build has been completed and was loaded on the PDS in June.
The prototype display building effort has begun on the Pepco PDS with assistance from ACE/DPL. Vendor is assisting with display design and build.
The ACE/DPL PDS has been staged at the vendor this month and is scheduled for delivery in October.

12. PHI/Pepco Project Status – September 2008
Hardware Staging complete for Pepco EMS, BCS, QAS and DTS.
ACE/DPL PDS is being configured and tested.
Building initial PHI Power Systems Applications database.
PHI validating converted SCADA database at site.
PHI reviewing Power Systems Custom Designs and SCADA Custom Requirements. Design review nearing completion.
On-site Database and Display training has been conducted.

13. Upcoming Activities Complete Pepco PSA database build.
Pepco detailed database verification.
Load ACE/DPL converted database and checkout PDS.
Coding of Power Systems customs.
Implement Custom Designs.
Evaluating and selecting security configuration.

14. Project Milestones - PEPCO
Contract Completion Date
Current Completion Date 1
Contract Executed
01 Feb 2008 2
Delivery & Installation of PDS
13 May 2008
20 May 2008 3
Submittal of Requirements Specifications
04 Apr 2008
28 Jul 2008 4
System Hardware Staged. Design Approvals.
18 Apr 2008
29 Aug 2008 5
Approval of Test Plans
24 Oct 2008
05 Dec 2008 6
Completion of FAT
05 May 2009
11 Jun 2009 7
System Shipment
30 Jun 2009
30 Jul 2009 8
Completion of SAT
27 Aug 2009 9
System Cutover/Acceptance
16 Dec 09
22 Jan 10

15. Project Milestones – ACE/DPL
Contract
Completion
Date
Current 1
Delivery & Installation of PDS
15 Jul 2008 2
System Hardware Staged
15 Sep 2009
08 Oct 2009 3
Completion of Integration Testing
24 Nov 2009
21 Dec 2009 4
Approval of Test Plans
25 Nov 2009
22 Dec 2009 5
Completion of FAT
12 Mar 2010
06 Apr 2010 6
System Shipment
03 Jun 2010
28 Jun 2010 7
Completion of SAT
01 Jul 2010
26 Jul 2010 8
System Acceptance
16 Dec 2010
10 Jan 2011

16. In-Service Dates Pepco In-Service Date is ACE/DPL In-Service Date is
January 2009
ACE/DPL In-Service Date is
January 2011

17. Challenges Remain
Database checkout and point - to - point testing to minimize schedule and maintain safety and security
Display Building
Lots of work
Operator Training on Change Management
Complete System Testing
More work to be done

18. ON-Going EMS Integration Program Initiatives
Risk Mitigation
Resource Acquisition for PHI tasks
PHI Team Building with Pepco and ACE/DPL
Integration of PHI support and operations organizations

19. One System – One Process
Complete Standards for System Displays and Symbologies for PHI EMS by December 2008
Other Efforts from EMS Project
Investigate further integration of regional support teams
Assess operational/business processes for additional areas of commonality and potential effectiveness
Develop change management program to ensure success of common platform initiative

20. Display Standards and Conventions Effort
The effort to determine display standards and conventions (symbols, colors, layout, etc.) for all of PHI EMS’s is progressing.
The initial draft agreements that are going to be prototyped for display types, display guidelines, substation one lines and symbology has been completed.
Initial development of the prototype displays and screens is in progress.
A draft summary of the Display Symbology and Standards Workshops has been completed and is being reviewed by the team.
Finalization of the agreements and prototypes should occur after review of the results of the prototyping effort.
Resource availability and stability issues with the PDS has affected progress on the display prototyping and symbology effort.

21. Lessons Learned (so far!!)
Advanced work with Procurement Group to Ensure quick transition to contract
Never trust the EMS salesman for schedule related issues
Database Build and Conversion is never as simple as the vendor states
Be prepared to do it in house
Display Building is a Major Effort when changing vendors
Dedicated Resources are a must for both Vendor and Customer

22. Questions?
Thank You