[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45248-45249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19086]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER11-2875-001, ER11-2875-002; Docket No. EL11-20-001]


PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Power Providers Group v. PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C.; Supplemental Notice of Staff Technical 
Conference

    On June 13, 2011, the Commission issued an order in this proceeding 
establishing a staff technical conference.\1\ This notice establishes 
the agenda and topics for discussion at the technical conference, which 
will be held on July 28, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT) in the 
Commission Meeting Room at the Commission's headquarters, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC. Commission staff will lead the technical 
conference, and representatives from the following entities will 
participate as panelists: American Public Power Association, Dominion 
Resources Services, Inc., Maryland Public Service Commission, 
Monitoring Analytics, L.L.C., National Rural Electric Cooperative 
Association, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, PJM Interconnection, 
L.L.C., PJM Load Group, PJM Power Providers Group, and PSEG Companies. 
All interested parties are invited to attend, and registration is not 
required.
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    \1\ PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 135 FERC ] 61,228 (2011).
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    The issues and questions to be discussed during this conference are 
attached. The purpose of the technical conference is to provide 
Commission staff and interested parties an opportunity to explore the 
applicability of PJM's Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to resources 
designated as ``self supply.''
    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 on 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 DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If 
you have any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call 
(703) 993-3100.
    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 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information on this conference, please contact Jonathan 
Fernandez at [email protected] or (202) 502-6604.

    Dated: July 22, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.

Discussion Questions for Technical Conference on Self Supply and PJM's 
Minimum Offer Price Rule

July 28, 2011

Agenda
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
    1. Explain your understanding of how new resources designated as 
``self supply'' would commit, clear, and be compensated in PJM's base 
residual auction prior to the April 12, 2011 Order.
    2. Explain the conditions under which exempting new self-supply 
resources from PJM's MOPR would not

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present the opportunity to exercise buyer market power.
    3. Explain how the Commission's April 12 Order may impact long-term 
resource planning.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--Break
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    4. Does the same incentive to exercise buyer market power exist for 
buyers who largely or totally self-supply as compared to buyers who 
self-supply only a small portion of their load?
    5. Does the same incentive to exercise buyer market power exist for 
small load serving entities as compared to large load serving entities?
    6. Would the market power concern about using self-supply be 
alleviated if the self-supplied resources are acquired through a 
procurement process that does not discriminate between new and existing 
resources? If yes, what factors should be analyzed to determine whether 
a procurement process is non-discriminatory?
    7. Explain why the Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) Alternative is 
or is not a viable alternative for those wishing to self-supply.
    8. What other alternatives to the FRR option would allow parties to 
self-supply while deterring buyer market power?
Panelists
 Patrick McCullar, President & CEO, Delaware Municipal Electric 
Corporation, Inc., representing American Public Power Association
 Gregory J. Morgan, Managing Director of Regulated Operations, 
Dominion Virginia Power, representing Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
 Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Chairman, Maryland Public Service 
Commission
 Dr. Joseph E. Bowring, Market Monitor, Monitoring Analytics, 
L.L.C.
 David L. Mohre, Executive Director, Energy & Power Division, 
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
 Lee A. Solomon, President, New Jersey Board of Public 
Utilities
 Andrew Ott, Senior Vice President-Markets, PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C.
 Mark Scott, Director, Structured Trading, Customized Energy 
Solutions, representing PJM Load Group
 Dr. Roy Shanker, Consultant, PJM Power Providers Group
 Dr. William Hogan, Professor, Harvard University, representing 
PSEG Companies
[FR Doc. 2011-19086 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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