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badeer-r/all_documents/246. | subject: Re: West Power Financial Products
content: that would be great. thanks
bob | robert.badeer@enron.com | dale.neuner@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/247. | subject: SAP ID - Here it is!!!!!
content: The following SAP ID and Password allows you to access pay, benefit, and
personal data via eHROnline. Do NOT provide this ID/Password to anyone as it
enables modification to direct deposit account information.
The SAP system AND eHROnline will be available beginning
FRIDAY, JUNE 23 at 8:00 AM for TIME ENTRY.
Full SAP functionality for financials will be available on July 5, 2000.
You will be asked to change your password at the initial logon. Your NEW
password should meet the following criteria:
Must be 6-8 characters long
Can include numbers and letters
Can NOT include 'enron' in your password.
The system will require you to change your password every 90 days.
The following address will connect you to eHRonline beginning FRIDAY, JUNE 23
at 8:00AM, http://eHRonline.enron.com
(Must use Internet Explorer, version 4.01 or higher to access this link.)
How do I get help?:
SAP Support:
Call the COE SAP Hotline at 713-345-4SAP (4727).
For Quick Reference Tools, Security Request Processes, after hours contact
information and other general information, go to the COE web site via
Internet Explorer using the following URL address:
http://sap.enron.com/coe
For Troubleshooting and Go-Live Tips, go to the following web site, via
Internet Explorer, using the following URL address:
http://sap.enron.com/coe
Click on SAP, then click on Troubleshooting and Go-Live Tips
Training:
Contact your site manager if you were not able to attend a SAP training
class, and would like to attend one,
for approval and role assignment.
For interactive web based training for eHRonline time entry, go to the
following web site, via Internet Explorer,
using the following URL address:
http://www.enroncast.com/docentlm/docent_lm_login.html
Select the "New Users Click Here to Register" link | enron.announcements@enron.com | sap.mailout@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/248. | subject: cong
content: board meeting to approve cong management package | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/249. | subject: cong
content: public release of remaining cong management package appendices | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/25. | subject: CAISO NOTIFICATION - "ISO Polled" 10-Min Meter Data Implementatio n
content: Greetings;
The attached document outlines the changes in meter data polling being
implemented effective 8/31/00 for ISO polled meters. The data will change
to 10 minute intervals in support of the 10-minute settlement process.
Please review the attached document with particular attention to the changes
on August 31, 2000.
At this time, there will be no change to SC submitted SQMD.
The ISO has posted this document on the web page:
http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/metering/
Metering - 10-Minute Settlements
<<STAR 10 minute meter data with DST explanation.xls>>
Client Relations Communication
CRCommunications@caiso.com
- STAR 10 minute meter data with DST explanation.xls | crcommunications@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com, scsettlecontacts@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/250. | subject: cong
content: stakeholder meetings to discuss draft cong management package | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/251. | subject: cong
content: release of draft cong management package | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/252. | subject: EEI meeting
content: EEI (Edison Electric Institute) meeting about new universal contract | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/253. | subject: CAISO Notice - Comgestion Reform Dates
content: Market Participants:
Following are some significant dates for the Congestion
Reform Project through August 1. Although we had planned to give you a
schedule through September, dates for significant events after August 1 are
not yet finalized. We will send you information on future dates as it
becomes available.
July 11 Release of Draft Congestion Management Package (
Includes Locational Price Dispersion Study)
July 13-14 Stakeholder meetings to discuss Draft
Congestion Management Package (ISO Headquarters, Folsom)
July 21 Public release of remaining Congestion Management
Package appendices
July 24th Written comments from stakeholders due
July 24th Meeting of Market Surveillance Committee
July 27th Final Congestion Management Package released
to Board
August 1st Board meeting to approve Congestion
Management Package
Please contact me if you have any questions about this
project.
Byron Woertz
Director, Client Relations | bwoertz@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/254. | subject: Update on Discussions between CAISO and DSW Parties
content: Below is a summary of my SWPTF, CAISO and SW IOU's meeting 10 days ago. The
meeting was very positive and it looks like we are getting traction on
getting the SW IOU's to join the CAISO as an option to continuing with DSTAR.
