PPO 2017 POWER PLANT OPERATOR WORKSHOP MCPHERSON, KANSAS NOVEMBER 14-16, 2017

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1 PPO 2017 POWER PLANT OPERATOR WORKSHOP MCPHERSON, KANSAS NOVEMBER 14-16, 2017

2 PPO 2017 POWER PLANT OPERATOR WORKSHOP MCPHERSON, KANSAS NOVEMBER 14-16, 2017 LOCATION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Solomon Corporation 103 W Main, Solomon, Kansas Kansas Municipal Utilities is pleased to offer public power generation personnel our annual Power Plant Operator Workshop. The workshop will be held at the KMU Training Center in McPherson, Kansas, with additional classes and hands-on training provided at neighboring municipal power plants. The workshop will offer three different classroom tracks: General Operations, Maintenance, and Advanced Operations. This workshop is designed to be beneficial to municipal power plant maintenance technicians, operators, apprentices, supervisors, and electric utility personnel who have responsibility for their utility s generation facilities. WORKSHOP REGISTRATION KMU, MESO, NMPP, IAMU & MPUA Members Early Bird (on or before 10/27): $225/person Regular Price (after 10/27): $300/person Non-members Early Bird: $275/person Regular Price: $350/person 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. SOLOMON CORPORATION TOUR Solomon Corporation buys, sells, repairs, and disposes of transformers, regulators and reclosures. The company is committed to providing unmatched service to their utility and industrial customers since its founding in Solomon Corporation employs over 600 people at their six locations throughout the US. The Solomon, KS location is the company s corporate headquarters and has grown into a 100,000-square foot facility. The Solomon location provides many services and products, including transformer, voltage regulators, oil circuit reclosures, and LTCs sales, repair and rebuild. LOCATIONS PRE-WORKSHOP TOUR & CLASSES Solomon Corporation 103 West Main, Solomon, KS WORKSHOP CLASSES LOCATION KMU Training Center 2090 E Avenue A, McPherson, KS PLANT LOCATIONS McPherson BPU Power Plant W Avenue A, McPherson, KS Sterling Municipal Power Plant 333 N Broadway, Sterling, KS Ellinwood Light & Power Plant 201 W 1st St., Ellinwood, KS

3 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 POWER PLANT CLASSES & TOURS LOCATION KMU Training Center, 2090 E Avenue A, McPherson, Kansas MCPHERSON BPU PLANT 2 CLASSES & TOURS 1:30-4:30 p.m. Power House & Gas Turbine Units 8:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions General Operations Track 9:15 a.m. Electrical Fundamentals: AC/DC isn t Just a Band 10:15 a.m. Corrosion Control & Water Treatment 11:15 a.m. Fuel/Water Chemistry & Control: Combustion Optimization Maintenance Track 9:15 a.m. Abnormal Operations & Response 10:15 a.m. Operations & Maintenance for Nordberg & Fairbanks-Morse (Runs concurrently) 11:15 a.m. Operations & Maintenance for Nordberg & Fairbanks-Morse (continued) (Runs concurrently) ELLINWOOD LIGHT & POWER CLASSES & TOURS 2:00-4:00 p.m. Fairbanks-Morse O&M STERLING MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT CLASSES & TOURS 2:00-4:00 p.m. Nordberg O&M 5:30 p.m. Workshop Social & Reception 6:00 p.m. Dinner Advanced Operations Track 9:15 a.m. Upgrade or New: Public Power Case Study 10:15 a.m. Environmental Permit Recordkeeping Demystified 11:15 a.m. Physical Security for Generation Facilities 12:00 noon Lunch & Vendor Show CERTIFICATES A certificate of achievement will be sent to the utility managers of each participant. Hours of attendance acquired will be reflected on the certificate. A student registered in an apprenticeship program may be able to use the hours from this workshop toward a portion of the apprenticeship program completion.

4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 INSTRUCTORS LOCATION KMU Training Center, 2090 E Avenue A, McPherson, KS 7:30 a.m. Refreshments & Vendor Show 8:00 a.m. Managing Cybersecurity Threats General Operations Track 9:00 a.m. Protective Relaying 10:00 a.m. Arc Flash Protection for Plant Operators Maintenance Track 9:00 a.m. Fuel & Water System Maintenance Best Practices 10:00 a.m. Preventative Maintenance Roundtable Advanced Operations Track 9:00 a.m. Managing a Changing Electric Industry 10:00 a.m. Continuity of Operations: Strategies for Ensuring a Qualified Plant Workforce Bill Callaway, Clay Center Public Utilities Don Oneslager, City of Coffeyville Rocky Evans, City of Ottawa John Heffner, Duke Energy John Luder, ExLine, Inc. Kyle McLenachen, Fairbanks-Morse Engine Jeff Devilbiss & Richard Vinlander Flint Hills Technical College Steve Payne, Industrial Diesel Services Daniel Bauerkemper, Lutz, Daily & Brain, LLC Tom Saitta, KMEA Larry Holloway, KPP Donna Oehm, Power Plant Compliance Curt Schmidt, Stillwater Electric Utility David Fankhauser & Plant Personnel, Sterling Municipal Power Plant Jim McMullen & Plant Personnel, Ellinwood Light & Power Plant Sean Simpson & Plant Personnel, McPherson Board of Public Utilities KMU Job Training & Safety Staff KMU Power Plant Operator Committee 11:00 a.m. The Value of Public Power Generation 12:00 p.m. Closing Comments, Workshop Wrap-up and Adjourn LODGING KMU has secured a reduced room rate at the following hotels. Please contact the hotels directly to make reservations, and be sure to mention that you are attending the KMU Power Plant Operator Workshop. WHAT TO BRING Most of this workshop will be taught in a classroom setting, and participants are encouraged to bring a note pad and pen/pencil. For the station tour on Wednesday, please bring a hard hat, safety shoes, safety glasses and appropriate outerwear for the weather. HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 2302 E Kansas Ave., McPherson, KS Phone KMU Room Block $94.99/night Cutoff Date 10/24/2017 BEST WESTERN 2211 E Kansas Ave., McPherson, KS Phone KMU Room Block $75/night Cutoff Date 10/31/2017

5 PPO WORKSHOP REGISTRATION REGISTRANTS Please List Names & Titles Please note that track and session choices are for planning purposes only and do not lock registrants into a particular schedule KMU Member pricing has been extended to members of MESO, NMPP, IAMU & MPUA. FEES Check Enclosed Bill City/Utility Workshop Registration $225 EARLY BIRD / $275 REGULAR (members) $300 EARLY BIRD / $350 REGULAR (non-members) Early bird pricing available on or before October 27, City / Utility Address Phone Please return registration by November 10, 2017 to: Kansas Municipal Utilities 2090 E Avenue A McPherson, Kansas ph fx