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AEP asked the Texas PUC to postpone opening the Texas (outside of ERCOT) re=
tail market because there is no centralized dispatch (per Ron M's testimony= on behalf on AEP). After talking with our SPP folks (I understand that EP= MI has bid to serve a portion of Entergy's load) , Jim's testimony is that = the outside of ERCOT Texas market should open 1/1/02 and that other states = have implemented retail open access without a centralized dispatch model (f= or example, AEP in Ohio, ComEd in Ilinois and Duquense in ECAR/PA). Jim st= ates that while RTOs and central dispatch will certainly facilitate the mar= ket, it is not absolutely required, and that, if AEP thinks that the retail= market will not be competitive without it, then, perhaps, REPS other than = AEP should be the only ones allowed to serve retail load in this part of Te= xas until central dispatch is in place. In addition, he states that the im= balance provisions should be changed and that network firm capacity should = be available to REPs (without the need for protracted system impact studies= , since the load is already being served.) Apparently, Entergy has also changed its mind and now is opposing the 1/1/0= 2 opening of the Entergy/Texas retail market. -----Original Message----- From: =09Steffes, James D. =20 Sent:=09Friday, October 12, 2001 1:37 PM To:=09Herndon, Rogers; Rorschach, Reagan; Acevedo, Rudy; Kroll, Heather; Ni= colay, Christi L.; Maurer, Luiz; Keene, Patrick; Twiggs, Thane; Ryall, Jean= ; Hamb, Edward Subject:=09SPP Retail Market Opening Testimony Attached is the testimony that I filed today asking thh PUC of Texas to ope= n the retail markets in the SPP territory. Thanks, Jim
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