[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2593]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD04-13-000]


Assessing the State of Wind Energy in Wholesale Electricity 
Markets; Notice of Technical Conference

October 4, 2004.
    Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host 
a technical conference on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 to assess the 
state of wind energy in wholesale electricity markets. The workshop 
will be held at the Adams Mark Denver Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Denver, 
Colorado 80202. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 
approximately 5 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time). The Commissioners will 
attend and participate.
    The goal of the technical conference is to explore possible policy 
changes that would better accommodate the participation of wind energy 
in wholesale markets. Topics may include:
     The interest in and need for reform to the transmission 
service options under open-access transmission tariffs to better 
accommodate intermittent resources like wind;
     Whether the current methodology for determining imbalance 
charges unduly penalizes intermittent resources;
     The role of regional transmission planning processes;
     The inclusion of wind energy in State resource adequacy 
plans and installed capacity markets; and
     Experiences of transmission providers that currently 
transmit wind energy.
    An agenda will be made available at a later time.
    The conference is open for the public to attend, and registration 
is not required; however, in-person attendees are asked to register for 
the conference on-line by close of business on Monday, November 29, 
2004 at http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/wind-1201-form.asp.
    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 eLibrary system 
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript. Additionally, 
Capitol Connection offers the opportunity for remote listening of the 
conference via the Internet or a Phone Bridge Connection for a fee. 
Interested persons should make arrangements as soon as possible by 
visiting the Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu and clicking on ``FERC.'' If you have any 
questions contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at the Capitol 
Connection (703-993-3100).
    For more information about the conference, please contact Sarah 
McKinley at (202) 502-8004, [email protected].

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-2593 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
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