# Electricity Market Design and Structure; Notice of Workshop Organization and Agenda
As announced in the Notice of Workshops issued on September 28, 2001, a series of commissioner-led workshops is scheduled for October 15 through October 19, 2001. The workshops will begin at 10:00 a.m., in the Commission meeting room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The purpose of the workshops is to discuss core issues related to the development of efficient electric markets in an era in which electric transmission systems will be operated by Regional Transmission Organizations.
The workshops are open for the public to attend. An agenda with workshop speakers is appended as Attachment A.
Although the Commission will specifically solicit public input in the rulemaking process that is likely to result from the workshops, those who wish to comment now may file written comments in this docket at any time before or within 15 days after the workshops are completed.
During the course of the workshops, it is possible that discussions may overlap with issues pending in the cases listed in Attachment B. The Commission will make every effort to prevent this from occurring. A transcript of the discussion will be placed in each of the listed dockets, if appropriate.
**Filing Requirements for Paper and Electronic Filings**
Comments, papers, or other documents related to this proceeding may be filed in paper format or electronically. Those filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing.
For paper filings, the original and 14 copies of the comments should be submitted to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426 and should refer to Docket No. RM01-12-000.
Documents filed electronically via the Internet must be prepared in WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable Document Format, or ASCII format. To file the document, access the Commission's website at *www.ferc.gov,* click on “E-Filing” and then follow the instructions for each screen. First time users will have to establish a user name and password. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgment to the sender's E-mail address upon receipt of comments. User assistance for electronic filing is available at 202-208-0258 or by E-mail to *[email protected].* Comments should not be submitted to the E-mail address.
All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and will be available for inspection in the Commission's Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426, during regular business hours. Additionally, all comments may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely via the Internet through FERC's Homepage using the RIMS link. User assistance for RIMS is available at 202-208-2222, or by E-mail to *[email protected]. *
**Opportunities for Listening to and Viewing the Workshops Offsite and Obtaining a Transcript**
The workshops will be transcribed. Those interested in obtaining transcripts should contact Ace Federal Reporters at 202-347-3700.
The Capitol Connection will broadcast the workshops live via the Internet and by phone. To find out more about The Capitol Connection's Internet and phone bridge, contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at 703-993-3100 or go to *www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.*
Live and archived audio of the workshops will also available for a fee via National Narrowcast Network. Live audio is available by telephone at 202-966-2211 and by subscription on the Internet at *www.hearing.com.* The Internet audio will be archived and available for listening after the event is completed. Billing is based on listening time.
Anyone interested in purchasing videotapes of the workshops should call VISCOM at 703-715-7999.
Questions about the conference program should be directed to: Saida Shaalan, Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202-208-0278, [email protected]
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
**Agenda**
**Note:**
The Commission workshops will start each day at 10 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. A lunch break will be taken.
**Monday, October 15**
**Morning Session: RTO Markets and Design: Required RTO Markets**
Peter Cramton, Professor, University of Maryland
Mark D. Kleinginna, Corporate Energy Director, Ormet Corporation
John Meyer, Vice President of Asset Commercialization, Reliant
John L. O'Neal, President, Mirant Mid-Atlantic
Roy J. Shanker, Ph.D.
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Afternoon Session: RTO Markets and Design: Optional RTO Markets**
Ed Cazalet, Chairman, Automated Power Exchange
Steven T. Naumann, Transmission Services Vice President, Commonwealth Edison
Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Research Professor of Law, George Washington University
Roy Thilly, President & CEO, Wisconsin Public Power, Inc.
