[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 140 (Friday, July 19, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 37732] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-18368] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket Nos. ER96-1663-000; EC96-19-000; EL96-48-000] Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Technical Conference July 15, 1996. Notice is hereby given that the Commission will convene a technical conference in the captioned proceedings on Thursday, August 1, 1996, at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The technical conference will commence at 9:30 a.m. and will consist of five panels, as outlined on the Attachment to this Notice. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. Attachment WEPEX CONFERENCE AGENDA Docket Nos. ER96-1663-000, EC96-19-000, EL96-48-000 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. August 1, 1996, 9:30 am Introduction--Elizabeth Moler, Chair California Public Utilities Commission's Orders California commissioners will present an overview of the California Public Utilities Commission orders requiring restructuring of the electric power industry in the State of California The Honorable P. Gregory Conlon, President. The Honorable Daniel Wm. Fessler, Commissioner. Applications of the Three California Public Utilities Panelists will present an overview of the applications made to this Commission by the California public utilities in compliance with the California PUC orders. John E. Bryson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Southern California Edison Company. Thomas A. Page, Chairman of the Board, San Diego Gas and Electric Company. Jim Macias, Vice President and General Manager, Transmission Business, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Issues of Governance of the ISO and Power Exchange Panelists will address the governance of the ISO and power exchange. The Honorable Charles R. Imbrecht, President, California Energy Commission William R. McCarley, General Manager, Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power David Sokol, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, CalEnergy Company, Inc. Lloyd Harvego, Executive Director, Transmission Agency of Northern California Robert Finkelstein, Attorney, Toward Utility Rate Normalization Market Power Issues Panelists will address market power issues raised by the applications. Paul Joskow, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics and Management Head, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michael McDonald, General Manager, Northern California Power Agency Keith R. McCrae, California Manufacturers Association Eric Woychik, Utility Consumers Action Network Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director, Independent Energy Producers Association Transmission Issues Panelists will address issues related to transmission service, including pricing and the proposed classification of facilities as transmission and local distribution for purposes of retail transmission. Steve Keane, Vice President, Enron Capital and Trade Jan Schori, General Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District Lee Stewart, Senior Vice Presidents, Southern California Gas Company Dan Herdocia, Chief, Power Contracts, California Department of Water Resources John Ballance, Manager of Grid Dispatch, Southern California Edison Company William W. Hogan, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University [FR Doc. 96-18368 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M