[Federal Register: March 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL01-57-000]
Reliant Energy Power Generation, Inc. and Reliant Energy
Services, Inc., Complainants, v. California Independent System Operator
Corporation, Respondent; Notice of Complaint
March 23, 2001.
Take notice that on March 21, 2001, Reliant Energy Power
Generation, Inc. and Reliant Energy Services, Inc. (Reliant Energy)
submitted a complaint against the California Independent System
Operator Corporation (CAISO) alleging that the CAISO is abusing the
emergency provisions of its Tariff, wrongfully preventing maintenance
by Realiant Energy on its generating units, and that the CAISO's
threatened exercise of export curtailment authority is unjust and
unreasonable.
Reliant Energy alleges that the CAISO's actions violate the CAISO's
Tariff, the Federal Power Act, the Commerce Clause, and the
Commission's own policies and orders. Reliant energy further alleges
that the CAISO's actions are causing injury to Reliant Energy, to other
market participants in the West, and to energy consumers in the West,
and are threatening the stability and reliability of the entire Western
grid. Accordingly, Reliant Energy requests that the Commission issue an
Order clarifying that the CAISO cannot use emergency powers under its
Tariff to shift the economic burdens of California's economic policies
to neighboring electricity systems, and to declaring unjust and
unreasonable curtailment by the CAISO of firm exports to other control
areas.
Copies of this filing were served upon the CAISO and other
interested parties.
Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions
or protests must be filed on or before April 10, 2001. Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to
intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and
are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room. This
filing may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Answers to the
complaint shall also be due on or before April 10, 2001. Comments,
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet
in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/
doorbell.htm.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-7719 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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