Here's an update on what's going on in two ATC departments, Transmission Planning and System Operations.

Planning for Your Needs
Work continues on the 2003 edition of the 10-Year Transmission System Assessment. The 2003 version contains many new enhancements from the prior year, including analysis and discussion of transfer capability and improved zone and project corridor maps.

The full and summary documents will be issued in September. Watch for details about the release of the reports and zone meetings coming soon. We value your input and look forward to your feedback on the reports as well as your participation in the meetings.

We welcome your feedback at any time. Please feel free to contact Scott Barnhart at sbarnhart@atcllc.com or planning@atcllc.com with your comments, concerns and suggestions.

Around the System
System Operations is putting the final touches on ATC's System Restoration Plan. The ATC version of the plan looks at system restoration from an entirely new vantage point for the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan System (WUMS). The plan identifies the best generation cranking paths available in the area uninhibited by control area boundaries. Thanks to the input that we received from our control area customers, ATC has been able to put together a well-coordinated plan. More detailed information on this project will be coming in next month's issue.

On another note, the flooding in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan caused the longest TLR Level 5 event in history. The event lasted nearly one month, May 15 - June 12, 2003, and required a lot of overtime and patience on the part of employees and customers. ATC was able to work with MISO to waive the Standards of Conduct, providing our customers with a means to share information to optimize system performance and minimize the amount of load curtailments.

If you are wondering who those smiling faces are on the other end of the telephone from your distribution and control area operators, please contact Karen Dewey at 262.506.6757 or kdewey@atcllc.com for a copy of ATC's 2003 calendar featuring our System Operations teams in both Cottage Grove and Pewaukee. There are two calendars, one for each location, so please specify which one(s) you are requesting.

We welcome your feedback at any time. Please feel free to contact Don Morrow at 262.506.6880 or dmorrow@atcllc.com with comments, concerns and suggestions.