Call me if you have questions
Tom Delaney 602-321-5017
---------------------- Forwarded by Tom Delaney/Corp/Enron on 06/21/2000
02:45 PM ---------------------------
Carl Imparato <cfi1@tca-us.com> on 06/19/2000 02:37:50 AM
Please respond to cfi1@tca-us.com
To: zalaywan@caiso.com, eschmid@caiso.com, crobinson@caiso.com,
vkasarjian@caiso.com, tom.delaney@enron.com, marcie.milner@enron.com,
smara@enron.com, scott.miller@gen.pge.com, curt.hatton@gen.pge.com,
dcn@netwrx.net, rreilley@coral-energy.com, steve.huhman@southernenergy.com,
mike.meclenahan@southernenergy.com, rlamkin@seiworldwide.com,
lebarrett@duke-energy.com, sslavigne@duke-energy.com,
john_r_orr@reliantenergy.com, gkelly@bdrnet.com, jmpa@dynegy.com,
kewh@dynegy.com, mbochotorena@calpx.com, tfitchitt@newenergy.com,
cmiessner@newenergy.com, marceline_otondo@apses.com, bob_anderson@apses.com,
barbara_klemstine@apses.com, lcampbell@csllp.com, locb@rt66.com,
reickley@ci.scottsdale.az.us, cary.deise@aps.com, joel.spitzkoff@aps.com,
david.rumolo@pwenergy.com, tdelawder@tucsonelectric.com,
ebeck@tucsonelectric.com, mflores@tucsonelectric.com, gmiller@pnm.com,
dbrown1@pnm.com, dmalone@epelectric.com, rick.y.ito@us.pwcglobal.com,
tanuj.khandelwal@us.pwcglobal.com, ptaylor@rwbeck.com
cc:
Subject: Update on Discussions between CAISO and DSW Parties
The purpose of this e-mail is to update the recipients on the status of
the discussions that have been taking place, between the CAISO and
Desert Southwest market participants and transmission owners, on the
possible merger of the California and Desert Southwest regions into a
single RTO.
On June 5, a meeting was held in Phoenix to discuss the terms under
which various parties would seriously consider a proposal for
consolidation of California and the DSW under a single RTO operated by
the CAISO. This was the second meeting that was held to discuss this
idea. Represented were the CAISO, APS, PNM, TEP, EPE, TNP, APSES,
NewEnergy, Enron, Calpine, PG&E Gen, Southern, Duke, Cal PX, and DOE.
The issues that were discussed included the CAISO's ability to implement
the major components of the DSTAR commercial model, the changes that
would need to be made in the CAISO's governance and internal structure,
and costs.
The parties at the meeting were generally in favor of: (i)
consolidating the existing control areas into a single control area as
soon as possible, (ii) migrating to a common set of market protocols on
a fairly rapid basis, (iii) creating a single, independent, RTO
governing board with no bias in favor of either California or the Desert
Southwest region, and (iv) migrating from a regional advisory committee
structure to a single advisory committee structure as soon as possible,
to avoid balkanization and accelerate convergence. Most parties felt
that there were, at this time, no "show-stoppers" on most of the issues.
For many of the participants, the most significant outstanding questions
were: (i) the costs (both $/MWh and cost shifts) that Desert Southwest
parties would incur under the consolidation scenario, and (ii) timing -
i.e., whether the necessary implementation, governance and
organizational changes could be put into place by a target date of June
2001.
It was agreed that the next step was for the CAISO, working with
interested parties, to provide a tentative implementation cost (both
with and without consolidation of DSW control areas, but in both cases
with independent procurement and operation of ancillary services).
The agreed-upon Action Plan was as follows:
June 9: CAISO to develop list of questions which need to be answered to
enable it to develop a cost estimate
June 16: CAISO to respond to the list of questions generated at the June
5 meeting
June 16: CAISO to be provided with responses to the CAISO's list of
questions
June 16: Transmission owners to provide to the CAISO their definition of
the scenario(s) that they desire the CAISO to consider in developing its
cost estimate
July 10: CAISO to provide cost estimate
July 20: Meeting in Phoenix to discuss the cost estimate, address any
additional questions, and discuss the viability and possible contents of
a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
July 31: Decision from all interested parties regarding their desire to
move forward
August 15: Assuming a positive outcome on July 31, meeting to discuss
finalization of an MOU which would address the commitments of the
parties, market structure, changes in governance, organizational goals,
priorities and structures, etc.
Status: The first four items above are close to completion. The CAISO
has sent a list of technical questions to Carl Imparato and he is
completing a response. The CAISO is completing its response to the list
of questions it received on June 5. The interested transmission owners
have defined the scenarios that they wish to see considered by the
CAISO.
When all of these documents are finalized, which I expect to occur in
the next 2-3 days, I will forward them to all of the addresses.
If you have any questions, please give call me at 510-558-1456.
