Railbelt Reliability Council Implementation Committee Application

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in serving on the Railbelt Reliability Council Implementation Committee (IC) as one of the non-utility members. Members appointed to the IC will serve as the initial governing board on the Railbelt Reliability Council (RRC) once the RRC Articles of Incorporation have filed and RRC Bylaws adopted.

As part of the application process for one of the non-utility IC seats, you will need to submit:

This application and identify which one of the specific seats you are applying for based on your or your organization’s qualifications:

Independent Power Producer (IPP) (two seats available),

Consumer Advocacy group (one seat available), or

Non-affiliated member (two seats available).

A resume detailing your experience and qualifications and, if you are applying as a representative of an organization, your organization’s professional history and mission, vision and/or value statements.

A signed Attestment of Candidate Qualifications form

A cover letter/letter of interest.

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Application

Please answer the following questions using as much space as you deem appropriate. Attach additional sheets if necessary, to provide required information.

What seat are you applying for?

☐ Independent Power Producer

☐ Consumer Advocacy

☐ Non-affiliated

Why are you interested in serving on the Railbelt Reliability Council Implementation Committee?

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What currently is and what has been your (and/or your organization’s) experience and relationship to the Alaska Railbelt generation and transmission system during the past decade.

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Discuss your knowledge, familiarity, and experience with the issues surrounding the operation of the Railbelt generation and transmission system. If appropriate, what has been your organization’s role in the Railbelt generation and transmission system.

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Detail other professional expertise or involvement you or your organization may bring to the IC, including involvement in the process to form the RRC.

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Alaska Residency

Are you an Alaskan resident? If so, what is your residency date as defined by the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Corp? Select Date

Is your organization incorporated in the State of Alaska? If so, when was your organization incorporated ?

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What is your primary residence address and/or what is the address of your organization’s principle headquarters?

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Regional Representation What region of the Railbelt do you/your organization represent (check all that apply)?

☐ Interior/Fairbanks

☐ Anchorage/Mat-Su

☐ Kenai Peninsula

The IC members/Directors will meet regularly no less than four times a year. However, a member may also be required to attend workshops, retreats, committee meetings based on assignments, conventions on a regional and national level, and special meetings. In addition, during the initial development of the RRC business plan and organizational documents the members may be required to meet weekly (potentially several times per week). Further, as an RRC board member, during annual budget time or in the development of large regional projects, Board members may be required to meet with the Technical Advisory Committee and Audit and Finance Committee to review in-depth staff presentations. An IC/Board member may be required to spend anywhere from 20 to 45 hours a month on RRC business. While teleconference capabilities will be provided, in-person participation is preferred. Service on the IC is voluntary and includes no provision for compensation. Pre-approved expenses will be reimbursed by the Implementation Committee.

Based on the above, are there any issues you foresee that could affect your availability to serve?

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And if so, what are the issues?

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What other personal skills, expertise, experience, or abilities can you bring to the Board?

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What experience have you had with boards or commissions?

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What do you think the Railbelt Electric System does well and/or what changes would you suggest the RRC pursue in the future?

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What substantial challenges do you see facing the Railbelt Electric Grid, now and in the future?

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Personal Information

Name: Enter or paste text here

The legal name of your organization:

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Mailing Address: Enter or paste text here

E-mail Address: Enter or paste text here

Work Phone: Enter or paste text here

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Your Picture and/or Corporate Logo

Checklist

Your Application must include:

This Application for IC member/ Director Position

Resume showing, at a minimum, your work history and educational background and if appropriate your organization’s history in the Railbelt region.

Your signed Attestment of Candidate Qualifications Form

A Cover Letter/Letter of Interest.

Applications must be received electronically no later than 5pm Monday, February 17 to rrc@alaskapower.org.

Attestment of Candidate Qualifications

To the best of my knowledge, I attest that I meet the qualifications to be an IC member and RRC governing board director as specified herein,

as the authorized representative of the following non-natural entity, Enter name here which is a:

☐corporation,

☐association,

☐partnership,

☐other. (If "other," please explain.)

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Enter name here. personally, as an individual resident of the Railbelt region

Date Select a date.

Candidate Signature (Enter image of signature here)

An independent power producer is an individual or entity that owns and currently operates an active power generation facility, interconnected to the Railbelt electric grid, and which is not covered under the Regulatory Commission of Alaska’s (RCA) net metering regulations (3 AAC 50.900 – 3 AAC 50.949). And further, is a power generation facility, of which substantially all the facility’s power output is sold to a Railbelt RCA certificated vertically integrated or distribution-only utility (DU), or to a DU aggregating generation and transmission utility under a long-term power supply agreement.

A consumer advocacy entity is an independent, nonpartisan, 501 (c) (3) organization headquartered in the Railbelt representing a broad spectrum of consumers and that has, as one of its principle functions/goals, the advocacy of consumer rights.

A non-affiliate member must meet the following criteria:

Experience in one or more of these fields: senior corporate leadership; professional disciplines of finance, accounting, engineering or law; regulation of utilities; risk management; information technology; or another applicable field.

Shall not have any relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities as an IC member or as a member of the RRC governing board as described in the MOU or as subsequently may be further detailed in the RRC Bylaws once developed.

In the appointment of the non-affiliated and consumer advocacy members, the selection committees shall consider the regional composition of the non-utility membership of the IC (excluding AEA, RAPA and the RCA), and shall strive

for representation from throughout the Railbelt. Preference may be given to qualified candidates in an effort to achieve this regional representation. The regions to be considered are the Interior, the Matsu /Anchorage area, and the Kenai Peninsula.