[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52370-52371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4814]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER03-563-030]


Devon Power LLC, et al.; Notice Scheduling Oral Argument

August 25, 2005.
    On June 15, 2005, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an 
Initial Decision in this proceeding.\1\ Certain parties requested oral 
argument before the Commission. On August 10, 2005, the Commission 
granted oral argument and stated that it would issue a subsequent 
notice with the times, agenda and other information.\2\
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    \1\ Devon Power LLC, 111 FERC ] 63,063 (2005).
    \2\ Devon Power LLC, 112 FERC ] 61,179 (2005).

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    Oral argument will be held on September 20, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the 
Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Parties are encouraged to come prepared to discuss the concept of 
Locational Installed Capacity (LICAP) mechanisms, concerns with the 
proposed LICAP, and alternative approaches to LICAP. Parties are 
directed to address the following questions:
    1. Does the proposal (or any alternative approach) provide for just 
and reasonable wholesale power prices in New England, at levels that 
encourage needed generation additions?
    2. Will the proposal (or any alternative approach) provide adequate 
assurance that necessary electric generation capacity or reliability 
will be provided? If so, how?
    3. What are the costs, benefits, and economic impacts of the 
proposal (or any alternative approach), compared to continued reliance 
on the status quo, such as the cost of Reliability-Must-Run agreements?
    Oral argument will begin with a short presentation of the case by 
Commission Trial Staff. It will be followed by a discussion devoted to 
ISO-NE's LICAP proposal and will include a discussion of the above 
posed questions. ISO-NE and the parties aligned with it will begin the 
morning session. They will be allotted a total of one hour and fifteen 
minutes to present their arguments, a portion of which may be reserved 
for rebuttal purposes. The Connecticut Parties, New England Conference 
of Public Utilities Commissioners, and parties aligned with them will 
be allotted one hour and fifteen minutes to respond.
    The afternoon session will be devoted to a discussion of 
alternatives to LICAP. The Connecticut Parties, New England Conference 
of Public Utilities Commissioners, and parties aligned with them will 
be allotted one hour and fifteen minutes to present their proposals and 
arguments, a portion of which may be reserved for rebuttal purposes. 
ISO-NE and the parties aligned with it will respond. They will be 
allotted a total of one hour and fifteen minutes to present their 
arguments. No later than September 13, 2005, the parties in this 
proceeding must notify the Commission of the names of the 
representatives who will speak and the way they desire to allocate 
their allotted time. Parties are also requested to provide no later 
than September 13, 2005 a brief (no more than 20 pages) description of 
each alternative approach they will be presenting, including a 
comparison of each alternative to ISO-NE's LICAP proposal, and a 
description of the alternative's benefits.
    A transcript of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. It 
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.org 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4814 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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