Carl Imparato | tom.delaney@enron.com | tom.alonso@enron.com, tim.belden@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/255. | subject: SI and Settlements Training Dates for balance of Year 2000
content: PLEASE READ FOR INFORMATION ON UPCOMING CLASSES:
YEAR 2000 CALENDAR FOR
SCHEDULING INFRASTRUCTURE (SI)
& SETTLEMENTS TRAINING CLASSES
In keeping with the ISO's commitment to continue training, we are posting
the schedule for SI and Settlements Training for Scheduling Coordinators for
the balance of 2000.
The following classes will be offered:
SI Training for Scheduling Coordinator applicants and certified Scheduling
Coordinators that will cover scheduling and bidding guidelines and
scheduling processes. All SC candidates are required to attend and
successfully complete the class and testing for certification. Priority
registration will be given to SC candidates.
SI Training Dates
July 25-26, 2000 Training/Aug 1-3, 2000 Testing
Oct. 25-26, 2000 Training/Oct. 31, Nov. 1-2, 2000 Testing
Settlements Training for Scheduling Coordinators, especially geared for
settlements and trading personnel. This 2-day class covers all charge types
and how to validate each one.
Settlements Training Dates
Aug. 23-24, 2000
Nov. 15-16, 2000
Classes will be held at the ISO Headquarters in Folsom from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Each SC or SC candidate may send two (2) people at no charge to
one Settlements class and one SI Training class. There is a $500.00 per
person per class charge for more than two people, including past attendees.
Payment is required in advance or on the first day of class and can be made
by personal or company check or cash. Checks should be made out to the
California ISO.
Sign-ups will be through e-mail only on a first come first serve basis for
requested dates. Please complete the attached e-mail template and send it
to tborchardt@caiso.com. You will receive a confirmation via-e-mail within 3
business days. Incomplete enrollments will be returned.
OR
Cut, copy and complete the following information and send to
tborchardt@caiso.com <mailto:tborchardt@caiso.com>
Name(s):
Position of each enrollee: (e.g. Dispatcher, real-time, Policy, etc.)
Training Class Requested:
Company:
Is your company a Certified Scheduling Coordinator or Applicant?
If no please state reason for interest in this class:
Billing Address:
Total Number Attending to all Classes:
E-mail address(s):
Telephone Number:
If you have any additional questions please forward them to tborchardt@caiso
<mailto:tborchardt@caiso.com> .com or call your Client Relations
Representative.
To: "Borchardt, Tiffaney" <TBorchardt@caiso.com>
Subject: Training Enrollment: SI and Settlements Training Year 2000
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 10:23:32 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Attention: tborchardt@caiso.com <mailto:tborchardt@caiso.com>
Name(s):
Position of each enrollee: (e.g.Dispatcher, real-time, Policy,ect.)
Training Class Requested:
Company:
Is your company a Certified Scheduling Coordinator or Applicant?
If no please state reason for interest in this class:
Billing Address:
Total Number Attending to all Classes:
E-mail address(s):
Telephone Number: | crcommunications@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/256. | subject: CAISO Notice - Predispatch Enhancement Process
content: Market Participants:
Attached is the schedule for a stakeholder process to address issues raised
by market participants regarding predispatch of Reliability Must-Run units.
The ISO committed to this process at the June 7, 2000 Market Issues Forum
meeting. This schedule will also be posted on the ISO web site under
Stakeholder Processes/RMR Predispatch.
If you wish to participate in this process, please notify Arlene Lester at
(916) 608-5863, or alester@caiso.com.
If you have any questions, contact Brian Theaker at (916) 608-5804 or
btheaker@caiso.com
<<Predispatch Process Schedule 062000.rtf>>
Byron Woertz
Director, Client Relations
[Calendar]
- Predispatch Process Schedule 062000.rtf | bwoertz@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/257. | subject: CAISO Notice - Internet Site Usability Study
content: Market Participants,
The California ISO is conducting an Internet site usability
study to determine how we can improve our Internet site. Toward this end, we
have contracted with Carta, Inc. to conduct a site study and recommend
revisions for the site. Stakeholder involvement is an important part of this
process. We have prepared a Web Site Usability Survey as a part of this
effort. This survey is on-line at our site.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey at
http://www.caiso.com/contact/survey.html
<http://www.caiso.com/contact/survey.html> . Your feedback is vital to the
success of this program. Responses will be sent directly to Carta for review
and tabulation.
