[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-965]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD05-1-000]


Principles for Efficient and Reliable Reactive Power; Notice of 
Technical Conference

March 2, 2005.
    As announced in a Notice of Technical Conference issued on January 
31, 2005, in the above referenced proceeding, a technical conference 
will be held on March 8, 2005, from approximately 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. 
(EST), in the Commission Meeting Room on the second floor of the 
offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC. All interested persons may attend, and 
registration is not required. Commissioners are expected to 
participate. Attached is the agenda for the conference.
    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 and 
viewing of the conference. It is available for a fee, live over the 
Internet, by phone or via 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.''
    FERC conferences are accessible under Section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free 866-208-3372 
(voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Derek 
Bandera at (202) 502-8031 ([email protected]) or Sarah McKinley at 
(202) 502-8004 ([email protected]).

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.

Reactive Power Conference

March 8, 2005--Agenda

9 a.m.--Opening Remarks
    Richard O'Neill, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
9:15 a.m.--Panel I--Reliability and Technical Issues
    Panelists:
    Donald Benjamin, NERC
    Philip Fedora, Northeast Power Coordinating Council
    Michael Connolly, CenterPoint Energy
    Ronald Snead, Cinergy Services (MISO Transmission Owners)
    Michael Calimano, New York ISO
    Anjan Bose, Washington State University
    Robert O'Connell, Williams Power Company, Inc.
    Terry Winter, American Superconductor
    Eric John, ABB Inc.
11:15 a.m.--Panel II--Short-Term Reactive Power Issues
    Panelists:
    Dennis Bethel, American Electric Power
    Allen Mosher, American Public Power Association
    David Bertagnolli, ISO New England
    Steve Wofford, Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.
    John Lucas, Southern Company
    John Simpson, Reliant Energy, Inc.
    Scott Helyer, Tenaska, Inc.
1 p.m.--Lunch Break
2 p.m.--Panel III--Prospective Reactive Power Solutions
    Panelists:
    Fernando Alvarado, IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee
    Michael Calviou, National Grid USA
    Mayer Sasson, Consolidated Edison of New York
    Steven Naumann, Exelon Corporation
    David Clarke, Navigant Consulting, Inc.
    Harry Terhune, American Transmission Company LLC
    Robert D'Aquila, GE Energy
    Kris Zadlo, Calpine
    Andy Ott, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
4 p.m.--Adjourn

[FR Doc. E5-965 Filed 3-7-05; 8:45 am]
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