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I agree with Donna that we need to present our vision of the RTOs and our
expectations of the shortcomings of the RTO filings prior to the October 15 filing. I would hope that we have a standardized presentation (Enron's policy objectives, regional issues, the good news, what's not right today, etc.) to share with FERC staff. I would guess that we want to set up meetings by RTO / region so as to not overwhelm staff. From my perspective, I'd focus on Cal ISO, NW RTO, MISO, Alliance RTO, Grid South, Florida Transco if I couldn't do all. What do people think? It seems to me that Joe Hartsoe should coordinate all of these meetings and make sure that we are bringing the right people at the right times. Thanks, Jim Mary Hain@ECT 08/30/2000 02:06 PM To: Donna Fulton/Corp/Enron@ENRON, swalton@enron.com cc: Paul Kaufman/PDX/ECT@ECT, Joe Hartsoe/Corp/Enron@ENRON, James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES@ENRON, Sarah Novosel/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Christi L Nicolay/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeff Dasovich/SFO/EES@EES@ENRON, Richard Shapiro/HOU/EES@EES@ENRON, Steven J Kean/NA/Enron@Enron Subject: Re: EPSA Meeting Sounds like a good idea to me. Steve Walton and I have been involved in the NW negotiations. I'd be happy to go to FERC to talk to Alice, Rob, and Mike. Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp. From: Donna Fulton @ ENRON 08/30/2000 11:53 AM To: Joe Hartsoe/Corp/Enron@ENRON cc: James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Sarah Novosel/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Christi L Nicolay/HOU/ECT@ECT, Mary Hain/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeff Dasovich/SFO/EES@EES, Richard Shapiro/HOU/EES@EES, Steven J Kean/NA/Enron@Enron, Joe Hartsoe/Corp/Enron@ENRON Subject: Re: EPSA Meeting Since the rates departments are going to review the October 15 RTO filings, and because we expect many of them to be deficient, I think we can take advantage of some opportunities to set up meetings with the three directors -- Alice Fernandez, Rob Cupina, and Mike Coleman -- to educate them and their staffs on the minimum RTO requirements we feel are necessary for a successful RTO. We can also take this opportunity to let them know some of the weaknesses we expect to see in the filings, so that they can begin to think about these issues before the filings are made. Also, by meeting with FERC staff prior to the filings, we can state our positions without ex parte communications on any specific filings. To make the meetings successful, we'll need to get input and information from the regional people on the status of the RTO negotiations. It might also make sense to have a regional person attend these meetings to provide first hand accounts of what's been happening in the RTO meetings. Joe Hartsoe 08/30/2000 12:14 PM To: James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Sarah Novosel/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Christi L Nicolay/HOU/ECT@ECT, Donna Fulton/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Mary Hain/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeff Dasovich/SFO/EES@EES cc: Richard Shapiro/HOU/EES@EES, Steven J Kean/NA/Enron@Enron, Joe Hartsoe/Corp/Enron@ENRON Subject: EPSA Meeting Sorry -- This apparently was not recieved by everyone. Thanks JOE ---------------------- Forwarded by Joe Hartsoe/Corp/Enron on 08/30/2000 12:01 PM --------------------------- Joe Hartsoe 08/30/2000 08:48 AM To: James D Steffes/HOU/EES@EES, Sarah Novosel/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Christi L Nicolay/HOU/ECT@ECT, Donna Fulton/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Mary Hain/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeff Dasovich/SFO/EES@EES cc: Richard Shapiro/HOU/EES@EES, Steven J Kean/NA/Enron@Enron, Joe Hartsoe/Corp/Enron@ENRON Subject: EPSA Meeting The EPSA meeting in Chicago was successful. In addition to numerous stakeholders, the press was there in full force. It became clear that deregulation is not complete, and that the problem is not deregulation -- but continuing unnecessary regulation. Commissioner Massey's speech on why competition is necessary was actually quite good. His message is approximately 90 percent consistent with Enron's on the wholesale level (He even called for Federal siting authority.). He sees price caps as a stop gap only and votes for them as a last resort. However, he still contradicts himself when he questions the use of single price auctions because they do not work as intended; but, he comments that PJM is working. I and others will work with him to make sure he understands. I spent time with Mike McLaughlin (Director of Corporate Applications) and Rob Cupina (Director of Rates, Central). We spoke about the RTO filings due October 15. I shared my concern that some of the RTO filings may be incomplete and asked what actions FERC may take if the filings are deficient. Mike indicated that the RTO filings will be processed by the rate offices of the three regions (east, central and west) in Dan Larcamp's group (OMTR). He believes that Order 2000 will become as "voluntary" as Order 436 was. If you would like to discuss or have particular questions, please do not hesitate to call -- 202.466.9150 JOE
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