Please note, this project does not involve the OASIS section
of our site. The OASIS redesign project is a separate effort. See
http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/xml/ <http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/xml/>
for information on the OASIS redesign effort.
If you have any questions, please contact the ISO Webmaster.
Thank you for your continued support.
ISO Webmaster
http://www.caiso.com/ <http://www.caiso.com/>
webmaster@caiso.com <mailto:webmaster@caiso.com> | bwoertz@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/258. | subject: target price conf. call
content: 877 670 4111 passcode 589314 | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/259. | subject: Target Price Methodology Conference Call Thursday June 29
content: Market Participants,
The next conference call regarding Target Price and recommended changes will
be held Thursday June 29 from 9 to 11 am. Conference Call-in details:
Domestic: 1-877-670-4111
International: 1-706-645-9735
Passcode: 589314
Later this week, the ISO will issue a summary of status and agenda for the
call.
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations | dfuller@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/26. | subject: SDG&E Emergency Motion for Bilateral Authority-Draft Decision
content: Attached is a Draft Decision approving SDG&E's Emergency Motion for authori=
ty=20
to enter into bilateral contracts.
The decision directs to enter into bilateral agreements that will expire by=
=20
12/02. It provides similar reasonableness guidance as provided to SCE=20
(bilateral contracts must be within 5% of actual annual procurement costs).=
=20
The draft decision rejects SDG&E's request to allocate those contracts to=
=20
residential and small commercial customers. It rejects SDG&E's request for=
=20
an exemption from the affiliate rules, which would have allowed SDG&E to=20
enter into bilateral agreements with its trading affiliate without posting=
=20
those transactions or providing an opportunity for a bid process.
Because this decision adopts the same principles in the SCE and PG&E=20
Decisions, I give a low probability to changing the decision language. =20
However, if folks would still like us to weigh in on an issue, please let m=
e=20
know asap. Thanks.
Mona
---------------------- Forwarded by Mona L Petrochko/SFO/EES on 08/28/2000=
=20
03:18 PM ---------------------------
"Daniel Douglass" <douglass@ArterHadden.com> on 08/25/2000 05:26:31 PM
To: <JBarthrop@electric.com>, <mnelson@electric.com>,=20
<rschlanert@electric.com>, <Bruno_Gaillard@enron.com>, <kmagrude@enron.com>=
,=20
<mpetroch@enron.com>, <susan_j_mara@enron.com>, <athomas@newenergy.com>,=20
<Jeff.Hanson@phaser.com>, <anchau@shellus.com>, <andrew.madden@utility.com>=
,=20
<ben.reyes@utility.com>, <chris.king@utility.com>, <david.bayless@utility.c=
om>
cc: =20
Subject: Draft Decision Issued in SDG&E Emergency Motion
ALJ Cooke has issued the attached draft decision with regard to the August =
=20
9, 2000, emergency motion filed by SDG&E to enter into bilateral power =20
contracts.? SDG&E sought similar authority to that granted to Edison and=
=20
PG&E in D.00-08-023.? The draft decision would grant the motion, but would=
=20
impose certain conditions different from those requested by the utility.?=
=20
The differences are summarized below:
?
Background
Under the terms of the Commission=01,s D.00-08-021, SDG&E is currently=20
authorized to participate in the PX forward markets for energy services,=
=20
subject to seasonal trading limits, through the end of the last utility ra=
te=20
freeze.? SDG&E is not proposing an increase to the limits approved in=20
D.00-08-021 and will treat its capacity purchases under those limits,=20
although it reserves the right to request expanded authority in the future=
.?=20
The draft decision also notes that SDG&E proposes that costs associated=20
with, and gains/losses from these bilateral contracts should be attributed=
=20
only to small commercial and residential customers.? It also notes that=20
intervenors focused on four general areas of concern regarding the specifi=
c=20
authority requested by SDG&E: duration of contracts, reasonableness=20
standards, request for exemption from affiliate rules, and ratemaking.
?
Duration of Contracts
SDG&E requested authority to enter into bilateral contracts that expire on=
=20
or before December 31, 2005.? The ALJ notes that the Commission recently=
=20
instituted an investigation into the impact of the functioning of the=20
wholesale electric market on retail rates in SDG&E=01,s service territory =
and=20
that the OII will consider whether SDG&E should be removed from that defau=
lt=20
provider role.? The ALJ states that, "the Commission should not compromise=
=20
future long-term solutions by affording SDG&E greater purchasing authority =
=20
than is needed to address the current emergency situation.? For this reaso=
n,=20
we limit SDG&E=01,s authority to what we described in D.00-08-023 as near-=
term=20
bilateral contracting authority, that is, contracts with delivery occurrin=
g=20
on or before December 31, 2002."
