FW: Comments on the Northeast RTO

Did you attend? Did we file comments?

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Fromer, Howard
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:51 AM
To: Hoatson, Tom; Novosel, Sarah; Allegretti, Daniel; Steffes, James D.; Montovano, Steve
Cc: Guerrero, Janel
Subject: RE: Comments on the Northeast RTO

Tom: What's the point of ths State hearing? Aren't these all issues/questions that FERC has already decided or will decide in the course of ruling on the Business Plan? Is there anything that Maryland can do other than pursue its rehearing request at FERC and then move to the courts?

-----Original Message-----
From: Hoatson, Tom
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:46 AM
To: Novosel, Sarah; Allegretti, Daniel; Fromer, Howard; Steffes, James D.; Montovano, Steve
Cc: Guerrero, Janel
Subject: FW: Comments on the Northeast RTO

See the notice below regarding a hearing at the Maryland PUC next Wed and Thurs to discuss the Northeast RTO. Note the items that the parties are requested to comment on. Comments are due tomorrow but we got an extension until Monday (we received a copy of the notice at a PUC yesterday and it also appeared that many other parties at the hearing saw the notice for the first time yesterday). I assume we want to participate and comment. To that end, if we have a "canned" presentation prepared that discusses the benefits of the RTO (even if it is in Powerpoint format) we could submit this as our comments and use it during the hearing.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Chantel Ornstein" <cornstein@alexander-cleaver.com<@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22Chantel+20Ornstein+22+20+3Ccornstein+40alexander-cleaver+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:46 PM
To: Tom Hoatson
Cc: Gary Alexander; Chantel Ornstein
Subject: Comments on the Northeast RTO

The Maryland Public Service Commission has issued a notice requesting comments on issues surrounding the Northeast RTO. These comments are due Thursday, September 27th. I have gotten an extension until Monday, October 1st for filing.
The Maryland, D.C., Virginia and Delaware Commissions have all petitioned FERC to rehear its July 12th Order on the RTO. FERC has granted rehearing and anticipates issuing its Order on Rehearing on October 31st.
The Maryland Commission will be holding a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 3rd at 11:00 a.m. and Thursday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m. The parties have been asked to file comments on the following issues:
1. Cost Benefit Analysis.
2. Potential energy market savings and the distribution of those benefits through the three ISO regions.
3. Cost of developing new computer programs and systems along with the risks associated with implementation of new systems and business rules.
4. Specific examples of successful and unsuccessful introductions of new energy markets, software, and business rules.
5. Affect on reliability from changing business rules.
6. Impact on transmission rates from uniform transmission pricing.
7. Cost of infrastructure development and the time frame required for successful infrastructure transformation.
8. Information on current energy flows between regions.
9. Guidelines to be used to identify and implement best practices.
10. Examples of successful and unsuccessful mergers between energy management organizations.
This Commission notice is dated September 20th. It was not e-mailed or faxed to any party and I have yet to receive a copy via mail. I received a copy of this notice from the Executive Director TODAY while I was attending a hearing before the Commission.
Please contact me immediately if you would like to submit comments, and I strongly urge that we do.
I will be in hearings most of tomorrow morning, so please send me an e-mail as well as leave me a voice mail, either at the office or on my cell phone.
Office: 410-974-9000
Cell: 410-371-6919
CHANTEL

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