Upcoming Advisory Council Meeting

As you have probably observed, power markets have been severely tested this
summer. There are many underlying causes (demand growth driven by a strong
economy, failure of regulators to quickly grant applications for new
generation, inadequate access to the grid, rate regulation which continues to
insulate end users from real time price signals, etc.). But, the soundbite
on these troubles has been that deregulation has led to problems on the
grid. The knee jerk policy response has been price caps and other threats of
re-regulation.

At the upcoming advisory council meeting, Ken and I were hoping that the two
of you could discuss the issue and help put it in perspective:

How great of a threat is re-regulation.
How might we respond.
How likely is this issue to play a significant role in election politics?