[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 105 (Thursday, June 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32324-32325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2776]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. AD05-11-000 and ER02-1656-000]


Energy Infrastructure and Investment in California; California 
Independent System Operator Corporation; Supplemental Notice of 
Conference

May 25, 2005.
    As previously announced, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC or Commission) in conjunction with the state agencies will hold a 
conference on energy infrastructure and investment on Thursday, June 2, 
2005 in San Francisco, California. Attached is a more detailed agenda 
and list of panelists.
    The one-day meeting will begin at 9 a.m. (PST), and conclude 
shortly after 3 p.m. All interested parties are invited to attend.
    Although registration is not a strict requirement, in-person 
attendees are asked to register for the conference on-line by close of 
business on May 31, 2005 at http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/infra-06-02-form.asp. There is no registration fee. For additional 
information, please contact Sarah McKinley in the Office of External 
Affairs at [email protected].
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-266-6646) for a fee. They 
will be available for the public on the Commission's eLibrary system 
and on the calendar page posting for this event seven calendar days 
after FERC receives the transcript. Additionally, Capitol Connection 
offers the opportunity for remote listening of the conference via Real 
Audio or a Phone Bridge Connection for a fee. Persons interested in 
making arrangements should contact David Reininger or Julia Morelli at 
Capitol Connection (703-933-3100) as soon as possible or visit the 
Capitol Connection Web site at http://www.capitolconnection.org and 
click on ``FERC.''

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.

Conference Agenda--California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness 
Ave, San Francisco, California

    June 2, 2005

9-9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks and Introductions:
    Chairman Pat Wood, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
    Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell, FERC
    Commissioner Joseph T. Kelliher, FERC
    President Michael R. Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission 
(CPUC)
    Commissioner Dian Grueneich, CPUC
    Commissioner John Bohn, CPUC
    Commissioner Susan P. Kennedy, CPUC
    Chairman Joe Desmond, California Energy Commission (CEC)
    Commissioner John L. Geesman, CEC
    President and Chief Executive Officer Yakout Mansour, California 
Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO)
9:45--10 a.m. Presentation: Current Infrastructure and Supply and 
Demand, Jeff Wright, Office of Energy Projects, FERC
10--10:45 a.m. Presentation: Grid Operations and Transmission Expansion 
Planning, Jim Detmers, Vice President of Grid Operations, CAISO

     CAISO outlook for 2005 and 2006
     CAISO grid operations

    [check] Seasonal import/export considerations and coordination
    [check] Magnitude and variability of system and localized 
constraints
    [check] Generation deliverability
10:45-11 a.m. Break
11-12:30 p.m. Roundtable: Supply and Demand Side: Investment and 
Infrastructure
    This panel will address the regulatory and market structures needed 
for an end-state market that provides signals for investment.
    After remarks by the opening panelist, other panelists will each 
have an opportunity to give a prepared 3 minute presentation. With the 
completion of all presentations, there will be an opportunity for 
question and answer and panel discussion.
    Panelists should address:

     Projected California Resource Additions for 2006-2010--Who 
is building?
    [] Technology and Communications 
infrastructure to incent Demand Response
    [] Renewable Energy Resources
    [] Conventional Generation
     Capacity markets
    [] How do capacity markets contribute 
to a stable investment environment? Are capacity markets facilitating 
investment in other regions of the United States?
     Current Investment Climate
    [] What is the perception of California 
from Wall Street as it relates to investing in generation resources?
     Credit and Contracting
    [] What are appropriate/standard credit 
requirements on contracts for physical generating facilities?
    [] How should requirements vary 
depending on the seller's financial condition?
    [] Should credit requirements for 
energy-only contracts differ from credit requirements for contracts for 
physical generating facilities. If so, how?
    [] Are there standards developing in 
the market of which parties should be aware?

    Panelists:

Steven Stoft, Consultant to the CPUC
Mike Florio, Senior Staff Attorney, The Utility Reform Network
Gary Ackerman, Executive Director, Western Power Trading Forum
Brian Chin, Energy Merchant Equity Analyst, Smith Barney Citigroup
Steve Schleimer, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Western 
Region, Calpine
Pedro Pizarro, Vice President of Power Procurement, SoCal Edison
Brian Silverstein, VP, Operations & Planning & Chief Engineer, 
Bonneville Power Administration
Curtis Kebler, Vice President, U.S. Power Trading, Goldman Sachs & Co.

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-3 p.m. Roundtable: Transmission

    After brief presentations by the opening 3 panelists describing 
their respective agencies' roles in the transmission expansion and 
planning process, other panelists will each have an opportunity to give 
a prepared 3 minute presentation. With the completion of all 
presentations, there will be an opportunity for question and answer 
session and panel discussion.
    Panelists will address:
     Who is building and why?
     What are the biggest hurdles to expansion and what are the 
ways to overcome them?
     Ownership: individual or joint and implications for cost 
recovery
     Who is funding: private/public partnerships?
     Does the availability of long term rights impact 
investment?
     The role of the CAISO and the impact of the CAISO's TEAM
     Cost recovery

    Panelists:

    Armando J. Perez, Director of Grid Planning, CAISO
    Tom Flynn, Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, CPUC
    Don Kondoleon, Manager, Transmission Evaluation Program, CEC
    David Parquet, Vice President, Babcock & Brown Power Operating 
Partners, LLC

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    Steve Metague, Director of Electric Transmission Rates, PG&E
    Christopher J. Leslie, Executive Director, Macquarie Securities 
(USA) Inc.
    Jerry Smith, Electric Utility Engineer, Arizona Corporation 
Commission
    Jim Avery, Senior Vice President of Electric Transmission, SDG&E
    Nancy Day, Board of Directors, Los Angeles Economic Development 
Corporation
3 p.m. Closing

[FR Doc. E5-2776 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
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