Message-ID: <8531192.1075860371261.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 00:01:00 -0800 (PST) From: sslater@epsa.org To: bhueter@enron.com, elizabeth.linnell@enron.com, harry.kingerski@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, jmigden@enron.com, marchris.robinson@enron.com, mary.hain@enron.com, mona.l.petrochko@enron.com, paul.kaufman@enron.com, rboston@enron.com, rshapiro@enron.com, snord@enron.com, tom.chapman@enron.com Subject: Conference Call on FTC Request for Comments on Retail Competition Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Samantha Slater" X-To: , , , , , , , , , , , , X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Mary_Hain_Aug2000_Jul2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Hain-M X-FileName: mary-hain.nsf MEMORANDUM TO: State Issues Committee FROM: Jane Cahill, State Issues Committee Chair Samantha Slater, Manager of State & Regional Affairs DATE: March 7, 2001 RE: FTC Request for Comments on Retail Electricity Competition Plans ? Comments Due April 3, 2001 ? Conference Call on Friday, March 16th at 11:00 a.m. EST On February 28, 2001, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a request for information regarding the outcome to date of the different regulatory and legislative approaches states have taken to the introduction of retail electric competition. To discuss the Commission's notice and the direction of EPSA's comments in response to the notice, we have scheduled a conference call for Friday, March 16th at 11:00 a.m. (EST). The FTC's notice was issued at the request of the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Billy Tauzin, and the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Joe Barton. To comply with the request, the Commission will update its July 2000 staff report Competition and Consumer Protection Perspectives on Electric Power Regulatory Reform. The FTC will examine various state retail competition programs and determine which features have resulted in consumer benefits, and which have not. In particular, the Commission is interested in information about market responses to various provisions of state retail competition plants. In addition, the Commission will also consider possible jurisdictional limitations on the states' authority to implement retail competition programs and whether there is a need for federal legislative or regulatory action. A copy of the FTC's notice is attached. To access the March 16th conference call at 11:00 a.m. (EST), please dial 1-800-937-6563 and ask for the EPSA/Samantha Slater Call. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments please contact Samantha Slater at 202-789-7200 or sslater@epsa.org. The FTC's notice represents an important and unique opportunity for EPSA members to discuss what is working and what is not in retail markets today. We encourage as many member companies as possible to submit comments. Also during this conference call, we will discuss what role, if any, EPSA should play in states that have already opened their markets to retail choice, such as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Illinois. Attachment - eleccompetition.txt