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.

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