[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29450-29451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11314]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

18 CFR Part 35

[Docket No. AD08-8-000]


Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets

May 13, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is providing an agenda for the technical 
conference to be held in this proceeding on May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. (EST), and detailed information regarding attendance, 
internet access, and transcripts. This conference will provide a forum 
to consider issues related to demand response in organized electric 
markets, as discussed in the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
which was issued on March 8, 2008 in Commission Docket Nos. RM07-19-000 
and AD07-7-000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Irwin, Office of Energy Market 
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6454, [email protected].
    Elizabeth Arnold, Office of the General Counsel--Energy Markets, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8818, [email protected].
    On April 10, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice (April 10 Notice) 
scheduling a staff technical conference in the above-captioned 
proceeding. As stated in the April 10 Notice, the conference will 
provide a forum to consider issues related to demand response in 
organized electric markets, as discussed in the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking issued in Docket Nos. RM07-19-000 and AD07-7-000. Wholesale 
Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR 12,576 
(Mar. 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,682 at P 95 (2008) 
(Competition NOPR). The technical conference will be held on May 21, 
2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), in the Commission Meeting Room at 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The conference will be open for the public to 
attend and advance registration is not required. Members of the 
Commission may attend the conference.
    The agenda for this conference is attached. If any changes occur, 
the revised agenda will be posted on the calendar page for this event 
on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
    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 the Calendar of Events at http://www.ferc.gov 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 conference will be available immediately for a 
fee from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646). They 
will be available for free on the Commission's eLibrary system and on 
the Calendar of Events approximately one week after the conference.
    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:
    Ryan Irwin, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-6454, [email protected].
    Elizabeth Arnold, Office of the General Counsel--Energy Markets, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC

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20426, (202) 502-8818, [email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Demand Response in Organized Electric Markets Technical Conference

May 21, 2008

Agenda

9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
9:20 Presentation by the Honorable Marsha Smith
    Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission and President, 
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), on 
behalf of NARUC.
9:45 Panel 1--Value of and Appropriate Compensation for Demand Response 
in Organized Electric Markets
    This panel explores the value of demand response in organized 
electric markets and appropriate compensation for demand response under 
currently approved tariffs. In particular, this panel addresses the 
issue of ensuring that demand response resources are appropriately 
compensated in a manner that is comparable to other resources. The 
panel will examine whether demand response resources are appropriately 
valued for the benefit that they bring.
     Eric Woychik, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, 
Comverge, Inc.
     Daniel Violette, Principal, Summit Blue Consulting.
     James Eber, Director--Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing, 
Commonwealth Edison Company.
     Lawrence Stalica, Vice President, Linde Energy Services, 
Inc.
     David Brewster, President, EnerNOC, Inc.
     Robert Borlick, Energy Consultant, Borlick Associates.
     David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets 
Strategy, ISO New England Inc.
     Paul Peterson, Senior Associate, Synapse Energy Economics, 
Inc.
11:45 Lunch
1:15 Panel 2--Demand Response in Organized Markets--Barriers to 
Comparable Treatment and Solutions to Eliminate Potential Barriers: ISO 
New England, NYISO and PJM
    This session addresses barriers to comparable treatment for demand 
response in the organized markets in ISO New England Inc., New York 
Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) and PJM Interconnection, 
L.L.C. (PJM) and explores specific solutions for dealing with these 
barriers. Panelists are encouraged to address barriers to comparable 
treatment for demand response beyond those already identified in the 
Competition NOPR.
     The Honorable Anne George, Commissioner, Connecticut 
Department of Public Utility Control; Chair, NARUC Committee on 
Electricity and Co-Chair of NARUC-FERC Demand Response Collaborative.
     Andrew Ott, Senior Vice President--Markets, PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C.
     Henry Yoshimura, Manager, Demand Response, ISO New England 
Inc.
     Paul Tyno, Executive Vice President of Program 
Development, Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.
     Edward Tatum, Jr., Vice President, RTO & Regulatory 
Affairs, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.
     Timothy Roughan, Director of Distributed Resources, 
National Grid USA.
     Sandra Levine, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law 
Foundation.
2:45 Break
3 p.m. Panel 3--Demand Response in Organized Markets--Barriers to 
Comparable Treatment and Solutions to Eliminate Potential Barriers: 
CAISO, Midwest ISO, and SPP
    This session addresses barriers to comparable treatment for demand 
response in the organized markets in California Independent System 
Operator Corporation (CAISO), Midwest Independent Transmission System 
Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO), and Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) and 
explores specific solutions for dealing with these barriers. Panelists 
are encouraged to address barriers to comparable treatment for demand 
response beyond those already identified in the Competition NOPR.
     Dennis Derricks, Director, Electric Regulatory Policy, 
Integrys Energy Group Inc.
     DeWayne Todd, Power Manager, Alcoa.
     Michael Robinson, Senior Manager of Market Design, Midwest 
Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
     Jason Salmi Klotz, Senior Analyst, Energy Division, 
California Public Utilities Commission.
     Joyce Reives, Director, DPL Energy Resources Inc.
     H. Walter Johnson, Principal, Technology Strategies, 
California Independent System Operator Corporation.
     J. Craig Baker, Senior Vice President, Regulatory 
Services, American Electric Power.
4:30 Concluding Remarks

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