Fiona Woolf, Head of the Electricity Group, CMS Cameron McKenna
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Tuesday, October 16**
**Morning Session: Congestion Management and Transmission Rights**
Reem J. Fahey, Director of Market Policy, Edison Mission Energy
Carol Guthrie, Group Manager for Electric Supply, Chevron
Shmuel Oren, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California Berkeley
Andrew Ott, General Manager of Markets Coordination, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Michael M. Schnitzer, Director, The NorthBridge Group
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Afternoon Session: Planning and Expansion**
Jose Delgado, President & CEO, American Transmission Company
Mark W. Maher, Senior Vice President, Transmission Business Line, Bonneville Power Administration
Laura Manz, Manager of Transmission Planning, PSE&G
Masheed Rosenquist, Director of Transmission Strategy, National Grid
Steve Walton, Enron
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Wednesday, October 17**
**Morning Session: Standardizing RTO Tariffs**
Ricky Biddle,Vice President, Planning Rates and Dispatching, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
Jim Caldwell, Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association
Peter Esposito, Senior Vice President & Regulatory Counsel, Dynegy
Glenn B. Ross, Director of Transmission Policy, Dominion Resources
Audrey Zibelman, Vice President Transmission, XCEL Energy
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Afternoon Session: Cost Recovery Issues**
Craig Baker, Senior Vice President of Regulation and Public Policy, AEP Services Corporation
Susan Kelly, Principal, Miller, Balis & O'Neil
William K. Newman, Senior Vice President, Transmission Planning & Operations, The Southern Company
Steve Ward, Public Advocate, Maine Consumer Counsel
Matthew Wright, Senior Vice President, Pacificorp
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Thursday, October 18**
**Morning Session: Meeting with State Commissioners**
State Commissions Representatives—To Be Named
**Afternoon Session: Standardizing Markets, Business and Other Practices**
Sarah Barpoulis, Senior Vice President, PG&E National Energy Group
William Boswell, Chairman, Board of Directors, GISB
David Christiano, Manager Electric System Control, City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri
Michael Kormos, General Manager of System Operations, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Marty Mennes, VP, Transmission, Operations and Planning, Florida Power & Light Company
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Friday, October 19**
**Morning Session: Market Monitoring**
Charles J. Cicchetti, Miller Chair in Government, Business and the Economy, University of Southern California
Marji Philips, Exelon Power Team
Sonny Popowski, The Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
Craig R. Roach, Principal, Boston Pacific Company
Anjali Sheffrin, Director, Market Analysis, California ISO
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
**Afternoon Session: Mitigation of Market Power**
Richard Cowart, Director, The Regulatory Assistance Project
William Hall, Duke Energy
William W. Hogan, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Paul Joskow, Professor of Economics & Director, MIT Center for Environmental and Policy Research
Robert R. Nordhaus, Member, Van Ness Feldman, P.C.
State Commission Representative—To Be Named
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| PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., et al. | RT01-2-000 |
| Allegheny Power | RT01-10-000 |
| Duquesne Light Co. | RT01-13-000 |
| Avista Corp. et al. | RT01-15-000 |
| Southwest Power Pool, Inc. | RT01-34-000 |
| Avista Corp. et al. | RT01-35-000 |
| Arizona Public Service Co. et al. | RT01-44-000 |
| GridFlorida LLC, et al. | RT01-67-000 |
| GridSouth Transco L.L.C. | RT01-74-000 |
| Entergy Services, Inc., et al. | RT01-75-000 |
| Southern Company Services, Inc. | RT01-77-000 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co. | RT01-82-000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | RT01-83-000 |
| California ISO Corp. | RT01-85-000 |
| Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., et al. | RT01-86-000 |
| Midwest ISO | RT01-87-000 |
| Alliance Companies | RT01-88-000 |
| Southern California Edison Co. | RT01-92-000 |
| California Power Exchange Corp. | RT01-93-000 |
| NSTAR Services Co. | RT01-94-000 |
| New York Independent System Operator, Inc. | RT01-95-000 |
| PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. | RT01-98-000 |
| Regional Transmission Organizations | RT01-99-000 |
| Regional Transmission Organizations | RT01-100-000 |
| Open-Access Same Time Information Systems, Phase II | RM00-10-000 |
| Alliance Companies | ER99-3144-000 |
| American Electric Power Service Co. | EC99-80-000 |
| Illinois Power Co. | ER01-123-000 |
| Commonwealth Edison Co. | ER01-780-000 |
| Ameren Corp. | ER01-966-000 |