?
Reasonableness Standards
The draft decision suggests that the OII provides a forum to establish a=
=20
common framework for all three utilities for determining the reasonablenes=
s=20
of their bilateral purchases.? However, in the interim, it adopts the same=
=20
reasonableness standard for near-term contracts as it did for SCE.? "If th=
e=20
average price of SDG&E=01,s bilateral transactions, delivered or requiring=
=20
delivery, over the course of an annual period exceeds the average price of =
=20
SDG&E=01,s corresponding portfolio of transactions, delivered or requiring=
=20
deliver over the same period, by more than 5%, then the Commission will=20
initiate a reasonableness review.? Reasonableness reviews, to the extent=
=20
needed, will take place as part of SDG&E=01,s Annual Transition Cost=20
Proceeding."
?
Affiliate Rules Exemption
SDG&E's request to be exempted from the affiliate rules for any purchases=
=20
from affiliates was denied.
?
Ratemaking
TURN urged the Commission to reject SDG&E=01,s request to limit the ratema=
king =20
impacts of the bilateral contracts to its residential and small commercial =
=20
customers, saying that, "the potential risks and benefits should be spread =
=20
among all customers."? The draft decision states that, "we do not believe =
it=20
prudent to limit the cost exposure for these contracts solely to residenti=
al=20
and small commercial customers.? This aspect of SDG&E=01,s motion is denie=
d."
?
Transparency Considerations
The ALJ orders SDG&E to disclose all bilateral transactions to the Energy=
=20
Division on a confidential basis in a monthly report.? The draft decision=
=20
notes that, "WPTF and ARM argue that additional transparency of bilateral=
=20
transactions is required, compared to that proposed by SDG&E.? We adopt=20
consistent disclosure standards for SDG&E bilateral contracts as that=20
adopted in D.00-08-023 for PG&E and SCE.? This issue may be revisited on a=
=20
going forward basis in I.00-08-002."
?
Response Time
The normal response time has been shortened.? Parties to the proceeding ma=
y=20
file comments on the draft decision no later than noon on September 5,=20
2000.? I suggest that comments be filed agreeing with the thrust of the=20
decision, but strongly advocating that SDG&E be required to publicly post=
=20
its transactions, as it agreed to do in Advice Letter 1234-E, with regard =
to=20
SDG&E's participation in the Block Forward Market.? In addition, we should=
=20
consider whether to refight the issue of limiting the ratemaking impacts o=
f=20
the bilateral contracts to SDG&E's residential and small commercial=20
customers.
?
Comments or suggestions???
?
Dan
- ALJ Cooke Draft Decision.doc | mona.petrochko@enron.com | douglas.condon@enron.com, james.wood@enron.com, edward.hamb@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/260. | subject: Conference call - 10 Min Settlements Market Simulation
content: We would like to hold a conference call to field any questions, address
concerns and solicit feedback before the 10 Min. Settlement Market
Simulation begins in July.
Friday 6/23/00 @ 1000 PDT - 1100 PDT
Conference Number 877-670-4111
Passcode 246870
Jim Blatchford
Client Relations
Cal ISO
916.608.7051 | jblatchford@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com, tswg@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/261. | subject: Budget Language on Cal PX
content: It looks as though the budget language which would unwind the Commission's
recent decision to allow competition with the Cal PX will be passed.
Therefore, in the near term, the Cal PX is the only trading vehicle for the
utilities.
Our lobbyists found NO support in the legislature to buck the language.
Principally because the president of the Commission, Loretta Lynch, was the
one seeking a legislative fix to unwind a decision that her agency issued.
She had greased the skids with both the Republicans and the Democrats to
support the language.
So, as a result, the only thing that the Commission can do at this point is
study the affects of introducing competition with the Cal PX and issue a
report to the legislature by June 1, 2001. Prior to that date, the
Commission cannot implement any decision on this issue. Effectively, by the
time any change would occur, we could be at/or near the end of the transition
period, when the mandatory buy/sell requirement would terminate.
We can encourage the Commission to study this issue and use the time as an
opportunity to educate the Commission(ers) about Enron OnLine. If there were
perceptions that we would not qualify as an exchange, this would be a good
time to dispel that bias. Government Affairs would be happy to work with you
in organizing such an event. | mona.petrochko@enron.com | phyllis.anzalone@enron.com, douglas.condon@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/262. | subject: CAISO Notification- InterSC Trade Template training
content: The CAISO will be presenting a training class for the use of the InterSC
Trade of Adjustment Bid templates.
