Re: RTO West

I wished to review the filing (especially the TOA) and comment along the=20
lines we have before. Unfortunately, I did not have time to read the filin=
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before leaving for vacation. I left the filing on my desk. Hope you had a=
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happy holiday. I don't know if Lysa told you but my mother in law died the=
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day before Christmas so I will be taking off Jan. 4 & 5th to attend the=20
memorial on the East Coast. I'll be checking my E-mails periodically.

Alan Comnes
12/22/2000 12:43 PM
To: "Ronald Carroll" <rcarroll@bracepatt.com<, Mary Hain/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Steve Walton/HOU/ECT@ECT=20
Subject: RTO West

I have not read the filings summarized below.

I am assuming we will not be protesting/intervening but will be focusing on=
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Phase II. Any thoughts otherwise?

Alan Comnes

Avista Corporation, the Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Power Compan=
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The Montana Power Company, Nevada Power Company, PacifiCorp, Portland Gener=
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Electric Company, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., and Sierra Pacific Power Compan=
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RT01-35-000. Amended Supplemental Compliance Filing. On December 1, Avista=
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Corp., the Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Power Co., The Montana=20
Power Co., Nevada Power Co., PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric Co., Pug=
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Sound Energy, Inc., and Sierra Pacific Power Co. (collectively, Concurring=
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Utilities) file an =01&Amended Supplemental Compliance Filing and Request f=
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Declaratory Order pursuant to FERC's Order No. 2000. The Concurring=20
Utilities stated that this filing amends a previous filing made on October=
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23, 2000, in compliance with Order No. 2000. They contended that the Octob=
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23 filing provided Stage 1, only a subset of information required to comple=
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the proposal related to the formation of RTO West. They assert that Stage =
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will include the balance of materials and information needed to complete th=
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RTO West proposal and will be submitted to FERC in Spring 2001. Filing=20
noticed December 15. Protests due January 16, 2001.