[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7719]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL01-57-000]


Reliant Energy Power Generation, Inc. and Reliant Energy 
Services, Inc., Complainants, v. California Independent System Operator 
Corporation, Respondent; Notice of Complaint

March 23, 2001.
    Take notice that on March 21, 2001, Reliant Energy Power 
Generation, Inc. and Reliant Energy Services, Inc. (Reliant Energy) 
submitted a complaint against the California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (CAISO) alleging that the CAISO is abusing the 
emergency provisions of its Tariff, wrongfully preventing maintenance 
by Realiant Energy on its generating units, and that the CAISO's 
threatened exercise of export curtailment authority is unjust and 
unreasonable.
    Reliant Energy alleges that the CAISO's actions violate the CAISO's 
Tariff, the Federal Power Act, the Commerce Clause, and the 
Commission's own policies and orders. Reliant energy further alleges 
that the CAISO's actions are causing injury to Reliant Energy, to other 
market participants in the West, and to energy consumers in the West, 
and are threatening the stability and reliability of the entire Western 
grid. Accordingly, Reliant Energy requests that the Commission issue an 
Order clarifying that the CAISO cannot use emergency powers under its 
Tariff to shift the economic burdens of California's economic policies 
to neighboring electricity systems, and to declaring unjust and 
unreasonable curtailment by the CAISO of firm exports to other control 
areas.
    Copies of this filing were served upon the CAISO and other 
interested parties.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions 
or protests must be filed on or before April 10, 2001. Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to 
intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room. This 
filing may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Answers to the 
complaint shall also be due on or before April 10, 2001. Comments, 
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-7719 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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