Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation
October 31-November 1, 2001
Seattle
[Be sure to read "Priority 1" items. Priority 2 items are
useful for the discussion. Priority 3 provides additional background.]
8:45 a.m.
Joint CREPC/Western Governors’ Association effort to develop a multi-state protocol on permitting of interstate
transmission lines.
Governor's objectives Background
information (Priority 2) Survey results
(Priority 1) Please note that when using Internet Explorer or Netscape to view survey
results, a password box may pop
up. Ignore and just click on cancel.
2:00
p.m. Adjourn
joint CREPC/WGA session 2:30
p.m. Roundtable on developments in the states and provinces 4:00 p.m.
Business meeting 5:00 p.m.
Adjourn 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast 8:30
a.m. Western
RTOs Purpose of the discussion Status of the Western RTO formation and filings with FERC
9:30
a.m.
Status of Seams Work WMIC work on congestion management -- Wally Gibson, NWPPC RTO Seams Steering Group -- Bud Krogh 10:00
a.m. Break 10:15 a.m.
Discussion of Common/Compatible Systems RTO Seams Steering Committee -- Don Watkins 10:30
a.m. Planning
and Expansion -- Questions
(Priority 1) Representatives of RTO West, TransConnect, California
ISO, and WestConnect RTO West -- Mark Maher Western Electricity Coordinating Council role -- Ron
Nunnally, WICF RTO Order 2000 on Planning and
Expansion Discussion (Priority 3) 11:15 a.m.
Price Reciprocity -- Questions
(Priority 1) Overview -- RTO Seams Steering Group RTO West -- Cindy Crane
RTO Order 2000 Interregional
Coordination Discussion and Conclusions (Priority 3) 12:00
noon Lunch on
your own 1:30 p.m. State/FERC
Roundtable Discussion State/FERC perspectives on RTO formation, RTO seams
issues, and the FERC RTO workshop 2:45
p.m.
Break 3:00
p.m.
Congestion Management -- Questions
(Priority 1) RTO West -- Chuck Durick RTO Order 2000 on Congestion
Management Discussion (Priority 3) 3:45
p.m.
Market Monitoring -- Questions
(Priority 1) Representative of RTO Seams Steering RTO Order 2000 on Market Monitoring
Discussion (Priority 3) 4:15
p.m.
Concluding Discussion Marsha Smith, Chair 4:30
p.m.
Adjourn
Monday, October 29 1:00
p.m. WIEB business meeting Tuesday, October
30 8:30 a.m. WIEB board
meeting
1:30
p.m. Joint WIEB/CREPC Workshop to Design a Demand Response Project
Purpose:
Define the important questions states/provinces need answered to feel comfortable
pursuing different demand response programs (e.g., real-time
pricing, time-of-use pricing, demand bidding, regional demand bidding market)
Desired Outcome:
Identification of the key issues for states/provinces that should be addressed
in a year-long WIEB/CREPC effort.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Report
of the Chair
Jim
Souby,
Executive Director, Western Governors’ Association
among states
(Priority
1)
Key issues
Federal
preemption legislation:
Jim Souby,
WGA
Siting issues in the
East:
Larry Nordell, MT
Central issues
in a multi-state protocol: John
Savage, OR
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) linkages to federal agency and tribal decisionmaking
Briefing on NEPA steps -- Council on
Environmental Quality (invited)
Roundtable reports on siting procedures and
comments on issues to consider in the protocol
1:15 p.m.
Decisions
on next steps in developing the protocol
(bring 60 copies of any handouts)
Washington
Fuel Mix Disclosure System -- A Brief Overview
(Priority 2)
US
DOE grant application for Western Power Tracking System
(Priority 2)
Agencies
belonging to WECC (Priority 1)
WECC
Bylaws -- Governance (Priority 1)
WECC
Bylaws -- Standards (Priority 1)
WECC
Transition Plan (Priority 2)Thursday, November 1
Marsha Smith, Chair
California ISO -- Terry
Winter
RTO WEST -- John Carr
TransConnect -- Ted Williams
WestConnect -- Carey Deise
October
2001 FERC Questions (Priority 2)
TransConnect -- Ted Williams
WestConnect -- Ed Beck
California ISO -- Jeff Miller
RTO Order 2000 on Planning
and Expansion Conclusions (Priority 3)
California ISO -- Steve Greenleaf
WestConnect -- Joel Spitzkoff
RTO Order 2000 Reciprocal
Waiving Access Fee Discussion and Conclusions (Priority 3)
Pat Wood FERC Chairman
Nora Brownell FERC Commissioner
Questions
FERC posted for mid-October RTO meetings (Priority 2)
October
2001 FERC Questions (Priority 2)
California ISO -- Steve Greenleaf
WestConnect -- Joel Spitzkoff
RTO Order 2000 on Congestion
Management Conclusions (Priority 2)
RTO Order 2000 Congestion
Pricing Discussion and Conclusions (Priority 2)
October
2001 FERC Questions (Priority 2)
RTO representatives comments
California ISO -- Anjali
Sheffrin
RTO Order 2000 on Market
Monitoring Conclusions (Priority 3)
RELATED MEETINGS
Bill Eastlake, Idaho PUC
Questions
from Idaho
Todd Davis, SAIC
Gary Swofford, PSE
Liz Klumpp, WA OTED
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Friday, November 2
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FERC Conference on Energy Infrastructure
FERC
papers and presentations for Seattle meeting