LEW HANES: Since you plan every two hours, do you adjust during the shift.

BILL MELTON: Planning actually goes on all the time.  I'm constantly comparing my load with similar times in the past.  We get a print-out based on ten minute intervals of the load from yesterday and for previous days.  I can go back and find a day that is comparable to the current day's load.  I continuously compare the ten-minute load data to that day I have found in the past that has comparable temperatures to today.  This comparison gives me some idea of where my load is going for the day.  It gives me something to plan against.  If everything is comparable, you'll know what the peak was for that day and when it was reached.  On the other hand, I've seen days where we tracked right along with the historical data until a little rain shower developed, and the loads started falling behind the historical data.