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MCR Transmission Strategy Services RTO Membership Evaluation r` ! WHAT WE DO: MCR conducts economic and risk analysis using MCR's RTO Membership Evaluation Model TM to assess whether it makes financial �' sense to become a transmission owner in an RTO, such as MISO or SPP. ;� {, WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING: "MGR helped us analyze the benefits „ ° r and costs of becoming a MISO transmission owner. MCR was very timely, was within budget, met or exceeded our expectations with regards to the information supplied and the support for the filing."--Transmission Planning Manager, joint action agency "They have done this for others and brought that history and knowledge base of what they've run into previously and were able to guide us through potential pitfalls that we might run into."—General Manager, municipal utility Working with MCR: Industry Know _ At MCR, our collective knowledge is our most prized asset. Our staff has extensive previous experience working in the utility industry, participates in `,° industry organizations and monitors industry changes. Furthermore,we “A1.11 ;'Ca a w openly communicate with clients (past, present and future)to determine the issues they face in the context of industry changes. WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING: "MCR helped me understand the industry issues and how we can translate them into transmission revenues."—CFO,joint action agency "They were willing to take on challenges that i don't think other consultants would be willing to do. Yet, they were able to help us stay disciplined and realistic about what strategies we should be willing to take on." —CEO,joint action agency "I was extremely impressed with MCR and their ability to guide us through the Attachment 0 process. They have a great deal of knowledge in FERC accounting and properly filling out and mapping the accounts." —General Manager, municipal utility MCR provides knowledge and services that cannot be duplicated anywhere else. We relentlessly work to provide value to our clients. WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING: "MCR was very helpful and very 46/l rf�♦f` informative in terms of teaching me what the Attachment 0 does for my r f/ organization. For our agency and three of our members, MCR was able to 4� point out some significant areas where we weren't recovering all we could; and, for one of those organizations, those numbers were substantial."--CFO,joint action agency "As a municipal utility, we don't have available resources to devote to transmission. It's well worth the investment dollars to hire MCR to get additional information and insights we wouldn't otherwise achieve." --General Manager, municipal utility 94