[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6281-6282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-224]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. PL04-2-000 and EL03-236-000]


Compensation for Generating Units Subject to Local Market Power 
Mitigation in Bid-Based Markets, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of 
Technical Conferences

February 3, 2004.
    As previously announced in notices issued January 12 and 28, 2004, 
conferences will be held on February 4 and 5, 2004, to discuss issues 
related to local market power mitigation and the methods of 
compensating must-run generators in organized markets.\1\ The 
conferences will begin at 9 a.m. at the offices of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
Commissioners may attend all or part of the conferences.
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    \1\ In an Order issued December 19, 2003, the Commission 
directed staff to convene a two-part technical conference on 
compensation of must run generating units. Compensation for 
Generating Units Subject to Local Market Power Mitigation in Bid-
Based Markets, 105 FERC ]61,312 (2003).
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    The February 4, 2004 technical conference will include perspectives 
from key industry experts and market participants on local market power 
mitigation and Reliability Must-Run (RMR) issues. A notice issued on

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January 28, 2004, presented a list of speakers for February 4, 2004. A 
revised list of speakers for February 4, 2004 follows.

Agenda for the February 4, 2004 Conference

Morning Session 1 (9-9:20 a.m.)

Presentation on capital commitment/investment decision-making
    Frank Napolitano--Lehman Brothers Inc.
    Jonathan Baliff--Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
    Michael Thomas--Calpine Corporation

Morning Session 2 (9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)

    William Hogan--Harvard University
    Michael Schnitzer--The NorthBridge Group, representing Exelon Corp.
    Roy Shanker--Consultant to generators and financial market 
participants
    David Patton--Potomac Economics, MISO Market Monitor
    Joe Bowring--PJM Market Monitor
    Roy Thilly--Wisconsin Public Power Inc.
    Abram Klein--Edison Mission Marketing & Trading

    Mssrs. Napolitano, Baliff, and Thomas will participate in the 
Question and Answer session.

Lunch Break (12:15-1:30 p.m.)

Afternoon Session 1 (1:30-3 p.m.)

    John Anderson--John Hancock Financial Services
    Jonathan Baliff--Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
    Mark Reeder--New York Public Service Commission
    Steve Wemple--Con Edison and EEI Alliance of Energy Suppliers
    Robert Rapp--KeySpan Energy
    Jonathan Falk--NERA, representing PPL
    Steve Corneli--NRG Power Marketing Inc
    Bob Ethier--ISO-NE Market Monitor
    Gunnar Jorgensen--Northeast Utilities/Select Energy

Afternoon Session 2 (3:15-4:45 p.m.)

    Howard Newman--Warburg Pincus
    Danielle Jassaud--Public Utility Commission of Texas
    John Meyer--Reliant Resources, Inc.

    Judi Mosley--Pacific Gas & Electric Company
    Keith Casey--CAISO
    Ron McNamara--MISO
    Steve Beuning--Xcel Energy

    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646), for a fee. They 
will be available for the public on the Commission's e-Library two 
weeks after the conference. The Capitol Connection offers the 
opportunity for remote listening and viewing of the conference. It is 
available for a fee, live over the Internet, via C-Band Satellite. 
Persons interested in receiving the broadcast, or who need information 
on making arrangements should contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli 
at the Capitol Connection (703-993-3100) as soon as possible or visit 
the Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu 
and click on ``FERC''.
    Questions about the February 4 conference should be directed to: 
Michael Coleman, Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8236, 
[email protected].
    Questions about the February 5 PJM conference should be directed 
to: David Kathan, Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6404, 
[email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-224 Filed 2-9-04; 8:45 am]
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