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65b96228-b9ab-4f72-9291-fa4a14ff04c8 29 (Pages 113 to 116) Page 113 1 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Is that correct? 2 MR. TURTELTAUB: Yes. 3 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Board have questions 4 on qualifications? 5 MS. PORTER: Yes. 6 VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION 7 BY MS. PORTER: 8 Q. My question is what specific experience 9 does he have regarding switching stations? 10 A. This is a combination of switching 11 station and a step-down station to go from 230kV down 12 to the distribution voltage as shown on the plans of 13 26kV, and that has been the primary focus of my work, 14 but I've also been involved in designing ring bus 15 switching stations similar to what is existing on 16 this site that is not being -- nothing's being 17 changed as far as the transmission switching. 18 Q. And my only other question would be, 19 what specific experience do you have in New Jersey? 20 A. My experience in New Jersey is limited 21 to working with Sussex Electric co-op, where we were 22 assisting them on getting some transmission -- sub 23 transmission out of a couple of their existing 24 substations for some maintenance work they needed to 25 do. Page 115 1 expert? 2 (No Response.) 3 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Seeing no hands. 4 Mr. Blanton, you said you have a New 5 Jersey license? 6 THE WITNESS: Yes, sir. 7 I'm a professional engineer in New 8 Jersey. 9 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Did you say 10 registered? 11 THE WITNESS: Yes, sir. 12 CHAIRMAN NEUER: You're not a 13 licensed -- 14 THE WITNESS: I am a professional 15 engineer -- I'm a professional engineer licensed to 16 do work in the State of New Jersey. 17 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Are you a licensed 18 professional engineer in the State of New Jersey? 19 THE WITNESS: That is correct, sir. 20 CHAIRMAN NEUER: For how long have you 21 been licensed in New Jersey? 22 THE WITNESS: I want to say it's only 23 been for about five years. 24 CHAIRMAN NEUER: During that period of 25 time -- during that period of time, has your license Page 114 1 So my experience in New Jersey is 2 limited. 3 Q. Okay. So was that with respect to 4 transmission, not -- not specifically with respect to 5 replacement of equipment? 6 A. I have also been involved in numerous 7 substation upgrades or retrofits where you're 8 replacing existing equipment, and one large municipal 9 that we're working with now is upgrading their 10 substations, and we're doing two to three substation 11 upgrades a year where we're

e you're 8 replacing existing equipment, and one large municipal 9 that we're working with now is upgrading their 10 substations, and we're doing two to three substation 11 upgrades a year where we're replacing old existing 12 equipment with newer equipment. 13 You know, and part of that work 14 involved having to maintain power during the entire 15 process to all the members and minimizing the impact 16 that we have with trees and having to stay lots of 17 times inside the existing perimeter of the substation 18 fence. 19 Q. Thank you. 20 But that experience was limited to 21 situations outside New Jersey, correct? 22 A. That is correct. 23 MS. PORTER: Thank you. 24 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Members of the Board, 25 any questions with respect to qualifications as an Page 116 1 ever been suspended? 2 THE WITNESS: My license has never been 3 suspended. 4 I got my -- I am originally licensed as 5 a professional engineer in the state of North 6 Carolina, and I got that license in 19 -- 7 CHAIRMAN NEUER: That's okay. 8 THE WITNESS: -- 1989. 9 I had to look at the plaque on the wall 10 to see the exact date. 11 CHAIRMAN NEUER: And is your New Jersey 12 license currently in good standing? 13 THE WITNESS: Yes, it is. 14 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Then, Mr. Turteltaub, 15 I will recognize Mr. Blanton as an expert in the 16 field of professional -- as a licensed professional 17 engineer with experience in -- oh, I have one more 18 question. I wrote down that you said you've been a 19 consultant since 2017. 20 THE WITNESS: Yes, sir. 21 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Since 2017, have you 22 designed substation replacement or upgrade projects? 23 THE WITNESS: Since 2017, yes, sir. 24 We are working with, like I said, a 25 large municipality in the state of Virginia where