[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4823-4824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1418]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER00-3591-000, ER00-1969-001, ER01-94-000, and ER01-180-
000]


New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Supplemental Notice 
of Technical Conference

January 11, 2001.
    The December 11, 2000, notice in this proceeding indicated that a 
technical conference will be held on January 22 and 23, 2001. That 
conference will be held in Hearing Rooms 5 and 6 (which will be 
combined to form one large room) at the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
conference will commence at 9:30 a.m. on January 22, 2001.
    The agenda for the conference is set forth below. To facilitate 
efficient discussion, the various industry sectors should designate a 
spokesperson for their sector, although additional views may be stated 
as necessary. By 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2001, participants should 
inform Stanley Wolf at 202-208-0891 or [email protected] or 
Penny Murrell at 202-208-0531 or [email protected], who the 
spokesperson for the industry sectors are, and for which sessions/
topics listed below. If the industry sector cannot reach consensus on 
its selection of spokespersons, members of that sector may separately 
inform Mr. Wolf or Ms. Murrell of their selections. Staff may select 
some or all of these to participate in the discussions. Rather than 
repeat at length prior pleadings, spokespersons are requested to merely 
refer to such pleadings where appropriate.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.

Technical Conference Schedule

Day 1: Morning Session 9:30-12:30

I. State of the Markets--Panel--3 hours
    This panel will be comprised of a representative from each sector 
including, NYISO, Transmisison Owners, the Public Service Commission of 
New York State, Generators, Power Marketers, Endusers, and Public Power 
and Environment. The discussion will focus on the overall state of 
NYISO's markets; how things are going overall; whether the markets are 
generally working; what the major problems are in the markets; whether 
there are structural issues; whether there are any major problems with 
market rules and, if so, the solutions to the problems. This session 
will include a presentation by NYISO's Project Priority Team on the 
current status of its efforts to identify and assign priorities to the 
tasks facing the NYISO, focusing on preparations for the Summer 2001.

    Lunch

Day 1: Afternoon Session 1:30-6:00

II. Energy Markets: What needs to be in place by Summer 2001? 3\1/2\ 
hours
    This session will start with a presentation by NYISO on the changes 
that are proposed to be in place by Summer 2001. Discussions can 
include the details of the specific projects and whether the priorities 
proposed for theses projects are reasonable. The discussion may include 
the following topics:

    NYISO ``hybrid'' fixed block generation pricing proposal
    Out of merit commitment
    Prorata curtailments
    System security and adequacy during Summer 2001
    Other reliability concerns
    NOX issues
    Demand Response Mechanism
    Billing issues
    Data posting requirements
    Communication and market information issues
III. Non-Spinning Reserves Markets--1 hour
    This presentation will begin with a presentation by NYISO regarding 
the state of its NSR markets and the projects underway to make this a 
more competitive market. Discussions will follow concerning the short-
term and long-term problems associated with these markets and the 
changes that are necessary to address these problems. Topics include:

    Competitiveness of 10-minute non-spinning reserves markets
    Physical self-supply of operating reserves
    Use of western resources to meet operating reserves requirements
    Locational pricing

Day 2: Morning Session 9:30-12:00

IV. Market Protection Measures--2\1/2\ hours
    This session will include a presentation by NYISO regarding the use 
of its authority under its TEP. Discussions should follow regarding the 
extent of NYISO's price corrections and issuances of Extraordinary 
Corrective Actions (ECAs) under this authority and whether certain 
authority of the TEP should continue temporarily or if certain 
authority should be made a permanent part of the tariff. Participants 
may also discuss participant proposals concerning various market 
protection measures such as: circuit breaker, bid caps, in-city 
mitigation, and expanded rate correction authority

    Lunch

Day 2: Afternoon Session 1:00-4:30

V. Energy Markets: Longer-term Fixes--2 hours
    This session will start with a presentation by NYISO regarding the 
longer term changes necessary in its energy markets. Discussions can 
focus on the projects that will need to be in place in the longer term 
and whether the priorities established for these changes are 
reasonable. Topics include:


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    Central East constraint
    Generation
    Seams Issues (RTOs)--Impact of NYISO practices and procedures on 
regional transactions
    Balancing Market Evaluation (BME) performance and improvements
    Virtual bidding, trading hubs and other proposals enhancing 
liquidity
VI. Next Steps--1\1/2\ hours
    This session will be used to finalize a list of priorities for 
projects in the energy and NSR markets and to establish deadlines for 
their completion. This session will also be used to establish any 
further procedures required, including setting dates for initial and 
reply comments.

[FR Doc. 01-1418 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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