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City Commission Special Workshop Presentations Investor Owned Electrical Providers Page 15 PRONOVOST: At the meeting last night where some of us attended, Orlando Utilities reliability numbers were two to three times that of what Florida Power is, so the question I have is, what guarantees or assurances do we have that the reliability numbers with Progress Energy will be as good as our neighbors, such as Orlando. RALEY: I am not sure of the information that you are getting as to the validity of that information or the accuracy of that information, I will tell you that our reliability history is on file with the Public Service Commission and it stands as record. So I am not sure where you are getting that, I know that the citizens of Casselberry are very pleased with the performance of the system here and we will continue to keep it that way. PRONOVOST: I guess, my question really then is, regardless of whether or not the numbers that we are throwing around at last evening's workshop were accurate or not, put that aside for a second and the question really is, what type of assurances or guarantees will we receive in the Franchise Agreement if we went with Florida Power that our reliability here in Casselberry would be at least as good as our neighbors, be it Orlando, be it Florida Power & Light, be it whoever. RALEY: Again, we treat all customers the same and that guarantee holds for any customer on our system and that is that we will get system SAIDI down to an average of eighty. We won't stop there, Mayor Pronovost, it will continue. It is our goal to drive that lower and lower. We have different service territories than some of the City areas that you are talking about, but I can compare several of our major cities that compare favorably or better than some that you have mentioned. It is our intent to continue to treat all our customers favorably and that we will get the reliability improved for everyone. PRONOVOST: Ok last question in terms of reliability is, what performance standards will you agree to or guarantee with regard to all reliability and quality of service here in the City. Again within the franchise agreement itself. RALEY: I am no sure how that question differs from the previous one. 1 think that we have a reliability guarantee, we are governed by the Public Service Commission. That is open record, we do not have the ability to change our rates without going to the Public Service Commission who also has exclusive jurisdiction of that part of our business. We will not disinfavor (?) One area over another. We treat everyone the same and that is, as in the City of Casselberry, very favorable.