To: Energy Committee.
I met with Ron Klein, retired WVU professor of electrical
engineering, this
past Friday afternoon. We discussed the preparation of
testimony regarding
the proposed TrAIL line.
We decided to focus on the areas of reliability and
congestion. We had
an extensive discussion. I printed off some documents from
the PSC
web pages for him and gave him some example materials from
the
Longview case. We are both currently reading and
preparing for a
working session this coming week.
It is important for us to do a substantial amount of study to feel
comfortable
about the case, so as to permit the preparation of an outline or
draft of
possible expert testimony. This is the current
priority.
My approach is to get his participation at little or no
cost. I'll get a
better reading on this during the coming week. So,
Jonothan and
I can hopefully meet with him a couple of times this coming
week.
Duane
p.s. I came home from Pennsylvania with a few additional ideas
about
testimony for the TrAIL case and am working to put a summary
together.
An MD presented references on health effects and a landowner
presented
some compelling information on security risks, as in "homeland"
security.