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< From: Severin Borenstein [SMTP:borenste@Haas.Berkeley.EDU] < Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:14 AM < To: gramlr@pjm.com < Subject: GSPP and UCEI < < Rob: < < I'd say that nearly all of the course is directly relevant for public < policy. I'm attaching the most recent syllabus. I'd love to get some < GSPP students to take it. < < I'd be very happy to be part of a policy forum on electricity. It would < be great if you could get Peace to show up, but he isn't showing much < interest in debating policy these days. Sounds like a great idea. If I < weren't completely swamped with other projects, I'd try to organize such < an event myself. You'd be doing a real service if you would set it up. < < s < < On Tue, 1 Aug 2000 gramlr@pjm.com wrote: < < < Severin, < < Usually 2-4 per year choose energy policy as a primary focus at GSPP (yes, < you < < can use that abbreviation which we alumni are happy about). It sounds like < your < < course should be a top choice of theirs. How much is public policy focused < < versus business focused? How much time is devoted to regulation, antitrust, < < deregulation, market failure? < < < < We're also interested in developing some lecture series. Alumni would love < to < < hear their school mentioned on NPR,C-span, etc if we can get top academics < with < < top policy makers. Dean Nacht is very interested in this. Actually I think < an < < electricity policy seminar would be very timely given this summer's prices < and < < reliability issues, and the fact that the consumers are finally feeling the < < pinch. A public policy forum with you, Jim, Lee Friedman, Steve Peace, a < top < < ISO person or something like that would advance the reasoned debate < < substantially against what is sure to be another emotional political < backlash. < < What do you think? It would probably have more legal and policy issues and < < somewhat less economics than the POWER conference, and be California or US < < focused. If you're willing to participate, I'll check with the Dean and < < probably get the go ahead to develop it. I would be extremely grateful and < would < < make sure the forum suits you. < < Thanks. < < Rob <<<< - syl212.pdf
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