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From:m..presto@enron.com
To:rogers.herndon@enron.com
Subject:RE: Outsourcing of ERCOT Physical Delivery Services
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Date:Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:01:02 -0700 (PDT)

Let's discuss this in our Monday meeting. In general, though, your approa=
ch seems reasonable to me.

-----Original Message-----
From: =09Herndon, Rogers =20
Sent:=09Friday, July 13, 2001 11:55 AM
To:=09Presto, Kevin M.; Will, Lloyd
Cc:=09Misra, Narsimha
Subject:=09Outsourcing of ERCOT Physical Delivery Services

Kevin -

Lloyd and I spoke yesterday about the idea of outsourcing all of EES' next =
30-day physical obligations in ERCOT to the Wholesale Services Desk (Servic=
es Desk). Essentially, we would provide Services Desk with a list of cust=
omers, meters, forecasts, and a net open position (load obligation - hedges=
). Services Desk would fill any net open positions at some hourly index + =
service fee. EWS-Retail would still hedge all forward risks. How we handl=
e load forecasting as it relates to changes in our position needs to be iro=
ned out as far as whose forecasts we use - do we consolidate this function?=
. My view is that 1) Wholesale Services Desk could benefit by getting an =
opportunity to serve retail load and learn in a low risk position and 2) Se=
rvices Desk will ultimately perform a better service than I could begin to =
recreate. I want this to be the model that I can build a case on to outsou=
rce all of our next 30 day physical delivery portfolio across the Eastern G=
rid. Also, Lloyd will be able to best determine what metering capabilities=
we really need to most accurately deliver and work these requirements thro=
ough the Ozzie/PMC model we have been working on. Doug is also interested =
and on board with this concept.

Kevin, you and I can negotiate an overall macro service fee for this stuff=
once we get it ironed out.

What do you think?

Rogers