[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45521-45522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18063]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD13-7-000]


Centralized Capacity Markets in Regional Transmission 
Organizations and Independent System Operators:Supplemental Notice of 
Technical Conference

    As announced in the Notice issued on June 17, 2013,\1\ the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will hold a technical 
conference on September 25, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 
p.m., to consider how current centralized capacity market

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rules and structures are supporting the procurement and retention of 
resources necessary to meet future reliability and operational needs. 
The conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A preliminary 
agenda for this conference is attached. This conference is free of 
charge and open to the public. Commission members may participate in 
the conference.
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    \1\ Centralized Capacity Markets in Regional Transmission 
Organizations and Independent System Operators, Docket No. AD13-7-
000 (June 17, 2013).
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    Those interested in speaking at the technical conference should 
notify the Commission by August 9, 2013 by completing the online form 
at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/cap-markets-09-25-13-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please provide 
an abstract (700 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose to 
address. Due to time constraints, we expect to not be able to 
accommodate all those interested in speaking. If you have not already 
done so, those who plan to attend the technical conference are strongly 
encouraged to complete the registration form located at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/cap-markets-09-25-13-form.asp. 
There is no registration deadline to attend the conference.
    Selected speakers will be notified as soon as possible and will be 
required to provide written comments by Friday, September 6, 2013. 
These comments should serve as the selected speakers' opening remarks. 
The discussion at the technical conference will focus on the written 
comments submitted by speakers and on questions from Staff and 
Commissioners.
    The technical conference will not be transcribed. However, there 
will be a free webcast of the conference. The webcast will allow 
persons to listen to the technical conference, but not participate. 
Anyone with Internet access who wants to listen to the conference can 
do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and 
locating the technical conference on the Calendar. The technical 
conference will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection 
provides technical support for the webcast and offers the option of 
listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any 
questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.\2\
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    \2\ The webcast will continue to be available on the Calendar of 
Events on the Commission's Web site www.ferc.gov for three months 
after the conference.
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    Information on the technical conference will be posted on the 
Calendar of Events on the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?ID=6944&CalType=%20&CalendarID=116&Date=09/25/2013&View=Listview, prior to the conference.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    For more information about the technical conference, please 
contact: Shiv Mani (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and 
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8240, [email protected]. Eric 
Eversole (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8697, [email protected].
    Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External 
Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, [email protected].

    Dated: July 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Centralized Capacity Markets in Regional Transmission Organizations and 
Independent System Operators Docket No. AD13-7-000

September 25, 2013
Preliminary Agenda
    9:00 am-9:15 am Welcome and opening remarks
    9:15 am-10:45 am The role of centralized capacity markets in 
assuring resource adequacy
    In the first morning session, ISO New England, Inc., PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C., and New York Independent System Operator will 
provide a brief overview of the goals and basic structure of their 
respective centralized capacity markets, including a discussion of why 
each region chose key market design elements and how each market is 
achieving its stated goals.
    10:45 am-12:15 pm Mechanics of current centralized capacity markets
    The second morning session will address basic design elements of 
centralized capacity markets, such as the forward commitment period, 
the demand curve and the establishment of locational and regional 
planning requirements, as well as the interaction among these design 
elements with energy and ancillary services markets. Panelists will be 
asked to address these issues in the context of the goals and 
objectives of the centralized capacity markets.
    12:15 pm-1:15 pm Lunch
    1:15 pm-2:45 pm Adapting to industry changes
    The first afternoon session builds on the previous panel and 
introduces for discussion the impact of State and Federal policy 
considerations and emerging technologies on the goals and objectives of 
centralized capacity markets. Panelists will be asked to identify 
current and potential policy drivers (e.g., environmental regulations, 
renewable portfolio standards, state resource planning policies, 
emerging technologies and fuels such as shale gas, price responsive 
demand and electric storage) and address their impacts on centralized 
capacity markets.
    2:45 pm-3:00 pm Break
    3:00 pm-4:30 pm Considerations for the future
    The second afternoon session will address potential future 
directions for centralized capacity markets as a resource adequacy 
mechanism. This panel will focus on whether new mechanisms and design 
tools could prospectively augment, supplement or substitute for typical 
centralized capacity market design elements in order to meet current 
and anticipated market challenges, and how capacity markets can 
accommodate evolving market developments and future risks.
    4:30-5:00 pm Wrap up and closing remarks
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