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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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[Docket No. AD08–4–000; Docket No. ER08–
633–000]
Capacity Markets in Regions With
Organized Electric Markets ISO New
England, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of
Technical Conference
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April 25, 2008.
As announced in the Notice of
Technical Conference issued on
February 29, 2008, staff of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will hold a technical
conference on May 7, 2008. The purpose
of the conference is to discuss the
operation of forward capacity markets in
the ISO New England, Inc. (ISO–NE)
and the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
regions, and to learn more about the
proposals of the American Forest and
Paper Association (American Forest)
and Portland Cement Association
(Portland Cement), and the merit of
adopting such changes where
appropriate, as described in the Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking issued in
Docket No. RM07–19–000, et al.
Wholesale Competition in Regions with
Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR
12,576 (March 7, 2008), FERC Stats. &
Regs. ¶ 32,682, at P 25,153 (2008).1 The
technical conference will be held from
9 am to 5 pm (EDT), in the Commission
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All
interested persons are invited to attend,
and registration is not required.
The agenda for this conference, with
a list of participating panelists, is
attached. There will be five panels. The
first panel will discuss today’s longterm capacity markets: Design and early
results of PJM’s and ISO–NE’s forward
capacity markets. The second panel will
discuss American Forest’s financial
performance obligation proposal. The
third panel will discuss Portland
Cement’s long-term capacity proposal.
The fourth and fifth panels will discuss
existing and alternative capacity market
1 In addition to its filing on September 14, 2007,
in Docket No. RM07–19, which described its
proposal, American Forest made an informational
filing on April 3, 2008, in Docket No. AD08–4.
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designs. It is possible that the
discussions may overlap with matters at
issue in Docket No. ER08–633.
As previously announced, a free
webcast of this event is available
through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone
with Internet access who desires to view
this event can do so by navigating to
https://www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events
and locating this event in the Calendar.
The event will contain a link to its
webcast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the free
webcasts. It also offers access to this
event via television in the Washington,
DC, area and via phone-bridge for a fee.
If you have any questions, visit https://
www.CapitolConnection.org or contact
Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at
703–993–3100.
Transcripts of the meeting will be
available immediately for a fee from Ace
Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or
1–800–336–6646).
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations, please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX
to 202–208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about this
conference, please contact: David Mead,
Office of Energy Market Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502–8028,
David.Mead@ferc.gov, and Tina Ham,
Office of the General Counsel—Energy
Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6224,
Tina.Ham@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Agenda
Capacity Markets Technical Conference
May 7, 2008
Commission Meeting Room
9–9:10 a.m.: Welcome from FERC
Staff.
9:10–10 a.m.: Panel I.
Today’s Longer-Term Capacity
Markets: Design and Early Results for
PJM’s Reliability Pricing Model (RPM)
and ISO–NE’s Forward Capacity
Market
Panelists:
The Honorable Frederick Butler,
Commissioner, New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
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David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England, Inc.
Denis Bergeron, Coordinator of Regional
Affairs, Maine Public Utilities
Commission
10–11 a.m.: Panel II.
American Forest’s Financial
Performance Obligation Proposal
Panelists:
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty,
Beliveau & Pachios, on behalf of
American Forest & Paper Association
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England Inc.
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser, Partner, Bates
White LLC, on behalf of the Electric
Power Supply Association
Daniel Allegretti, Vice President and
Director of Wholesale Energy Policy,
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
11–11:15 a.m.: Break.
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Panel III.
Portland Cement’s Longer-Term
Forward Capacity Proposal
Panelists:
Paul R. Williams, President, Liberty
Energy Group, Inc., on behalf of the
Portland Cement Association
David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England, Inc.
Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant,
on behalf of PJM Power Providers
12:15–1:15 p.m.: Lunch.
1:15–3 p.m.: Panel IV.
Discussion on Existing and Alternative
Capacity Market Designs
Panelists:
The Honorable Paul Centolella,
Commissioner, Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio
Dr. William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank
Professor of Global Energy Policy,
Harvard University
John J. Boudreau, Director, Business &
Regulatory Strategy, Massachusetts
Municipal Wholesale Electric
Company
James F. Wilson, Principal, LECG LLC
Robert M. Loughney, Attorney, Couch
White, LLP, on behalf of Multiple
Intervenors and Connecticut
Industrial Energy Consumers
Peter Fuller, Director, Regulatory &
Market Affairs, New England, NRG
Energy, Inc.
Raymond DePillo, Vice President,
Power Operations & Trading, PSEG
Energy Resources & Trade
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Andrew Ott, Vice President—Markets,
PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President,
Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England Inc.
