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FERC Order Issued 3/28/01 Rejecting SPP/Entergy=01,s RTO=20
The Commissioners were generally displeased by SPP and Entergy=01,s lack o= f=20 substantive work toward complying with the Commission=01,s previous orders = and=20 failure to sufficiently discuss the feasibility of a broader RTO. As Chair= =20 Herbert said: SPP should have read the Commission=01,s order in May and ta= ken=20 it more seriously. (Issues for possible rehearing are ****). ? The Commission declined to approve SPP=01,s scope and configuration becau= se=20 the SPP members remain uncommitted to the RTO and have not made a decision = to=20 transfer operational control and the SPP/Entergy relationship remains=20 somewhat undefined. The Commission wants to see evidence of serious effort= s=20 to form RTOs that combine current RTO proposals and Entergy and SPP must fi= le=20 a report by May 25 addressing this scope issue. o Bulk power sales and purchase figures indicate that natural markets exte= nd=20 beyond the SPP RTO borders. There are significant sales and purchases=20 between SPP and SERC (and Midwest companies to a lesser extent.) o Expect the existing TOs to file Section 203 applications to transfer=20 control of transmission to SPP. o MOU must be clarified to demonstrate that the minimum requirements of an= =20 RTO, such as operational authority, ATC calculation and planning/expansion,= =20 will be met. ? Approves Entergy=01,s proposal for a Managing Member that controls all vo= ting=20 rights to the Transco and approves Entergy=01,s Board approval process (sta= tes=20 that Entergy would control no more than two of the selection committee=01,s= =20 seven members).=20 ? Allows Southwestern Public Service Company to satisfy its merger obligati= on=20 by joining SPP instead of MISO. ? The Commission did not address EPMI=01,s motion to condition market based= rate=20 authority on RTO participation.******
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