Message-ID: <6615705.1075843084738.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 06:49:00 -0700 (PDT) From: gramlr@pjm.com To: jeff.dasovich@enron.com Subject: FW: GSPP and UCEI Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: gramlr@pjm.com X-To: jeff.dasovich@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Jeff_Dasovich_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Gspp conference X-Origin: DASOVICH-J X-FileName: jdasovic.nsf > -----Original Message----- > From: Severin Borenstein [SMTP:borenste@Haas.Berkeley.EDU] > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:14 AM > To: gramlr@pjm.com > Subject: GSPP and UCEI > > Rob: > > I'd say that nearly all of the course is directly relevant for public > policy. I'm attaching the most recent syllabus. I'd love to get some > GSPP students to take it. > > I'd be very happy to be part of a policy forum on electricity. It would > be great if you could get Peace to show up, but he isn't showing much > interest in debating policy these days. Sounds like a great idea. If I > weren't completely swamped with other projects, I'd try to organize such > an event myself. You'd be doing a real service if you would set it up. > > s > > On Tue, 1 Aug 2000 gramlr@pjm.com wrote: > > > Severin, > > Usually 2-4 per year choose energy policy as a primary focus at GSPP (yes, > you > > can use that abbreviation which we alumni are happy about). It sounds like > your > > course should be a top choice of theirs. How much is public policy focused > > versus business focused? How much time is devoted to regulation, antitrust, > > deregulation, market failure? > > > > We're also interested in developing some lecture series. Alumni would love > to > > hear their school mentioned on NPR,C-span, etc if we can get top academics > with > > top policy makers. Dean Nacht is very interested in this. Actually I think > an > > electricity policy seminar would be very timely given this summer's prices > and > > reliability issues, and the fact that the consumers are finally feeling the > > pinch. A public policy forum with you, Jim, Lee Friedman, Steve Peace, a > top > > ISO person or something like that would advance the reasoned debate > > substantially against what is sure to be another emotional political > backlash. > > What do you think? It would probably have more legal and policy issues and > > somewhat less economics than the POWER conference, and be California or US > > focused. If you're willing to participate, I'll check with the Dean and > > probably get the go ahead to develop it. I would be extremely grateful and > would > > make sure the forum suits you. > > Thanks. > > Rob <<>> - syl212.pdf