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Subject:FW: FERC Workshops on RTOs
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Date:Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:07:32 -0800 (PST)

Market Design Workshops on 1/22-1/23. Mainly various ISO speakers.

-----Original Message-----
From: Comnes, Alan
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:11 PM
To: Belden, Tim; Nicolay, Christi L.; Steffes, James D.; Novosel, Sarah
Subject: FERC Workshops on RTOs


Note Day 2 has a Western bent and has Steve Walton speaking on behalf of RTO West.

GAC




Docket No. RM01-12-000 -1-

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Electricity Market Design and Structure Docket No.
RM01-12-000

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Docket No. RT01-2-
001
Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Atlantic City Electric Company
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Metropolitan Edison Company
PECO Energy Company
Pennsylvania Electric Company
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Potomac Electric Power Company
Public Service Electric & Gas Company
UGI Utilities Inc.

Allegheny Power Docket No. RT01-10-
000

Avista Corporation Docket No. RT01-15-
000
Montana Power Company
Nevada Power Company
Portland General Electric Company
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Sierra Pacific Power Company

Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. RT01-34-
000

Avista Corporation Docket No. RT01-35-
000
Bonneville Power Administration
Idaho Power Company
Montana Power Company
Nevada Power Company
PacifiCorp
Portland General Electric Company
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Sierra Pacific Power Company

GridFlorida LLC Docket No. RT01-67-
000
Florida Power & Light Company
Florida Power Corporation
Tampa Electric Company








Docket No. RM01-12-000 -2-

Carolina Power & Light Company Docket No. RT01-74-
000
Duke Energy Corporation
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
GridSouth Transco, LLC

Entergy Services, Inc. Docket No. RT01-75-
000

Southern Company Services, Inc. Docket No.
RT01-77-000

California Independent System Operator Docket No. RT01-85-
000
Corporation

Bangor Hydro-Electric Company Docket No. RT01-86-
000
Central Maine Power Company
National Grid USA
Northeast Utilities Service Company
The United Illuminating Company
Vermont Electric Power Company
ISO New England Inc.

Midwest Independent System Operator Docket No.
RT01-87-000

Alliance Companies Docket No. RT01-88-000

NSTAR Services Company Docket No. RT01-94-000

New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No.
RT01-95-000
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Docket No. RT01-98-
000

Regional Transmission Organizations Docket No.
RT01-99-000

Regional Transmission Organizations Docket No.
RT01-100-000








Docket No. RM01-12-000 -3-

Arizona Public Service Company Docket Nos.
RT02-1-000
El Paso Electric Company EL02-
9-000
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Tucson Electric Power Company
WestConnect RTO, LLC

NOTICE ORGANIZING TECHNICAL CONFERENCE

(January 16, 2002)

As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on
January 9, 2002, Commission staff will hold a technical
conference on January 22-23, 2002, focusing on similarities and
differences between various electricity market designs. This
notice provides the organizational format and agenda. The
sessions are designed to enable attendees to gain a mutual
understanding of these issues and to allow participants to
provide further detail on electricity market operations. The
conference will start each day at approximately 9:30 a.m. and
will adjourn at about 4:30 p.m.. It is scheduled to take place
at the Commission's offices, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20426, in the Commission Meeting Room on the second floor.

The conference is open for the public to attend. The agenda
is attached.

The Capitol Connection offers all open and special
Commission meetings held at the Commission's headquarters live
over the Internet, as well as via telephone and satellite. For a
fee, you can receive these meetings in your office, at home, or
anywhere in the world. To find out more about the Capitol
Connection's live Internet, phone bridge, or satellite coverage,
contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at (703) 993-3100, or
visit www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. The Capitol Connection also
offers FERC open meetings through its Washington, D.C.-area
television service.

Additionally, live and archived audio of FERC public
meetings are available for a fee via National Narrowcast
Network's Hearings.com (sm) and Hearing-On-The-Line (r) services.
Interested parties may listen to the conference live by phone or
web. Hearings.com audio will be archived immediately for
listening on demand after the event is completed. Call (202)
966-2211 for further details.


Those interested in obtaining transcripts of the conference
need to contact Ace Federal Reporters at (202) 347-3700 or (800)
336-6646. Anyone interested in purchasing videotapes of the
meeting should call VISCOM at (703) 715-7999.








Docket No. RM01-12-000 -4-

Other questions about the conference program should be
directed to:

Saida Shaalan
Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
(202) 208-0278
saida.shaalan@ferc.fed.us





Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary















Docket No. RM01-12-000 -5-

Electricity Market Design and Structure Conference

AGENDA


Day One: Tuesday, January 22, 2002
9:30
a.m.

Opening Remarks and Overview of Existing or Planned Market
Designs in Eastern Interconnection (FERC Staff )


Presentation by PJM Interconnection (PJM)
Andrew L. Ott , General Manager, Market Coordination
Day-ahead Energy Market, Real-time Energy Market, Transmission
Service Markets, Financial Transmission Rights, Operating
Reserves Markets, Long Term Capacity Markets, Market Monitoring
and Market Mitigation (There will be a 15 minute break during
the presentation)

Lunch

Presentation by New York Independent System Operator (NYISO)
Charles King, Vice President, Market Services
Presentation will focus on differences between NYISO and PJM in
these areas.
Day-ahead Energy Market, Real-time Energy Market, Transmission
Service Markets, Financial Transmission Rights, Operating
Reserves Markets, Long Term Capacity Markets, Market Monitoring
and Market Mitigation

Break

Presentation by ISO-New England Inc. (ISO-NE)
David La Plante, Vice President, Markets Development
Discussion of adoption and implementation of Standard Market
Design within ISO-NE

Presentation by Midwest ISO (MISO)
Roberto Paliza, Principal Consultant
Discussion of long-term congestion model for MISO

Adjournment (Approximately) 4:30
p.m.








Docket No. RM01-12-000 -6-

Day Two: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:30
a.m.

Opening Remarks (FERC Staff)

Presentation by RTO West
Steven L. Walton, Member of the RTO West Coordinating Team,
and
Others
Discussion of long-term congestion management plan including
issues related to hydroelectric plants.

Break

Presentation by Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Sam Jones, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer
Description of market design including congestion management in
ERCOT.

Lunch

Roundtable Discussion of Energy Markets, Transmission Services
and Rights, and Operating Reserves
(Participants: Andrew L. Ott, General Manager, Market
Coordination, PJM
Charles King, Vice President, Market Services, NYISO
David La Plante, Vice President, Markets Development,
ISO-NE
Roberto Paliza, Principal Consultant, MISO
Steven L. Walton, Member of the RTO West Coordinating
Team

Sam Jones, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, ERCOT

Amir Shalaby, Manager Regulatory & Government Affairs,
Independent Electricity Market Operator of
Ontario; and

Stephen Greenleaf, Director of Regulatory Policy,
California Independent System Operator


Adjournment (Approximately) 4:30
p.m.