Message-ID: <12860312.1075852520689.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:24:54 -0700 (PDT) From: d..steffes@enron.com To: janine.migden@enron.com Subject: RE: ICC- Balancing 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 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 need a model for the entire Midwest independent of the ability to change= . Jim -----Original Message----- From: =09Migden, Janine =20 Sent:=09Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:08 AM To:=09Steffes, James D. Subject:=09RE: ICC- Balancing At this point we dont have draft language and we dont have a settlement wit= h language that allows us to push the way we can in Ohio. My thought was t= o push for an investigation and see within that context how far we could go= . At a minimum, if a hearing were to be granted, I think we could end up i= mproving the balancing rules for IP, CILCO, etc. Com Ed has the most favor= able provisions and could end up being the model. In my discussions with J= eff Merola and Rogers Herndon, they can work with this however it is not op= timal. They need to do a transaction in order to figure out where the bugs= are. -----Original Message----- From: =09Steffes, James D. =20 Sent:=09Tuesday, August 28, 2001 8:39 AM To:=09Migden, Janine Subject:=09RE: ICC- Balancing Janine -- If we have draft tariff language, I'd push pretty hard. Jim -----Original Message----- From: =09Migden, Janine =20 Sent:=09Tuesday, August 28, 2001 7:53 AM To:=09Shapiro, Richard; Steffes, James D.; Nicolay, Christi L.; Roan, Micha= el; Stroup, Kerry; Boston, Roy; Hueter, Barbara A.; Landwehr, Susan M. Cc:=09Shapiro, Richard Subject:=09ICC- Balancing On Friday, I participated in ICC Chairman Mathias' Roundtable on the state = of competition in Illinois. One of the questions he asked was what the ICC= could do to improve competition in Illinois. I commented that the ICC cou= ld commence an investigation on the balancing rules of the various utilitie= s, having pointed out the problem's with ComEd's and the fact that the othe= r utilities are even worse. He expressed concern over ICC jurisdiction and= opined that to the extent that it impacts retail transactions and adversel= y affects retail competition, the ICC is within its jurisdiction to order t= he utilities to file an amended OATT before FERC for FERC's approval. I pl= an to follow-up with a letter to him and all the Commissioners and would li= ke feedback as to how hard I should push on this. Should the ICC look into= balancing (to which I give a less than 50% probability) we would have to b= e prepared to participate. I think it would be highly worth the effort, es= pecially as far as Illinois Power is concerned, however, I would like some = feedback as to your views in order to guage how hard to push this. Thanks, Janine