EPSA Draft FTC Comments

MEMORANDUM

TO: State Issues Committee

FROM: Jane Cahill, State Issues Committee Chair
Samantha Slater, Manager of State & Regional Affairs

DATE: March 26, 2001

RE: EPSA Draft Comments on FTC Request for Comments on
Retail Electricity Competition Plans
? Conference Call on Monday, April 2nd at 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
? Comments Due April 3rd

On February 28, 2001, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a request for
information regarding the outcome to date of the different regulatory and
legislative approaches states have taken to the introduction of retail
electric competition. The FTC is examining various state retail competition
programs to determine which features have resulted in consumer benefits, and
which have not. EPSA's comments do not answer every question in the
Commission's notice, but instead take a broad view of competitive markets to
date. A draft copy of EPSA's comments is attached for your review.

Comments are due at the FTC on April 3rd. We will discuss the attached draft
during our West region conference call on Monday, April 2nd at 2:00 p.m.
(EDT). To access this call, dial 1-800-937-6563 and ask for the
EPSA/Samantha Slater call. Please forward all comments to Samantha Slater
(sslater@epsa.org or 202-628-8200) no later than the close of business on
Friday, March 30th. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about
the draft and cannot participate on the conference call, please contact
Samantha Slater before Monday's conference call.

- FTC Comments 4-01.doc