# Capacity Markets in Regions With Organized Electric Markets ISO New England, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference
As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on February 29, 2008, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will hold a technical conference on May 7, 2008. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the operation of forward capacity markets in the ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-NE) and the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) regions, and to learn more about the proposals of the American Forest and Paper Association (American Forest) and Portland Cement Association (Portland Cement), and the merit of adopting such changes where appropriate, as described in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in Docket No. RM07-19-000, *et al. Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets,* 73 FR 12,576 (March 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 32,682, at P 25,153 (2008). [^1] The technical conference will be held from 9 am to 5 pm (EDT), in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All interested persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required.
[^1] In addition to its filing on September 14, 2007, in Docket No. RM07-19, which described its proposal, American Forest made an informational filing on April 3, 2008, in Docket No. AD08-4.
The agenda for this conference, with a list of participating panelists, is attached. There will be five panels. The first panel will discuss today's long-term capacity markets: Design and early results of PJM's and ISO-NE's forward capacity markets. The second panel will discuss American Forest's financial performance obligation proposal. The third panel will discuss Portland Cement's long-term capacity proposal. The fourth and fifth panels will discuss existing and alternative capacity market designs. It is possible that the discussions may overlap with matters at issue in Docket No. ER08-633.
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*For more information about this conference, please contact:* David Mead, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8028, *[email protected],* and Tina Ham, Office of the General Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6224, *[email protected].*
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
**Agenda**
**Capacity Markets Technical Conference**
**May 7, 2008**
**Commission Meeting Room**
9-9:10 a.m.: *Welcome from FERC Staff.*
9:10-10 a.m.: *Panel I.*
**Today's Longer-Term Capacity Markets: Design and Early Results for PJM's Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) and ISO-NE's Forward Capacity Market**
*Panelists:*
The Honorable Frederick Butler, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New England, Inc.
Denis Bergeron, Coordinator of Regional Affairs, Maine Public Utilities Commission
10-11 a.m.: *Panel II.*
**American Forest's Financial Performance Obligation Proposal**
*Panelists:*
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, on behalf of American Forest & Paper Association
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New England Inc.
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser, Partner, Bates White LLC, on behalf of the Electric Power Supply Association
Daniel Allegretti, Vice President and Director of Wholesale Energy Policy, Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
11-11:15 a.m.: *Break.*
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: *Panel III.*
**Portland Cement's Longer-Term Forward Capacity Proposal**
*Panelists:*
Paul R. Williams, President, Liberty Energy Group, Inc., on behalf of the Portland Cement Association
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New England, Inc.
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant, on behalf of PJM Power Providers
12:15-1:15 p.m.: *Lunch.*
1:15-3 p.m.: *Panel IV.*
**Discussion on Existing and Alternative Capacity Market Designs**
*Panelists:*
The Honorable Paul Centolella, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Dr. William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy, Harvard University
John J. Boudreau, Director, Business & Regulatory Strategy, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
James F. Wilson, Principal, LECG LLC
Robert M. Loughney, Attorney, Couch White, LLP, on behalf of Multiple Intervenors and Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers
Peter Fuller, Director, Regulatory & Market Affairs, New England, NRG Energy, Inc.
Raymond DePillo, Vice President, Power Operations & Trading, PSEG Energy Resources & Trade
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New England Inc.
Marie Pieniazek, Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.
3-3:15 p.m.: *Break.*
3:15-5 p.m.: *Panel V.*
**Discussion continues**
*Panelists:*
Randy Rismiller, Manager of Federal Energy Programs, Illinois Commerce Commission
Michael Allman, President & CEO, Sempra Generation
Joseph E. Bowring, Market Monitor, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Randall Speck, Attorney, Kaye Scholer LLP, on behalf of the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, on behalf of American Forest & Paper Association
Robert G. Ethier, Director, Resource Adequacy and Chief Economist, ISO New England, Inc.
Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, on behalf of PJM Industrial Customer Coalition and NEPOOL Industrial Customer Coalition
Dr. Eric C. Woychik, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Comverge, Inc.
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant, on behalf of PJM Power Providers
Steve Elsea, Director of Energy Services, Leggett & Platt, Inc.