Message-ID: <18541827.1075840487394.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:32:08 -0700 (PDT) From: info@pmaconference.com To: chris.germany@enron.com Subject: FERC 101: July 16-18 Houston-- Early Bird Expires July 1! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Energy Business Watch X-To: Germany, Chris X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Germany, Chris\Deleted Items X-Origin: GERMANY-C X-FileName: chris germany 6-25-02.pst FERC 101 & 102: Changing Wholesale Power Markets June 25-27, 2002 - Washington, DC ? July 16-18, 2002 - Houston, TX Click Here to Download a Complete Conference Brochure Includes Special In-Depth Analysis of FERC's April 11th and April 25th Orders Reopening Market-Based Contracts in California, Pending Federal Legislation, FERC's New Standards for Assessing Market Power and FERC's Efforts to Develop a Standard Market Design. Attend and learn about FERC's pending investigations, the current status of FERC's RTO initiative and steps by FERC under Pat Wood that could transform wholesale markets. 18 hours of CLE credit - see Flyer for Details Don't miss out! This popular program has been attended by over 500 representatives of major financial institutions (such as JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, GE Capital and UBS Warburg), major power producers and utilities (including AES, Alliant, Arizona Public Service, Calpine, CINergy, CMS, Duke Energy, Dynegy, Edison Mission Energy, Excel, LG&E, PacifiCorp, PG&E's National Energy Group, Southern Company and TXU), major energy users (such as Amerada Hess, Conoco, Eastman Chemical and Intel), the FERC, the Department of Energy, TVA and Bonneville Power, the New York ISO and major national law firms (sucusto0A This summer's program has been up-dated to include in-depth, up-to-the-minute coverage of major federal initiatives that could transform the power industry in coming months. By attending this seminar, you can assure that you and your team have the most accurate and timely information available during a period of rapid and far-reaching change. Click Here to Download a Complete Conference Brochure FERC Electricity Course 101 provides a comprehensive overview of FERC for those seeking to be refreshed on what the Agency does and how it affects wholesale power markets. It also examines how FERC's role is changing under Pat Wood (the new Chairman) and provides an in-depth view of what to expect next as a result of the Enron debacle, pending federal legislation and FERC's new test for assessing market power. Topics include: FERC's Historical Role and why it is rapidly changing Key Differences between Electricity Markets and Natural Gas PUHCA, QF's, Power Marketers, IPP's and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 FERC's Open Access Requirements Potential Sweeping Impact of FERC's New Initiative to revoke authority to sell power at market-based rates Current status of FERC's RTO Initiative (including a detailed Region-by-Region scorecard) How transmission pricing reshapes power markets FERC Electricity Course 102 examines in-depth the critical federal issues that are likely to be addressed in the next 90 days, with far reaching potential impacts on the industry. Topics include: FERC's Assault on existing contracts to sell power at Market-Based Rates FERC's April 11th and April 25th Orders initiating proceedings to reopen market-based power contracts in California and other western states Likely changes in FERC's authority under pending federal legislation Impact of FERC's recent actions on construction of new generation How FERC's Actions are likely to affect pricing at Regional Trading Hubs FERC's New Standards for Assessing Market Power Key issues in the debate on Standard Market Design (SMD) Likely changes in FERC's Enforcement Policy Attendees will receive a comprehensive set of materials covering all issues included in the program. Click Here to Download a Complete Conference Brochure ? This email was sent to chris.germany@enron.com, by PowerMarketers.com . Visit our Subscription Center to edit your interests or unsubscribe . View our privacy policy .