Message-ID: <585148.1075841544653.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:29:02 -0800 (PST) From: bmrehman@bpa.gov To: eswg@wscc.com Subject: January 28th mtg in DC on Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Rehman, Barbara - TMS 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 Re the Jan 28th NERC/NAESB mtg in DC: Background: NERC is in discussions with the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB, formerly GISB) and others on any needed changes to either NAESB or WESM for determining how standards should be established for the Wholesale Electric quadrant of the NAESB organization. Future mtg dates are: Feb 1 in NYC Feb 12 in Atlanta Feb 21 in the West, maybe Phoenix (per request by Dennis, at BPA/Western Canada, etc. urging) There is also a plan to provide telephone or electronic conferencing options at these meetings. I plan to participate by conference Feb 1 and 12, and by attendance Feb 21st. Some of the issues discussed at the Jan 28th mtg are: 1) relationship between the NAESB Board and the WESM Board 2) appropriate industry membership segments 3) relationship with FERC/Canada/State Commissions/RTOs 4) funding 5) standards development process and compliance There appears to be industry consensus on use of NAESB as the umbrella organization for the electric/gas wholesale and retail quadrants and somewhat less agreement on use of a modified NERC for the electric wholesale quadrant. Some still argue that NERC should only focus on reliability and shouldn't set business/commercial practices, however many in the industry understand that these are inextricably linked and there should be a single organization for setting both reliability and business/commercial practices/standards. NAESB quadrants may use the NAESB prescribed/pre-approved ANSI process and governance/membership criteria- which differ slightly from the new NERC Organization Standards Process and WESM criteria - or may choose different criteria and a different ANSI-approved process. More info on NAESB can be found at www.naesb.org . The FERC Order Providing Guidance on the Formation of a Standards Development Organization for the Wholesale Electric Industry (RM01-12-000, dated 12/19/01) requests the industry to "agree on a single standards organization to develop wholesale electric standards by March 15, 2002". The NERC BOT will take action on the revised WESM at their February mtg.