[Federal Register: January 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 12)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. ER00-3591-000, ER00-1969-001, ER01-94-000, and ER01-180-
000]
New York Independent System Operator, Inc.; Supplemental Notice
of Technical Conference
January 11, 2001.
The December 11, 2000, notice in this proceeding indicated that a
technical conference will be held on January 22 and 23, 2001. That
conference will be held in Hearing Rooms 5 and 6 (which will be
combined to form one large room) at the offices of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The
conference will commence at 9:30 a.m. on January 22, 2001.
The agenda for the conference is set forth below. To facilitate
efficient discussion, the various industry sectors should designate a
spokesperson for their sector, although additional views may be stated
as necessary. By 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2001, participants should
inform Stanley Wolf at 202-208-0891 or stanley.wolf@ferc.fed.us or
Penny Murrell at 202-208-0531 or penny.murrell@ferc.fed.us, who the
spokesperson for the industry sectors are, and for which sessions/
topics listed below. If the industry sector cannot reach consensus on
its selection of spokespersons, members of that sector may separately
inform Mr. Wolf or Ms. Murrell of their selections. Staff may select
some or all of these to participate in the discussions. Rather than
repeat at length prior pleadings, spokespersons are requested to merely
refer to such pleadings where appropriate.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
Technical Conference Schedule
Day 1: Morning Session 9:30-12:30
I. State of the Markets--Panel--3 hours
This panel will be comprised of a representative from each sector
including, NYISO, Transmisison Owners, the Public Service Commission of
New York State, Generators, Power Marketers, Endusers, and Public Power
and Environment. The discussion will focus on the overall state of
NYISO's markets; how things are going overall; whether the markets are
generally working; what the major problems are in the markets; whether
there are structural issues; whether there are any major problems with
market rules and, if so, the solutions to the problems. This session
will include a presentation by NYISO's Project Priority Team on the
current status of its efforts to identify and assign priorities to the
tasks facing the NYISO, focusing on preparations for the Summer 2001.
Lunch
Day 1: Afternoon Session 1:30-6:00
II. Energy Markets: What needs to be in place by Summer 2001? 3\1/2\
hours
This session will start with a presentation by NYISO on the changes
that are proposed to be in place by Summer 2001. Discussions can
include the details of the specific projects and whether the priorities
proposed for theses projects are reasonable. The discussion may include
the following topics:
NYISO ``hybrid'' fixed block generation pricing proposal
Out of merit commitment
Prorata curtailments
System security and adequacy during Summer 2001
Other reliability concerns
NOX issues
Demand Response Mechanism
Billing issues
Data posting requirements
Communication and market information issues
III. Non-Spinning Reserves Markets--1 hour
This presentation will begin with a presentation by NYISO regarding
the state of its NSR markets and the projects underway to make this a
more competitive market. Discussions will follow concerning the short-
term and long-term problems associated with these markets and the
changes that are necessary to address these problems. Topics include:
Competitiveness of 10-minute non-spinning reserves markets
Physical self-supply of operating reserves
Use of western resources to meet operating reserves requirements
Locational pricing
Day 2: Morning Session 9:30-12:00
IV. Market Protection Measures--2\1/2\ hours
This session will include a presentation by NYISO regarding the use
of its authority under its TEP. Discussions should follow regarding the
extent of NYISO's price corrections and issuances of Extraordinary
Corrective Actions (ECAs) under this authority and whether certain
authority of the TEP should continue temporarily or if certain
authority should be made a permanent part of the tariff. Participants
may also discuss participant proposals concerning various market
protection measures such as: circuit breaker, bid caps, in-city
mitigation, and expanded rate correction authority
Lunch
Day 2: Afternoon Session 1:00-4:30
V. Energy Markets: Longer-term Fixes--2 hours
This session will start with a presentation by NYISO regarding the
longer term changes necessary in its energy markets. Discussions can
focus on the projects that will need to be in place in the longer term
and whether the priorities established for these changes are
reasonable. Topics include:
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Central East constraint
Generation
Seams Issues (RTOs)--Impact of NYISO practices and procedures on
regional transactions
Balancing Market Evaluation (BME) performance and improvements
Virtual bidding, trading hubs and other proposals enhancing
liquidity
VI. Next Steps--1\1/2\ hours
This session will be used to finalize a list of priorities for
projects in the energy and NSR markets and to establish deadlines for
their completion. This session will also be used to establish any
further procedures required, including setting dates for initial and
reply comments.
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