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Market Participants:
The CAISO has posted its draft Congestion Management Reform (CMR) recommendation on its web site at http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/congestionreform.html <http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/congestionreform.html<; . This document recommends changes to the CAISO's current Congestion Management process and related features of its business practices and operations. This is a draft document, albeit one that we believe reflects significant effort and thought on the part of both the stakeholders who provided the initial input and the interdisciplinary design team that drafted this document. This CMR recommendation represents an essential milestone in the broader Congestion Management Reform Project. The first stage involved soliciting stakeholder input regarding the problems to be solved, alternative solutions to address these problems, and criteria for evaluating reform proposals. The second stage involved the CAISO's crafting an integrated, internally consistent reform package utilizing the ideas developed with and/or by Stakeholders in stage one. This document contains the CAISO's draft recommendation. We emphasize that, although we believe this recommendation package to be a necessary milestone in the Congestion Management Reform Project, it is not intended to predispose the final design. We are actively soliciting Stakeholders' comments and critiques concerning this recommendation over the coming weeks (stage three of the CMR project). Once the next round of stakeholder input has been assessed, the CAISO will revise this CMR recommendation. The revised recommendation will be presented to the CAISO Governing Board for discussion and review only on August 1 (no Board action requested). The CMR recommendation will continue to be developed through August and the final recommendation will be submitted to the CAISO Governing Board for approval at the September 6th and 7th meeting. The approved CMR recommendation will be prepared (in conjunction with Stakeholders) for the final Tariff filing to FERC in November (stage four). A revised, detailed calendar will be presented at the CMR Stakeholder meetings on July 13 and 14. At the July 13 and 14 Stakeholder meetings, the CAISO will present the entire recommendation, section-by-section and provide the opportunity for Stakeholders to clarify their understanding of what is being proposed. Shortly thereafter, we will hold additional Stakeholder meetings to facilitate detailed discussion of individual elements of the recommendation. Additional meeting dates will be discussed on July 14 at the meeting. We look forward to reviewing this proposal with you and receiving your comments. The CAISO welcomes any and all comments and critiques of this recommendation. We appreciate your attention and efforts in this endeavor to reform the Congestion Management process. Byron Woertz Director, Client Relations
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