Message-ID: <20025538.1075848328773.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:20:00 -0800 (PST) From: christi.nicolay@enron.com To: jeff.brown@enron.com, ron.mcnamara@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, sarah.novosel@enron.com, aleck.dadson@enron.com, daniel.allegretti@enron.com, howard.fromer@enron.com, joe.hartsoe@enron.com, donna.fulton@enron.com, tom.hoatson@enron.com, steve.montovano@enron.com, jean.ryall@enron.com, tom.chapman@enron.com, janine.migden@enron.com, dave.mangskau@enron.com, dan.staines@enron.com, mike.roan@enron.com, joe.connor@enron.com, kerry.stroup@enron.com, steve.walton@enron.com, mary.hain@enron.com, alan.comnes@enron.com, susan.mara@enron.com, thane.twiggs@enron.com, ozzie.pagan@enron.com, heather.kroll@enron.com, david.fairley@enron.com, ray.hoppe@enron.com, geroge.mccormick@enron.com, wjennin@enron.com, joseph.wagner@enron.com, elizabeth.johnston@enron.com, bill.rust@ernon.com, steve.wang@enron.com, ebaughm@enron.com, terri.clynes@enron.com, oscar.dalton@enron.com, doug.sewell@enron.com, kcompea@enron.com, mike.e.kelly@enron.com, gary.justice@enron.com, patrick.hanse@enron.com, karla.compean@enron.com, kerry.stroup@enron.com, dave.mangskau@enron.com, jeff.brown@enron.com, russell.ballato@enron.com, don.baughman@enron.com, matt.lorenz@enron.com, jason.choate@enron.com, maria.valdes@enron.com, john.kinser@enron.com, peter.makkai@enron.com, jeff.king@enron.com, robert.benson@enron.com, fletcher.sturm@enron.com, ben.jacoby@enron.com, dave.kellermeyer@enron.com, jeffrey.keenan@enron.com, rusty.stevens@enron.com, rebecca.walker@enron.com, john.moore@enron.com, fred.mitro@enron.com, raimund.grube@enron.com, chris.booth@enron.com, greg.krause@enron.com, mathew.gimble@enron.com, steven.krimsky@enron.com, michelle.zhang@enron.com, ron.tapscott@enron.com, jeff.williams@enron.com, w.duran@enron.com, rick.whitaker@enron.com, sharon.hausinger@enron.com, richard.shapiro@enron.com, steven.kean@enron.com, kevin.presto@enron.com, w.duran@enron.com, rogers.herndon@enron.com, john.forney@enron.com, lloyd.will@enron.com, andy.rodriquez@enron.com, steve.montovano@enron.com, shelley.corman@enron.com Subject: FERC order denying SPP/Entergy RTO -Summary Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Christi L Nicolay X-To: Jeff Brown, Ron McNamara, James D Steffes, Sarah Novosel, Aleck Dadson, Daniel Allegretti, Howard Fromer, Joe Hartsoe, Donna Fulton, Tom Hoatson, Steve Montovano, Jean Ryall, Tom Chapman, Janine Migden, Dave Mangskau, Dan Staines, Mike Roan, Joe Connor, Kerry Stroup, Steve Walton, Mary Hain, Alan Comnes, Susan J Mara, Thane Twiggs, Ozzie.pagan@enron.com, heather.kroll@enron.com, david.fairley@enron.com, ray.hoppe@enron.com, geroge.mccormick@enron.com, wjennin@enron.com, joseph.wagner@enron.com, elizabeth.johnston@enron.com, bill.rust@ernon.com, steve.wang@enron.com, ebaughm@enron.com, terri.clynes@enron.com, oscar.dalton@enron.com, doug.sewell@enron.com, kcompea@enron.com, mike.e.kelly@enron.com, gary.justice@enron.com, patrick.hanse@enron.com, Karla Compean, Kerry Stroup, Dave Mangskau, Jeff Brown, Russell Ballato, Don Baughman, Matt Lorenz, Jason Choate, Maria Valdes, John Kinser, Peter Makkai, Jeff King, Robert Benson, Fletcher J Sturm, Ben Jacoby, Dave Kellermeyer, Jeffrey Keenan, Rusty Stevens, Rebecca Walker, John Moore, Fred Mitro, Raimund Grube, Chris Booth, Greg Krause, Mathew Gimble, Steven Krimsky, Michelle Zhang, Ron Tapscott, Jeff Williams, W David Duran, Rick Whitaker, Sharon Hausinger, Richard Shapiro, Steven J Kean, Kevin M Presto, W David Duran, Rogers Herndon, John M Forney, Lloyd Will, Andy Rodriquez, Steve Montovano, Shelley Corman X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Edward_Baughman_Nov2001\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: BAUGHMAN-E X-FileName: dbaughm.nsf FERC Order Issued 3/28/01 Rejecting SPP/Entergy=01,s RTO=20 The Commissioners were generally displeased by SPP and Entergy=01,s lack o= f=20 substantive work toward complying with the Commission=01,s previous orders = and=20 failure to sufficiently discuss the feasibility of a broader RTO. As Chair= =20 Herbert said: SPP should have read the Commission=01,s order in May and ta= ken=20 it more seriously. (Issues for possible rehearing are ****). ? The Commission declined to approve SPP=01,s scope and configuration becau= se=20 the SPP members remain uncommitted to the RTO and have not made a decision = to=20 transfer operational control and the SPP/Entergy relationship remains=20 somewhat undefined. The Commission wants to see evidence of serious effort= s=20 to form RTOs that combine current RTO proposals and Entergy and SPP must fi= le=20 a report by May 25 addressing this scope issue. o Bulk power sales and purchase figures indicate that natural markets exte= nd=20 beyond the SPP RTO borders. There are significant sales and purchases=20 between SPP and SERC (and Midwest companies to a lesser extent.) o Expect the existing TOs to file Section 203 applications to transfer=20 control of transmission to SPP. o MOU must be clarified to demonstrate that the minimum requirements of an= =20 RTO, such as operational authority, ATC calculation and planning/expansion,= =20 will be met. ? Approves Entergy=01,s proposal for a Managing Member that controls all vo= ting=20 rights to the Transco and approves Entergy=01,s Board approval process (sta= tes=20 that Entergy would control no more than two of the selection committee=01,s= =20 seven members).=20 ? Allows Southwestern Public Service Company to satisfy its merger obligati= on=20 by joining SPP instead of MISO. ? The Commission did not address EPMI=01,s motion to condition market based= rate=20 authority on RTO participation.******