Message-ID: <26148668.1075841546676.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:38:47 -0800 (PST) From: bharsh@puget.com To: eswg@wscc.com Subject: RE: ESC conference calls to discuss individual Business Practices Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Harshbarger, Robert X-To: Electronic Scheduling Work Group X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Semperger, Cara\Deleted Items X-Origin: SEMPERGER-C X-FileName: cara semperger 6-26-02.PST Thanks John. That reminds me there was a list of action items from our last meeting. I've attempted to list here. Any comments, additions, or corrections, let me know: * split list of 31 business practices into market design dependent and independent - done * participate in ESC conference calls - pending * distribute latest version of John Hormozi's white paper - "what makes WSCC so different" - done * attempt a correlation of the differences to business practices (small group) - pending * promote registration into the ESC sector voting through out the WSCC - week of Jan 28th expected ESC sector registration begins * confirm meeting for election of ESC officers - done, election at April meeting in Dallas * encourage nomination of WSCC members for ESC office positions - one volunteer so far * Steve McCoy to contact SEGWIG and/or SEASIC (excuse my spelling) regarding the 31 business practices (ideally the RTOs could review the practices and cite problem areas) - pending * Others Robert Harshbarger Puget Sound Energy OASIS Trading Manager 425.462.3348 (desk) 206.604.3251 (cell) mailto:bharsh@puget.com > ---------- > From: Hormozi, John[SMTP:jhormo@ladwp.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:22 PM > To: Electronic Scheduling Work Group > Subject: ESC conference calls to discuss individual Business > Practices > > <> > Greetings, everyone. > > The message below, from the ESC's Mike McElhany, describes the ESC's > effort to subdivide its 31 proposed business practices into > "model-independent" and "model-dependent" business practice sublists. > The ESC intends to debate the "model-independent" business practices > first, in anticipation of upcoming FERC pronouncements on transmission > market models. > > At last week's WSCC Electronic Scheduling Work Group Meeting (which > followed the ESC meeting), I promised to reproduce my breakdown lists > (that I handed to Mike on my way out the door) and forward them to you > for your perusal. Specifically, we in WSCC should check whether we > concur with this first-cut categorization. Remember: for this question, > we're not talking about the pros and cons of each business practice, but > simply identifying which ones, as currently drafted, presuppose a > particular transmission model -- be it physical, financial, or some > hybrid of the two. > > Guess what? The attached list below, which Mike prepared for the ESC, > is MY breakdown! (Thanks, Mike.) So here it is for you to see. After > reading my meeting notes, I'm not sure whether this was supposed to go > to the entire ESWG or only to an ESWG task force (Bob Harshbarger, > please refresh my memory on this), so I chose to err on the side of > wider dissemination. > > Unless anyone out there strongly feels otherwise (and I recommend we > read the actual business practices before reaching such a conclusion), I > believe this breakdown to be accurate enough to facilitate discussion. > I suggest we proceed with our strategem of organizing ESWG conference > calls &/or meetings on the business practices (of course, at our > chairman's discretion) in advance of the corresponding ESC conference > calls, now that we know the ESC's game plan. > > In case of questions, you can reach me by replying to this e-mail or at > (818) 771-6775. > > Sincerely, > John Hormozi, LADWP > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike McElhany [mailto:McElhany@wapa.gov] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 12:56 PM > To: estf@nerc.com > Subject: ESC conference calls to discuss Business Practices > > > All, > > At the ESC meeting held in Las Vegas last week it was decided to hold > a number of conference calls to futher the development of the 31 > Business Practices. We have come up with a 1st cut list of the BPs that > are not impacted by the 8 design issues that we filed with FERC. Our > intention is to hold conference calls on 2-4 BPs at a time, these calls > are open to any and all. We will announce which BPs are to be > discussed, the outstanding items, and any comments that have been > received as part of the agenda for each conference call. This is not > intended to be the final review of the BPs, rather it will help get some > actual work accomplished. I have attached the 1st cut of the BPs that > are independant of Design Issues, and ask for input as to the order and > the groups of BPs that should be discussed. I would like to schedule > the 1st call for Wednesday the 30th. If you have concerns with the > lists and/or the grouping of the BPs, please respond as soon as > possible. On Monday the 28th, the offical announcement and agenda for > the 1st conference call will be sent. Please get your comments to me if > you are not able to participate on any particular call. It may be that > some the the BPs will be included in multiple conference calls, so you > will have several opportunities to participate. > > Mike >