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Presentation Participants WELCOME TO ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 1 WESTERN UNDERGROUND MARCH 25 TH , 2015 BY: JANET LONNEKER, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER ELECTRIC SERVICES CHARTER CITY Founded in 1857 Incorporated in 1876 HEART OF ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim is the hub of Orange County’s tourism industry, and home to the Disneyland Resort, Anaheim Convention Center, and professional sports franchises such as Angels Baseball and Anaheim Ducks 20+ million people from around the world visit Anaheim each year, in addition to residents and commuters Covers 50 square miles, located in Orange County Population of over 348,000 people

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Presentation ParticipantsWELCOME TO ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN UNDERGROUND MARCH 25TH, 2015

BY: JANET LONNEKER, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER ELECTRIC SERVICES

CHARTER CITY Founded in 1857 Incorporated in 1876

HEART OF ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim is the hub of Orange County’s tourism industry, and

home to the Disneyland Resort, Anaheim Convention Center, and professional sports franchises such as Angels Baseball and Anaheim Ducks

20+ million people from around the world visit Anaheim each year, in addition to residents and commuters

Covers 50 square miles, located in Orange County

Population of over 348,000 people

Presentation ParticipantsSERVICE TERRITORY

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ELECTRIC SYSTEM

The Utility receives power via a 230-KV/69-KV substation and distributes power to its customers through ten 69-KV/12-KV substations.

200 MW natural gas power plant

115,000 electric meters and recorded a 595 MW system peak in Summer of 2006

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Park Substation

• First underground substation built under a park in

the United States.

• Use of Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) technology

reduced the required space by approximately 30-

40%

• Capacity to serve 25,000 current and future

residential customers.

• A two-acre play area sits above to provide much

needed recreational space for nearby neighbors.

• Dedicated in 2006.

Significant Projects

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Anaheim Substation

• Provides reliable electric service to all of

Downtown Anaheim.

• The exterior was constructed to resemble

Anaheim’s old Light & Water Works building, an

electric generation plant built in the early 1900s.

• Outfitted with two transformers, enough capacity

to provide electricity to 15,000 customers.

• Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) technology

allowed construction of a 30% smaller facility

• Dedicated in 2006.

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Significant Projects

Tour Scheduled for WUC Thursday, March

26th, 2015

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Underground Conversion Program

Now in its 24th year

We’re 51% complete

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Anaheim is home to some of the most well-

known names in the tourism, hospitality,

medical facility, aerospace, and

telecommunication industries

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Business in Anaheim

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Western Underground Conference March 25th, 2015

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Enjoy the Conference and Local Attractions in Anaheim

Disneyland

Downtown Disney

Angel Stadium

Honda Center

Packing House

Garden Walk Shops &

Restaurants