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From:d..steffes@enron.com
To:janine.migden@enron.com
Subject:RE: ICC- Balancing
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Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:24:54 -0700 (PDT)

We need a model for the entire Midwest independent of the ability to change=
.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: =09Migden, Janine =20
Sent:=09Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:08 AM
To:=09Steffes, James D.
Subject:=09RE: ICC- Balancing

At this point we dont have draft language and we dont have a settlement wit=
h language that allows us to push the way we can in Ohio. My thought was t=
o push for an investigation and see within that context how far we could go=
. At a minimum, if a hearing were to be granted, I think we could end up i=
mproving the balancing rules for IP, CILCO, etc. Com Ed has the most favor=
able provisions and could end up being the model. In my discussions with J=
eff Merola and Rogers Herndon, they can work with this however it is not op=
timal. They need to do a transaction in order to figure out where the bugs=
are.

-----Original Message-----
From: =09Steffes, James D. =20
Sent:=09Tuesday, August 28, 2001 8:39 AM
To:=09Migden, Janine
Subject:=09RE: ICC- Balancing

Janine --

If we have draft tariff language, I'd push pretty hard.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: =09Migden, Janine =20
Sent:=09Tuesday, August 28, 2001 7:53 AM
To:=09Shapiro, Richard; Steffes, James D.; Nicolay, Christi L.; Roan, Micha=
el; Stroup, Kerry; Boston, Roy; Hueter, Barbara A.; Landwehr, Susan M.
Cc:=09Shapiro, Richard
Subject:=09ICC- Balancing

On Friday, I participated in ICC Chairman Mathias' Roundtable on the state =
of competition in Illinois. One of the questions he asked was what the ICC=
could do to improve competition in Illinois. I commented that the ICC cou=
ld commence an investigation on the balancing rules of the various utilitie=
s, having pointed out the problem's with ComEd's and the fact that the othe=
r utilities are even worse. He expressed concern over ICC jurisdiction and=
opined that to the extent that it impacts retail transactions and adversel=
y affects retail competition, the ICC is within its jurisdiction to order t=
he utilities to file an amended OATT before FERC for FERC's approval. I pl=
an to follow-up with a letter to him and all the Commissioners and would li=
ke feedback as to how hard I should push on this. Should the ICC look into=
balancing (to which I give a less than 50% probability) we would have to b=
e prepared to participate. I think it would be highly worth the effort, es=
pecially as far as Illinois Power is concerned, however, I would like some =
feedback as to your views in order to guage how hard to push this.

Thanks,
Janine