[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53450-53451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21106]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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, and the 
Supplemental Notice issued on July 19, 2013, 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 rules and 
structures in the regions served by ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE), New 
York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), and PJM 
Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) are supporting the procurement and 
retention of resources necessary to meet future reliability and 
operational needs.\1\ The conference will be held at the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. This 
conference is free of charge and open to the public. Commission members 
may participate in the conference.
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    \1\ While the Commission recognizes that other regions are 
considering similar issues, this technical conference will focus 
solely on the centralized capacity markets in the ISO-NE, NYISO, and 
PJM regions. The Commission may convene conference(s) on capacity 
market issues in other regions at other times.
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    A final agenda for this conference, including speakers, is 
attached.
    The first session will provide an opportunity for each of the 
eastern Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs)/Independent System 
Operators (ISOs) to give a 15 minute presentation. The Independent 
Market Monitors will then be provided ten minutes to provide an 
independent assessment of each market.
    In sessions two, three and four, panelists will not give opening 
remarks; instead, they will respond to questions posed by Commissioners 
and staff. Those panelists are required to file written statements by 
Monday, September 9, 2013. These statements will be available prior to 
the conference 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.
    Each RTO/ISO will have a representative available throughout the 
day to answer any technical questions. RTO/ISO representatives will 
also have an opportunity to respond to ideas

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presented in the final session regarding considerations for the future.
    Following the conference, the Commission plans to issue a Notice 
with follow-on questions for public comment.
    In addition to this Supplemental Notice, staff is issuing in this 
docket a Staff Report, ``Centralized Capacity Market Design Elements.'' 
In the report, staff examines a set of design elements present in the 
centralized capacity markets operated by ISO-NE, NYISO and PJM. The 
report summarizes the approaches taken by each of these RTOs/ISOs with 
respect to these design elements and discusses the impact particular 
market design choices can have on the procurement of capacity 
resources. This review of the mechanics of current market operations is 
intended to provide a common foundation for broader discussions 
regarding the operation of the eastern RTO/ISO centralized capacity 
markets. The Staff Report can be found 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.
    The technical conference will be transcribed. Additionally, 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 in 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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    While this conference is not for the purpose of discussing specific 
cases, we note that the discussions at the conference may address 
matters at issue in the following Commission proceeding(s) that are 
either pending or within their rehearing period:

ISO-NE:
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER13-2149
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER13-2110
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER13-1880
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER13-1877
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER13-1851
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER13-1742
    Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc  Docket No. ER13-1291
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER12-1627
    ISO New England Inc...........  Docket No. ER12-953
    Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc  Docket No. EL13-72
    New England Power Generators    Docket No. EL13-66
     Association v. ISO New
     England Inc.
    New England States Committee    Docket No. EL13-34
     on Electricity v. ISO New
     England Inc.
NYISO:
    New York Independent System     Docket No. ER13-1380
     Operator, Inc.
    New York Independent System     Docket No. ER12-2414
     Operator, Inc.
    New York Independent System     Docket No. ER12-360
     Operator, Inc.
    New York Independent System     Docket No. ER10-2371
     Operator, Inc.
    Independent Power Producers of  Docket No. EL13-62
     New York, Inc. v. New York
     Independent System Operator,
     Inc.
    Hudson Transmission Partners,   Docket No. EL12-98
     LLC v. New York Independent
     System Operator, Inc.
    Astoria Generating Company,     Docket No. EL11-50
     L.P., et al. v. New York
     Independent System Operator,
     Inc.
    Astoria Generating Company,     Docket No. EL11-42
     L.P., et al. v. New York
     Independent System Operator,
     Inc.
    New York Independent System     Docket No. EL07-39
     Operator, Inc.
PJM:
    PJM Interconnection, L.L.C....  Docket No. ER13-2140
    PJM Interconnection, L.L.C....  Docket No. ER13-2108
    PJM Interconnection, L.L.C....  Docket No. ER13-535
    Viridity Energy, Inc v. PJM     Docket No. EL12-54
     Interconnection, L.L.C.
 

    Information on the technical conference will be posted 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].
Kate Hoke (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8404, [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: August 23, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21106 Filed 8-28-13; 8:45 am]
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