[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 87 (Monday, May 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24590-24591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9781]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD08-4-000; Docket No. ER08-633-000]


Capacity Markets in Regions With Organized Electric Markets ISO 
New England, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference

April 25, 2008.
    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on 
February 29, 2008, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) will hold a technical conference on May 7, 2008. The 
purpose of the conference is to discuss the operation of forward 
capacity markets in the ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-NE) and the PJM 
Interconnection, LLC (PJM) regions, and to learn more about the 
proposals of the American Forest and Paper Association (American 
Forest) and Portland Cement Association (Portland Cement), and the 
merit of adopting such changes where appropriate, as described in the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in Docket No. RM07-19-000, et al. 
Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR 
12,576 (March 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,682, at P 25,153 
(2008).\1\ The technical conference will be held from 9 am to 5 pm 
(EDT), in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All interested 
persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required.
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    \1\ In addition to its filing on September 14, 2007, in Docket 
No. RM07-19, which described its proposal, American Forest made an 
informational filing on April 3, 2008, in Docket No. AD08-4.
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    The agenda for this conference, with a list of participating 
panelists, is attached. There will be five panels. The first panel will 
discuss today's long-term capacity markets: Design and early results of 
PJM's and ISO-NE's forward capacity markets. The second panel will 
discuss American Forest's financial performance obligation proposal. 
The third panel will discuss Portland Cement's long-term capacity 
proposal. The fourth and fifth panels will discuss existing and 
alternative capacity market designs. It is possible that the 
discussions may overlap with matters at issue in Docket No. ER08-633.
    As previously announced, a free webcast of this event is available 
through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to 
view this event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's 
Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event 
will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this 
event via television in the Washington, DC, area and via phone-bridge 
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David 
Reininger at 703-993-3100.
    Transcripts of the meeting will be available immediately for a fee 
from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646).
    Commission 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 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about this conference, please contact: David 
Mead, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8028, [email protected], and Tina Ham, Office of the General 
Counsel--Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6224, 
[email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Agenda

Capacity Markets Technical Conference

May 7, 2008

Commission Meeting Room

    9-9:10 a.m.: Welcome from FERC Staff.
    9:10-10 a.m.: Panel I.

Today's Longer-Term Capacity Markets: Design and Early Results for 
PJM's Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) and ISO-NE's Forward Capacity 
Market

    Panelists:

The Honorable Frederick Butler, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of 
Public Utilities
Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New 
England, Inc.
Denis Bergeron, Coordinator of Regional Affairs, Maine Public Utilities 
Commission

    10-11 a.m.: Panel II.

American Forest's Financial Performance Obligation Proposal

    Panelists:

Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, on 
behalf of American Forest & Paper Association
Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New 
England Inc.
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser, Partner, Bates White LLC, on behalf of the 
Electric Power Supply Association
Daniel Allegretti, Vice President and Director of Wholesale Energy 
Policy, Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

    11-11:15 a.m.: Break.
    11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Panel III.

Portland Cement's Longer-Term Forward Capacity Proposal

    Panelists:

Paul R. Williams, President, Liberty Energy Group, Inc., on behalf of 
the Portland Cement Association
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New 
England, Inc.
Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant, on behalf of PJM Power Providers

    12:15-1:15 p.m.: Lunch.
    1:15-3 p.m.: Panel IV.

Discussion on Existing and Alternative Capacity Market Designs

    Panelists:

The Honorable Paul Centolella, Commissioner, Public Utilities 
Commission of Ohio
Dr. William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy, 
Harvard University
John J. Boudreau, Director, Business & Regulatory Strategy, 
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
James F. Wilson, Principal, LECG LLC
Robert M. Loughney, Attorney, Couch White, LLP, on behalf of Multiple 
Intervenors and Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers
Peter Fuller, Director, Regulatory & Market Affairs, New England, NRG 
Energy, Inc.
Raymond DePillo, Vice President, Power Operations & Trading, PSEG 
Energy Resources & Trade

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Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New 
England Inc.
Marie Pieniazek, Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs, 
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.

    3-3:15 p.m.: Break.
    3:15-5 p.m.: Panel V.

Discussion continues

    Panelists:

Randy Rismiller, Manager of Federal Energy Programs, Illinois Commerce 
Commission
Michael Allman, President & CEO, Sempra Generation
Joseph E. Bowring, Market Monitor, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Randall Speck, Attorney, Kaye Scholer LLP, on behalf of the Maryland 
Public Service Commission and the Connecticut Department of Public 
Utility Control
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, on 
behalf of American Forest & Paper Association
Robert G. Ethier, Director, Resource Adequacy and Chief Economist, ISO 
New England, Inc.
Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, on behalf of PJM 
Industrial Customer Coalition and NEPOOL Industrial Customer Coalition
Dr. Eric C. Woychik, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Comverge, 
Inc.
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant, on behalf of PJM Power Providers
Steve Elsea, Director of Energy Services, Leggett & Platt, Inc.

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