Message-ID: <18144264.1075858706716.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 19:46:00 -0700 (PDT) From: barbara.hueter@enron.com To: james.steffes@enron.com, janine.migden@enron.com Subject: KY and TN Governor's Energy Policy Actions Cc: richard.shapiro@enron.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bcc: richard.shapiro@enron.com X-From: Barbara A Hueter X-To: James D Steffes , Janine Migden X-cc: Richard Shapiro X-bcc: X-Folder: \RSHAPIRO (Non-Privileged)\Shapiro, Richard\Generation X-Origin: Shapiro-R X-FileName: RSHAPIRO (Non-Privileged).pst Last week, Governor Patton issued an order imposing a moratorium on accepti= ng new power plant applications for 6 months. He also ordered the PSC and = Env. Protection Cabinet to study the effects of new plants on the environme= nt and the issues related to the impact on the grid, siting issues and econ= . dev. He also directed the agencies to give particular attention to prese= rving and enhancing the use of KY coal. Enron recently filed an applicatio= n at the Env. Protection Cabinet for an air permit on the Calvert City site= . Ben Jacoby informed me that we are going to have to change the applicati= on. Based on his consultant's read of the order, we will be able to do so = w/o being subject to the moratorium. Gov. Patton has also set up an energy= policy committee. Bill Butler, with the local chamber of commerce for Cal= vert City has apparently been appointed to the committee. Ben has worked c= losely with Bill over the years to get Calvert up and running. I am monit= oring this committee for Ben. =20 Also, in TN, the Governor is going to form an inter-agency work group on en= ergy policy. I have received what appears to be an internal document on th= is. Robert Gowan at Stoke Bartholomew thinks this is being motivated by TV= A and their concerns on air emissions limitations. Apparently there are go= ing to be 2 phases to the work group -- the first is going to be to improve= state government's use of energy. The state just this week has enthusiast= ically agreed to EEIS' proposal for the FASER upgrade. They have asked EEI= S to provide input on phase 1. I have spoken with Pam Rosen who has agreed= to keep me in the loop on anything having to do with the working group. P= hase 2 is going to focus on an overall state energy policy. As you know, E= NA has a sight under development outside of Memphis and EES is on the short= list in Nashville for a facility deal. I have notified Ben Jacoby and Je= ff Ader on these developments. I will continue to follow this issue. As these states get these groups underway, I will keep you posted. We will= have to take a close look at these and determine whether to get involved a= nd if so, how.