Leveraging Utility FTTH for Smart Grid and Community Economic Development

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1 Leveraging Utility FTTH for Smart Grid and Community Economic Development February 28, 2018 Jarrod Beeson NineStar Connect Jeff Richardson Tantalus Systems

2 About Tantalus Tantalus is a technology company that helps utilities make smart decisions. The Tantalus Difference Flexible Network Low Latency Interval Data Edge Computing and Analytics Multi-Application Platform AMR to AMI Migration Unmatched Growth 140+ Tantalus serves over 140 cooperative & municipal utilities representing millions of endpoints and consumers across North America and the Caribbean. 85+ New customers since TUNet Multi- Application Users

3 About NineStar Connect 18,800 combined customers/members 14,700 electric meters 855 miles of line over 3 counties 243 sq. mile electric service territory 17.3 meters per mile Merger between Central Indiana Power and Hancock Telecom on Jan. 1, 2011

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5 Brief History 1895 Hancock Telecom founded as telephone company 1936 Central Indiana Power founded as an electric co-op 1983 Both co-ops created the local cable TV franchise that was sold (regrettably) 10 years later to what eventually became Comcast 2002 Hancock began fiber deployment 2009 First discussions about merger 2011 Co-ops merge with 13,000 combined members Today 100% of ILEC customers on FTTH

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8 Fiber Creates Overlapping Goals Electric co-op -- Focus on deploying smart grid and AMI technology through fiber. Telephone co-op -- Focus on selling additional services to new customers.

9 Products and Services Power Voice Broadband IP video Home security Smart Connect Water & sewer

10 Fiber Construction

11 Fiber construction Initial deployments were 100% FTTH AMI deployment: build fiber to collectors only and homes passed Fiber islands

12 AMI Deployment

13 Collector installation

14 Tantalus System Benefits Outage notification Quicker response to outages Power quality monitoring Automated meter reading Time of use Load management Water integration Prepaid metering

15 Electric Territory Preservation Electric service territory lost to annexation Indiana Senate Bill 309 introduced in 2014 to change territory law

16 Electric Territory Losses Over 5,800 acres of service territory since ,200 meters Gross revenue over $16 million annually

17 Electric Territory Preservation Support from Indiana Electric Cooperatives and five IOUs SB309 passed in 2015

18 Why is NineStar offering water/sewer services? Instances of wells being contaminated Growing population strains health of private wells Instances of no septic systems (connections directly into field tiles) Instances of failing septic systems 2/3rds of Hancock County doesn t have a water/sewer provider Lost economic development opportunities Need for local control and input on new development Ability to gain density to keep existing electric and communications services affordable

19 What service will be offered? It will depend on location and need Some locations will just have water or sewer; some locations will have both Anywhere service is offered, fiber optics will be installed NineStar intends to build smart water & sewer systems that will be efficient & provide members with usage data

20 How will NineStar offer these services? Rome wasn t built in a day Over 20 years to build out electric territory Over 15 years to build out fiber optic network Areas most likely to be built first Where new investments are coming into area Where there is the greatest need and/or desire for service

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22 All Services Combined Riley Village 84 homes

23 Tantalus Water AMI Integration

24 Tantalus Water AMI Integration

25 Economic Development County Materials construction Sapphire Springs subdivision Philadelphia subdivision

26 Economic Development Maxwell School WWTP County Materials

27 Economic Development

28 New Subdivision

29 Sewer construction project

30 Planned Developments

31 Contact Information Jarrod Beeson Jeff Richardson Director of Special Projects Solutions Marketing Manager NineStar Connect Tantalus 2243 E. Main Street 1130 Situs Court, Suite 230 Greenfield, IN Raleigh, NC