Company

LOGO

Cleco Power’s Transmission Planning

Summit

November 15, 2007

Agenda• 9:30- 9:45 Overview (Terry Whitmore)• 9:45-10:15 Cleco Planning Process (Matt Bordelon)• 10:15-10:30 Construction Plan (Robby Michiels)• 10:30-10:40 Break• 10:40-11:30 FERC 890 Attachment K Review (Terry Whitmore)• 11:30-11:45 Customer Data Submittal (Chris Thibodeaux)• 11:45-12:00 Economic Study Process (Cindy Guillot)• 12:00-12:45 Lunch• 12:45-1:15 Transmission Planning Process Input (Terry W)• 1:15-1:30 Next Steps (Terry Whitmore)• 1:30 Adjournment

https://www.oatioasis.com/CLEC/

Overview – Cleco Corporation

• Based in Central Louisiana since 1934

• 1,200 employees

• Serves over 265,000 customers

• Comprised of two main divisions– Cleco Power LLC (regulated)– Cleco Midstream Resources (unregulated)

Overview – Cleco Corporation

Cleco Power:- 1,210 miles of Transmission lines primarily at the 230 and 138 KV level

- 11,202 miles of lines operating at the distribution voltage level.

Peak Hourly Native Load: 2,106 MW

Overview – Cleco Corporation

• Generation– 1360 MWs of regulated generation under

Cleco Power.– Cleco Power also operates 690 MWs for other

utilities.– Cleco Midstream owns 1355 MW capacity for

its unregulated business.– Fuel sources: lignite, natural gas, oil and

powder river basin coal.

Overview – Cleco Corporation

Service TerritoryService Territory

Overview – Cleco CorporationRodemacher 3 Rodemacher 3

• Scheduled to be on-line in 2009

• 600 Net MW

• Circulating Fluidized-Bed (CFB) Unit

• Largest CFB in world

• Flexibility to burn a variety of fuels

• Primary fuel source – Petroleum Coke

Overview – Cleco Corporation

Overview – Cleco Corporation

Questions ?