Message-ID: <4524448.1075852512571.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 17:09:11 -0700 (PDT) From: d..steffes@enron.com To: janine.migden@enron.com, l..nicolay@enron.com, michael.roan@enron.com, donna.fulton@enron.com, kerry.stroup@enron.com Subject: AEP Retail Market Testimony in Texas - Impact on MW RTO Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Steffes, James D. X-To: Migden, Janine , Nicolay, Christi L. , Roan, Michael , Fulton, Donna , Stroup, Kerry X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \JSTEFFE (Non-Privileged)\Steffes, James D.\Sent Items X-Origin: Steffes-J X-FileName: JSTEFFE (Non-Privileged).pst We should the testimony at FERC in the ARTO docket. By pushing FERC to get= with the program and by pushing ARTO to use a better CM model, we'll get l= everage. Taking it to the PUCO is a nice step, but I don't think that they= are going to change the current ARTO program. =20 By the way, where is the PUCO on ARTO / MISO issues? Thanks,=20 Jim -----Original Message----- From: =09Migden, Janine =20 Sent:=09Tuesday, October 23, 2001 8:42 PM To:=09Nicolay, Christi L.; Steffes, James D.; Roan, Michael Cc:=09Presto, Kevin M.; Misra, Narsimha; Herndon, Rogers Subject:=09RE: SPP Retail Market Opening Testimony That would be great. One thought would be to file it in the docket where w= e filed on the native load issue, a copy of Ron's testimony. =20 -----Original Message----- From: =09Nicolay, Christi L. =20 Sent:=09Monday, October 15, 2001 4:10 PM To:=09Steffes, James D.; Migden, Janine; Roan, Michael Cc:=09Presto, Kevin M.; Misra, Narsimha; Herndon, Rogers Subject:=09FW: SPP Retail Market Opening Testimony Good idea! Janine--we will get you Ron McNamara's testimony on behalf AEP = (SWEPCO in Texas) and see if it will help in Ohio. -----Original Message----- From: =09Presto, Kevin M. =20 Sent:=09Monday, October 15, 2001 4:00 PM To:=09Nicolay, Christi L. Subject:=09RE: SPP Retail Market Opening Testimony Why can't we use AEP's position against them in their own backyard (Ohio). = AEP's position is that you can't have effective retail markets without re= al-time energy markets (which I agree with), yet there is no real-time ener= gy market with ancillary clearing prices in AEP's service territory in Ohio= . Can we use their own testimony against them? -----Original Message----- From: =09Nicolay, Christi L. =20 Sent:=09Monday, October 15, 2001 3:29 PM To:=09Presto, Kevin M.; SMITH, Douglas Subject:=09FW: SPP Retail Market Opening Testimony AEP asked the Texas PUC to postpone opening the Texas (outside of ERCOT) re= tail market because there is no centralized dispatch (per Ron M's testimony= on behalf on AEP). After talking with our SPP folks (I understand that EP= MI has bid to serve a portion of Entergy's load) , Jim's testimony is that = the outside of ERCOT Texas market should open 1/1/02 and that other states = have implemented retail open access without a centralized dispatch model (f= or example, AEP in Ohio, ComEd in Ilinois and Duquense in ECAR/PA). Jim st= ates that while RTOs and central dispatch will certainly facilitate the mar= ket, it is not absolutely required, and that, if AEP thinks that the retail= market will not be competitive without it, then, perhaps, REPS other than = AEP should be the only ones allowed to serve retail load in this part of Te= xas until central dispatch is in place. In addition, he states that the im= balance provisions should be changed and that network firm capacity should = be available to REPs (without the need for protracted system impact studies= , since the load is already being served.) Apparently, Entergy has also changed its mind and now is opposing the 1/1/0= 2 opening of the Entergy/Texas retail market. -----Original Message----- From: =09Steffes, James D. =20 Sent:=09Friday, October 12, 2001 1:37 PM To:=09Herndon, Rogers; Rorschach, Reagan; Acevedo, Rudy; Kroll, Heather; Ni= colay, Christi L.; Maurer, Luiz; Keene, Patrick; Twiggs, Thane; Ryall, Jean= ; Hamb, Edward Subject:=09SPP Retail Market Opening Testimony Attached is the testimony that I filed today asking thh PUC of Texas to ope= n the retail markets in the SPP territory. Thanks, Jim << File: PUCT on Order 13.doc >>