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I contacted Reason to give them first shot. They will get back to me and
then I will see about getting The Independent Institute involved. - Rob ----- Forwarded by Rob Bradley/Corp/Enron on 05/29/2001 03:56 PM ----- Rob Bradley 05/29/2001 02:13 PM To: Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Re: Economists letter on FERC and California Rick: This letter is disingenuous by not mentioning the retail price cap environment (economists know that price comes from consumer value flowing backward and not historic "cost" flowing forward in even quasi-competitive markets) and not mentioning FERC's action on the wholesale natural gas side. If you want to explore a project where we get a bunch of in-state and out-of-state economists to sign an open letter arguing for lifting retail price caps with electricity from which we could make a case for wholesale J&R rates from demand dampening, I can contact either the Reason Public Policy Foundation or the Independence Institute in Oakland. I mention the latter because they have experience in doing this sort of thing where they publish a signatory list in the newspapers and all that. If so, I can look into this and try to get a price estimate. If so, who on your team should I work with on this? I think a letter from our side could make a good case for what the other side is calling "just and reasonable" by retail price freedom and open access, bilateral transaction institutional reform. - Rob Richard Shapiro 05/29/2001 01:15 PM To: Rob Bradley/Corp/Enron@ENRON cc: Subject: Economists letter on FERC and California Thoughts? ---------------------- Forwarded by Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron on 05/29/2001 01:14 PM --------------------------- Susan J Mara 05/29/2001 12:27 PM To: Jeff Dasovich/NA/Enron@Enron, Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron@Enron, Linda Robertson/NA/Enron@ENRON, James D Steffes/NA/Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Economists letter on FERC and California To Congress. From what I can tell, at least half of these economists are on Edison's payroll. Do we need to take any action? Where are the economists on the other side? Sue Mara Enron Corp. Tel: (415) 782-7802 Fax:(415) 782-7854 ----- Forwarded by Susan J Mara/NA/Enron on 05/29/2001 10:24 AM ----- Peter Bray@NEWPOWER 05/29/2001 08:56 AM To: susan.j.mara@enron.com cc: Subject: Economists letter on FERC and California FYI ----- Forwarded by Peter Bray/HOU/NewPower on 05/29/01 08:55 AM ----- Attached is a letter signed by 10 prominent energy economists expressing "deep concern about the failure" of the FERC to address the problems in the wholesale power markets. It is expected that new Senate Energy Committee Chairman, Jeff Bingaman, will exercise considerable Congressional Oversight Authority to pressure FERC to act to remedy wholesale prices. Late Friday evening, the two new FERC Commissioners were confirmed by the full Senate. - FINALECONOMISTLETTER.pdf
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