Marie Pieniazek, Vice President,
Government & Regulatory Affairs,
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.
3–3:15 p.m.: Break.
3:15–5 p.m.: Panel V.
Discussion continues
Panelists:
Randy Rismiller, Manager of Federal
Energy Programs, Illinois Commerce
Commission
Michael Allman, President & CEO,
Sempra Generation
Joseph E. Bowring, Market Monitor, PJM
Interconnection, LLC
Randall Speck, Attorney, Kaye Scholer
LLP, on behalf of the Maryland Public
Service Commission and the
Connecticut Department of Public
Utility Control
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty,
Beliveau & Pachios, on behalf of
American Forest & Paper Association
Robert G. Ethier, Director, Resource
Adequacy and Chief Economist, ISO
New England, Inc.
Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., McNees Wallace
& Nurick LLC, on behalf of PJM
Industrial Customer Coalition and
NEPOOL Industrial Customer
Coalition
Dr. Eric C. Woychik, Vice President of
Regulatory Affairs, Comverge, Inc.
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant,
on behalf of PJM Power Providers
Steve Elsea, Director of Energy Services,
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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[Project No. 2230–036]
City and Borough of Sitka, AK; Notice
of Request To Use Alternative
Procedures in Preparing a License
Amendment Application
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April 28, 2008.
Take notice that the following request
to use alternative procedures to prepare
a license amendment application has
been filed with the Commission.
a. Type of Application: Request to use
alternative procedures to prepare a
license amendment application.
b. Project No.: 2230–036.
c. Date Filed: March 11, 2008.
d. Applicant: City and Borough of
Sitka, Alaska.
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e. Name of Project: Blue Lake Project.
f. Location: On Sawmill Creek, in
Borough of Sitka, Alaska. The project
occupies 1,628.1 acres of federal lands
within Tongass National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Charlie Walls,
Utility Director, City and Borough of
Sitka Electric Department, 105 Jarvis St.,
Sitka, Alaska 99835, (907) 747–1870,
charlie@cityofsitka.com.
i. FERC Contact: William Guey-Lee,
202–502–6064,
william.gueylee@ferc.gov
j. Deadline for Comments: May 28,
2008.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
k. The existing project generally
consists of a 211-foot-high, 256-footlong concrete arch dam, impounding the
1,225 acre Blue Lake reservoir; a 7,110
foot-long power conduit; and a
powerhouse containing two 3,000
kilowatt units. The applicant proposes
to add a third generating unit near the
existing powerhouse, and raise the
existing dam by as much as 83 feet.
l. A copy of the request to use
alternative procedures is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
m. Applicant has demonstrated that it
has made an effort to contact all federal
and state resources agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and
others affected by the project. Applicant
has also demonstrated that a consensus
exists that the use of alternative
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procedures is appropriate in this case.
Applicant has submitted a
communications protocol that is
supported by the stakeholders.
The purpose of this notice is to invite
any additional comments on
Applicant’s request to use the
alternative procedures, pursuant to
section 4.34(i) of the Commission’s
regulations. Additional notices seeking
comments on the specific project
proposal, interventions and protests,
and recommended terms and conditions
will be issued at a later date. Applicant
will complete and file a preliminary
Environmental Assessment, in lieu of
Exhibit E of the application. This differs
from the traditional process, in which
an applicant consults with agencies,
Indian tribes, NGOs, and other parties
during preparation of the license
application and before filing the
application, but the Commission staff
performs the environmental review after
the application is filed. The alternative
procedures are intended to simplify and
expedite the licensing process by
combining the pre-filing consultation
and environmental review processes
into a single process, to facilitate greater
participation, and to improve
communication and cooperation among
the participants.
Applicant has met with federal and
state resource agencies, NGO’s, elected
officials, environmental groups, and
members of the public regarding the
Blue Lake amendment project.
Applicant intends to conduct the
alternative licensing procedures process
to file a license amendment application
by May 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. CP08–154–000]
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline
Company; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
April 24, 2008.
Take notice that on April 15, 2008,
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline
Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West
Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, filed in Docket No. CP08–
154–000 a prior notice request pursuant
to sections 157.205, 157.208 and
157.213 of the Commission’s regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD08-4-000; Docket No. ER08-633-000]
Capacity Markets in Regions With Organized Electric Markets ISO
New England, Inc.; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference
April 25, 2008.
As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on
February 29, 2008, staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will hold a technical conference on May 7, 2008. The
purpose of the conference is to discuss the operation of forward
capacity markets in the ISO New England, Inc. (ISO-NE) and the PJM
Interconnection, LLC (PJM) regions, and to learn more about the
proposals of the American Forest and Paper Association (American
Forest) and Portland Cement Association (Portland Cement), and the
merit of adopting such changes where appropriate, as described in the
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in Docket No. RM07-19-000, et al.
Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric Markets, 73 FR
12,576 (March 7, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 32,682, at P 25,153
(2008).\1\ The technical conference will be held from 9 am to 5 pm
(EDT), in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All interested
persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required.
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\1\ In addition to its filing on September 14, 2007, in Docket
No. RM07-19, which described its proposal, American Forest made an
informational filing on April 3, 2008, in Docket No. AD08-4.
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The agenda for this conference, with a list of participating
panelists, is attached. There will be five panels. The first panel will
discuss today's long-term capacity markets: Design and early results of
PJM's and ISO-NE's forward capacity markets. The second panel will
discuss American Forest's financial performance obligation proposal.
The third panel will discuss Portland Cement's long-term capacity
proposal. The fourth and fifth panels will discuss existing and
alternative capacity market designs. It is possible that the
discussions may overlap with matters at issue in Docket No. ER08-633.
As previously announced, a free webcast of this event is available
through https://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to
view this event can do so by navigating to https://www.ferc.gov's
Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event
will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides
technical support for the free webcasts. It also offers access to this
event via television in the Washington, DC, area and via phone-bridge
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit https://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David
Reininger at 703-993-3100.
Transcripts of the meeting will be available immediately for a fee
from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646).
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For more information about this conference, please contact: David
Mead, Office of Energy Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8028, David.Mead@ferc.gov, and Tina Ham, Office of the General
Counsel--Energy Markets, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6224,
Tina.Ham@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Agenda
Capacity Markets Technical Conference
May 7, 2008
Commission Meeting Room
9-9:10 a.m.: Welcome from FERC Staff.
9:10-10 a.m.: Panel I.
Today's Longer-Term Capacity Markets: Design and Early Results for
PJM's Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) and ISO-NE's Forward Capacity
Market
Panelists:
The Honorable Frederick Butler, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities
Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England, Inc.
Denis Bergeron, Coordinator of Regional Affairs, Maine Public Utilities
Commission
10-11 a.m.: Panel II.
American Forest's Financial Performance Obligation Proposal
Panelists:
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, on
behalf of American Forest & Paper Association
Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England Inc.
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser, Partner, Bates White LLC, on behalf of the
Electric Power Supply Association
Daniel Allegretti, Vice President and Director of Wholesale Energy
Policy, Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
11-11:15 a.m.: Break.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Panel III.
Portland Cement's Longer-Term Forward Capacity Proposal
Panelists:
Paul R. Williams, President, Liberty Energy Group, Inc., on behalf of
the Portland Cement Association
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England, Inc.
Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant, on behalf of PJM Power Providers
12:15-1:15 p.m.: Lunch.
1:15-3 p.m.: Panel IV.
Discussion on Existing and Alternative Capacity Market Designs
Panelists:
The Honorable Paul Centolella, Commissioner, Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio
Dr. William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy,
Harvard University
John J. Boudreau, Director, Business & Regulatory Strategy,
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
James F. Wilson, Principal, LECG LLC
Robert M. Loughney, Attorney, Couch White, LLP, on behalf of Multiple
Intervenors and Connecticut Industrial Energy Consumers
Peter Fuller, Director, Regulatory & Market Affairs, New England, NRG
Energy, Inc.
Raymond DePillo, Vice President, Power Operations & Trading, PSEG
Energy Resources & Trade
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Andrew Ott, Vice President--Markets, PJM Interconnection, LLC
David LaPlante, Vice President, Wholesale Markets Strategy, ISO New
England Inc.
Marie Pieniazek, Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs,
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.
3-3:15 p.m.: Break.
3:15-5 p.m.: Panel V.
Discussion continues
Panelists:
Randy Rismiller, Manager of Federal Energy Programs, Illinois Commerce
Commission
Michael Allman, President & CEO, Sempra Generation
Joseph E. Bowring, Market Monitor, PJM Interconnection, LLC
Randall Speck, Attorney, Kaye Scholer LLP, on behalf of the Maryland
Public Service Commission and the Connecticut Department of Public
Utility Control
Donald J. Sipe, Attorney, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, on
behalf of American Forest & Paper Association
Robert G. Ethier, Director, Resource Adequacy and Chief Economist, ISO
New England, Inc.
Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, on behalf of PJM
Industrial Customer Coalition and NEPOOL Industrial Customer Coalition
Dr. Eric C. Woychik, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Comverge,
Inc.
Roy Shanker, Independent Consultant, on behalf of PJM Power Providers
Steve Elsea, Director of Energy Services, Leggett & Platt, Inc.
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