FAMILIES FIRST CORONA RESPONSE ACT Commission Presentation April 28th Darla Stevens, Senior Manager Human Resources Powering our way of life.
FFCRA Requirements Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at the employee’s regular rate of pay where the employee is unable to work because the employee is quarantined (pursuant to Federal, State, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis.
FFCRA Requirements Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at two- thirds the employee’s regular rate of pay because the employee is unable to work because of a bona fide need to care for an individual subject to quarantine or care for a child (under 18 years of age) whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.
FFCRA Requirements Up to an additional 10 weeks of paid expanded family and medical leave at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate of pay where an employee is unable to work due to a bona fide need for leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.
FFCRA Requirements In event employee needs additional time beyond what is offered by Emergency Sick Leave as identified by the FFCRA to recover (become fit for duty), the entire leave will be covered by Paid Administrative Leave. This leave would be above what employees accrue annually as part of their Personal Leave (PL) or the benefits that they would receive under Short Term Disability. The PUD wants to remove any incentive for employees to not report symptoms or illness during this pandemic. This is important not only for the individual’s health, but also the health of coworkers. By mitigating this risk of exposure, the PUD can help control costs that would be associated with multiple exposures by an employee not reporting or self- identifying symptoms or illness.
Overview of Carbon Calculation Wholesale Power Supply April 28, 2020
End Goal of Carbon Content Estimate • Our retail customers have requested a timely estimate of the carbon content associated with their electricity consumption. • Provide that estimate within 60 days of year end • Be able to differentiate carbon content between Core Customers, Non-Core Customers, and Customers that purchase Rate Schedule 13 Specified Source.
Highlights from Memo 1. Grant may sell its physical share and the associated attributes of Priest Rapids and Wanapum generation through Pooling and/or Slice contracts. 2. The power purchased back to serve load through the Pooling and/or Slice contracts is considered unspecified source unless specifically deemed otherwise. 3. Market purchases to serve load will be considered unspecified source unless specifically deemed otherwise. 4. The power purchased to serve load under Rate Schedule 13SS is non-emitting and will be separately disclosed. 5. The assumption that any Grant specific or declared sources available, including but not limited to Wanapum, Priest, PEC, Quincy Chute, Nine Canyon (as appropriate) and zero carbon emission purchases, are used first to serve retail customers. 6. The District will use the most current information available to estimate the carbon content of generation for specified and unspecified sources. Priority will be given to relevant information produced by the State of Washington. 7. Consistent with Commission Resolution 8768, Grant PUD’s Core Customers are given preference in receiving the low carbon benefits from hydro resources.
Stepping through the Calculation 1. Grant’s Fuel Mix Report Results for entire load are provided by the Washington State Department of Commerce (column C) 2. Grant inputs the carbon content associated with the aggregate Washington State Fuel Mix (column S) 3. The carbon content for all loads for 2018 was .117 Metric Tons per MWh
Stepping through the Calculation 1. Core Customers are allocated all Hydro Generation net of amount used to serve Rate Schedule 13 Specified Source 2. They are allocated all other resources (Natural Gas, Nuclear, Wind and Unspecified source) based on their pro rata share of total load. 3. The results for 2018 Core Customers was a Carbon Content of .076 Metric Tons/MWh
Stepping through the Calculation 1. Non-Core Customers that do not Purchase Rate Schedule 13 Specified source do not receive any benefit from the Hydro Generation for 2018. 2. They are allocated all other resources (Natural Gas, Nuclear, Wind and Unspecified source) based on their pro rata share of total load. 3. The results for 2018 Non-Core Customers that did not purchase Rate Schedule 13 S.S. was a Carbon Content of .184 Metric Tons/MWh
Stepping through the Calculation 1. Non-Core Customers that Purchase Rate Schedule 13 Specified source receive benefit from the Hydro Generation up to amount purchased. 2. They are allocated all other resources (Natural Gas, Nuclear, Wind and Unspecified source) based on their pro rata share of total load. 3. The results for 2018 was a Carbon Content of .060 Metric Tons/MWh for Microsoft in this example.
COVID-19 Incident Management Team Update April 28, 2020 Powering our way of life.
Incident Command System (ICS) • ICS is a management system designed to enable effective and efficient domestic incident management by integrating a combination of the areas listed below all operating within a common organizational structure. • Facilities, • Equipment, • Personnel, • Procedures and • Communications • It is a fundamental form of management, with the purpose of enabling incident managers to identify the key concerns associated with the incident—often under urgent conditions—without sacrificing attention to any component of the command system.
• ICS is normally structured to facilitate activities in functional areas: • Command • Operations • Planning Incident • Logistics • Intelligence & Investigations Management • Finance and Administration Team (IMT) • We’ve added an additional functional area • Information Technology THIS IS THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM!
1. Ensure public and employee safety, shooting for zero safety incidents. 2. Ensure minimal potential for employee exposure to COVID-19. 3. Operate the power plants with all units available for generation except those under rehabilitation/upgrade. INCIDENT 4. Deliver power to core customers with minimum interruption. LEVEL 5. Operate wholesale fiber infrastructure with minimum interruption. 6. Maintain support functions at proper level to support core functions. OBJECTIVES 7. Keep vital infrastructure intact. 8. Maintain NERC/CIP and FERC compliance. 9. Communicate with public and employees promptly on status of the incident. 10. Ensure customers are receiving bills and can make payments. 11. Process employee timesheets and complete payroll.
Grant PUD Incident Criticality Levels (ICL) Preservation Business Objectives by Level Asset • Not Generating and/or Delivering Power or Wholesale Internet Emergency • Gain/maintain integrity and safety of assets & projects in progress Level 0 • Operate power plants with existing available generating units Ensure Employee and Public Safety • Deliver power and fiber internet to core customers with existing infrastructure Critical • Pay invoices and deposit revenue • Send bills, answer phones and take payments Level 1 • Process employee paychecks Delivery of Core Products Asset Preservation and • Fix generation, transmission, distribution and fiber infrastructure outages Severe • Maintenance to remain compliant and prevent immediate asset failures • Construct customer power and fiber connections Level 2 • Contractor work having significant customer or employee impact • Maintenance to prevent mid-term asset failures (up to 6 months) Moderate • Establish Incident Management Team Level 3 • Assess incident risks and deploy incident risk mitigation measures Normal • Normal Operation – All Business Functions Operational Level 4
OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES 1. PPE 2. Risk Management 3. Finance 4. Communication 5. Systems a. Revise resupply plan a. Revise practices and a. Finish process to a. Identify existing team a. Complete changes to for critical items, mitigation measures for capture and report and employee allow simultaneous use of considering potential for high risk incident costs. communication gaps and VPN and teams. larger PPE use as we positions/activities. plan for solutions. move down in Incident Criticality Level (ICL). b. Complete dispatch and b. Determine if there is a plant operator need for a change in sequestration plans. communication outside of Incident Management Team (IMT).
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