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Here is what we have concluded based on discussions this morning: 1) We believe that Furnas has agreed to contract and pay for 300 MW on oil to meet regulatory requirements concerning required capacity and reserve margin. We do not believe that they intend for us to be dispatrched above 220 MW. (Do we have any document which could substantiate this?) 2) Although dispatch on a merit order basis would suggest that EPE runs full time (with 300 MW available), there are practical constraints in the transmission system which will prohibit this from actually occuring. [ Please describe these constraints using some official sounding jargon but minimal detail and in particular indicate what is involved to de-bottleneck and how long this will take. I presume that Furnas is solely responsible for the corrective measures.] 3) Based on our analysis, the optimal operating approach would be to generate 220MW with one turbine and 91 MW with the other for a total of 311 if dipatched above 220 MW. If we can prove that 1) & 2) are correct or convince the lenders that they are, then I think we can suggest that fuel oil exposure is negligibe if gas is ready by April 01. We will have to see how it looks when we add the Sue Garvin flex months. Therefore, a merit order analysis is only necessary if i) our supposition about Furnas' motivations are incorrect and/or ii) the transmission problem is cleared. If this happens it would be nice to be able to predict reduced fuel utilization due to a) reduced dispatch during daily off-peak hours or seasonal impacts, b) due to scheduled outages, and c) due to managing our availabilty in such a way as to reduce fuel consumption operating losses. Any data you can provide will be helpful. Have I successfully connected the dots here? If you have previously sent these materials to Felipe or Tracee please simply grumble to yourself if you have to do an extra e-mail to me. Remember, you don't have to be nice to a short timer unless you need them to get something done. Regards,

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EPE Dispatch