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Timothy J. Haines, Deputy Director Tim Haines was appointed Deputy Director of DWR’s California Energy Resources Scheduling (CERS) division by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June 2006. Tim comes to CERS with over 20 years of experience in the electric industry in the areas of organizational structure, power markets, power contracting, and transmission, and generation planning and operation. The first 15 years of Tim’s professional career were spent as an employee of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) where he had a variety of responsibilities. After leaving SMUD, Tim worked as an energy consultant and was involved in advising the State during the energy crisis of 2000/2001. From July 2003 through June 2005, Tim was the Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of the California Independent System Operator. As Deputy Director of CERS, Tim oversees the legal and financial management of a portfolio of long-term energy contracts that are providing electricity to the customer’s of the State’s investor-owned utilities. The Department entered into these contracts during California’s energy crisis. The majority of the contracts will expire by 2012. CERS also services $11.25 billion in revenue bonds. The bonds were issued to repay the General Fund for money borrowed for power purchases during the energy crisis and funding of reserve accounts necessary to maintain an investment grade credit rating. After serving as a member of the U.S. Navy, Tim earned both his Masters of Science in Engineering Management and Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering with Power Concentration from California State University, Sacramento.
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