Laura Trolese Email and Phone Number

- Assisted in the development of regional policy in the areas of resource sufficiency and SCED design on the NWPP MC SCED effort as a key participant in the workgroups.- Track and analyze CAISO, BPA, FERC and other regional entity processes and stakeholder initiatives and determine relevancy to PGP utilities. - Develop and submit comment letters and other relevant filings. - Develop and present educational materials, in particular on CAISO processes and initiatives, to help educate PGP utility members.- Develop weekly report for PGP utility members on relevant industry news and events.

- Assisted in the development of regional policy in the areas of resource sufficiency and SCED design on the NWPP MC SCED effort as a key participant in the workgroups.- Coordinated internal issue resolution and development of BPA positions.- Presented and facilitated customer meetings on various topics I was responsible for.

- Developed requirements and test scripts for enhancements to BPA’s iCRS curtailment tool- Managed several cross-organizational projects including adding new flowgates and implementing mitigation plans. - Assisted in developing project plans, schedules and measuring work on adding balancing resources for Customer Supplied Generation Imbalance.- Developed operational protocols for the PAC-CAISO EIM in the areas of congestion management and dynamic transfer capability.

- Led and provided significant support on implementation of the NERC ATC Standards, BPA’s ATC Methodology, Network Open Season and various policies related to requesting and scheduling transmission service.- Co-led implementation of 176 NERC reliability standards related to calculating ATC. Certified 37 NERC ATC requirements.- Developed and revised Business Practices and ATC Methodology documents, including BPA’s ATCID and other methodology documents, Network Open Season Bulletins and Requesting and Scheduling Transmission Service Business Practices.- Developed self-reports and mitigation plans for the NERC Standards.- Maintained relevant staff informed about ATC efforts so that synergies across TS initiatives were realized and efforts were consistent.- Led and coordinated the vetting, documentation, and decision making of ATC policy issues. - Analyzed and evaluated orders and directives from FERC, NERC and NAESB and determined the effects upon BPA’s commercial business policy and strategy. - Led decision document development on key issues including identification of appropriate team members to collaborate and participate in decision development, identifying appropriate alternatives for consideration, addressing implementation, relevant evaluation criteria, obtaining necessary signoffs, and making effective presentations to management.- Proposed changes to BPA’s policies, tariff, business practices and the ATC Methodology; resolved issues, and established new policies in collaboration with stakeholders.- Prepared tariff filings related to deferral and renewal competitions in NOS and the ATC Methodology. Prepared rules and agency comments on various policies, regulatory and rulings including FERC NOPRs and Orders, NERC Standardsand NAESB Business Practice.- Coordinated policy planning and initiatives with external customers and other utilities within North America.

- Collected, validated, edited, & estimated revenue meter data; - researched meter data for customers - prepared reports, documents, data & other materials to support innovation of new metering applications & industry changes.

- Negotiated & arranged real estate sales- promoted & advertised real & commercial property for clients; worked with both buyers & sellers.