Document ID: FERC-2011-1001-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Staff Technical Conference: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Power Providers Group v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Posted Date: 2011-07-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16961]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER11-2875-001; Docket No. EL11-20-001]

PJM Interconnection, LLC; PJM Power Providers Group v. PJM 

Interconnection, LLC; Notice of Date for Staff Technical Conference and 

Related Information

    On June 13, 2011, the Commission issued an order in this proceeding 

granting rehearing of its April 12, 2011 order,\1\ for further 

consideration, and establishing a technical conference to explore the 

issues raised on rehearing regarding the applicability of the PJM 

Interconnection, LLC (PJM) Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) as it 

relates to self-supply Sell Offers for Planned Generation Capacity 

Resources submitted into PJM's Reliability Pricing Model base residual 

auction.\2\

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    \1\ PJM Interconnection, LLC, 135 FERC ] 61,022 (2011).

    \2\ PJM Interconnection, LLC, 135 FERC ] 61,228 (2011).

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    Take notice that the technical conference will be held on July 28, 

2011, beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at the 

Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, 888 First Street, NE. The 

technical conference will be led by Commission staff, however 

Commissioners may attend. All interested parties are invited to attend. 

Registration is not required. The technical conference is expected to 

adjourn by 12:30 p.m. (EDT).

    The scope of the conference will include, among other related 

issues, a discussion of: (1) Whether exempting self-supply resources 

from PJM's MOPR presents an opportunity to exercise buyer market power; 

(2) whether the Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) alternative is a 

viable option for those wishing to self-supply; and (3) whether there 

are alternatives to the FRR option that allow parties to self-supply 

while deterring buyer market power.

    Parties will have 21 days after the technical conference to respond 

to the issues raised. A subsequent notice will be issued announcing 

panelists and the format of the conference.

    Parties that have intervened in the proceeding and that are 

interested in participating on a panel, or require additional 

information, should contact Jonathan Fernandez at 

jonathan.fernandez@ferc.gov or (202) 502-6604 by July 6, 2011.

    A free Web cast of this event will be available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access interested in viewing the Web 

cast of this conference can do so by navigating to Calendar of Events 

at http://www.ferc.gov. The event will contain a link to its Web cast. 

The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the Web casts and 

offers the option of listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for 

a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.

    FERC 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 (866) 208-

3372 (voice) or (202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 

with the required accommodations.

    Dated: June 29, 2011.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011-16961 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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