WHERE: CAISO Bldg. 101 -1a
When: July 14th @ 0900-1500
Continental breakfast and Lunch will be provided.
Please send your reservation to Tborchardt@caiso.com before 7/7/00
Jim Blatchford
Client Relations
Cal ISO
916.608.7051 | crcommunications@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/263. | subject: CAISO Notification: Operations Procedure E-511 - Posting for Af
content: Market Participants:
Please assure that this Notification is forwarded to your respective
Operating Departments for Review ---
Notification of Operating Procedure Update
* The following new or revised ISO Operating Procedures have been
implemented and are posted for reference on the ISO Website.
* Please find them at
http://www1.caiso.com/thegrid/operations/opsdoc/index.html under the
appropriate Operating Procedure section heading.
ISO Operating Procedure posted: E-511 Emergency Load Reduction Program
Version: 1.0
Effective Date: 6/15/2000
Procedure Purpose: This Operating Procedure describes the Demand Relief
Program that has been implemented by the ISO on a trial basis for the Summer
2000 time period. This Program is intended to provide an additional level of
Demand reduction on the system that can be implemented during a Stage 1
Emergency in an effort to avoid more severe emergency conditions.
Changes / Reasons: This is a new procedure
NOTE: E-511 attachments A, B, C, D, & E contain market sensitive
information and will not be published.
If you have any questions, please e-mail the 'Procedure Control Desk'
mailbox at procctrldesk@caiso.com and we will respond as soon as possible.
Thank-You,
Operations Support and Training | crcommunications@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/264. | subject: *** INTERRUPTIBLE CUSTOMERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN ISO A/S PROGRAM ***
content: Load is up in CA and so is the potential for selling load curtailment
products to customers.
BOTTOMLINES:
PG&E has asked the CPUC to approve participation of E-19 and E-20 Direct
Access customers in the ISO A/S load participation pilot program (filed June
7).
SCE has asked the CPUC to approve that all customers on its Large Power
Interruptible tariff can participate in the ISO A/S load participation pilot
program (filed June 7).
FERC approved the ISO's Load Participation pilot progam and pricing on June
14, 2000, calling it an innovative program.
This appears to be a total GREEN LIGHT for Enron to move forward with
customers.
PROCESS:
The utilities filed advice letters. Comments are due on June 27. Unless you
tell us otherwise, we plan to file and seek expedited treatment. (The CPUC
has no required timetable in which to respond.) We expect the CPUC to
approve them -- there is pressure from many fronts to DO something about load
participation in the market. Both have asked for a July 17 effective date.
DETAILS:
SCE's is a much better document and makes a good case for CPUC approval, even
though the the customers are already benefitting from providing the utilities
with the option to curtail during system emergencies. SCE proposes the
following approach to prevent "double-dipping" by the customers: If the ISO
directs SCE to activate its load curtailment program during the time period
that the customer has an accepted bid from the ISO in the A/S market, SCE --
working with the ISO -- will adjust the customer's bill to avoid double
payments. SCE provides no more information, but, on principal, this seems
fair to me. We'll have to watch to see what the proposed procedure would be.
PG&E doesn't say much except that it is "unable" to offer this to bundled
customers (oh, gee -- must be more of those "system constraints") until
"later" (unspecified). I would expect large customer groups to argue about
that -- but it gives us the opportunity to push direct access. PG&E didn't
have much to offer on the "double-billing" issue -- it said either PG&E could
change the customers bill or the ISO could adjust its payment.
FERC threw out all the protests by various parties (e.g., MWD, M-S-R, other
munis) and approved the ISO's proposal. The big issues were: supposed
improper allocation of demand relief program costs (ISO allocates it to all
SCs based on metered demand during all hours of the program);q request to
charge those who are out of balance for most of the costs; the need to file
pro forma agreement in advance (FERC said ISO doesn't have to); and the
supposed overly restrictive program participation. If you want to know more
about the order, give me a call.
Have fun!
Sue Mara | susan.mara@enron.com | jubran.whalan@enron.com, roger.yang@enron.com, dennis.benevides@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/265. | subject: CAISO NOTIFICATION - Initiation of 1999 UFE Retro-Active Market A
content: ISO FALL 1999 UFE PROJECT
RETROACTIVE MARKET ADJUSTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
June 15, 2000
MARKET PARTICIPANTS & SC SETTLEMENT CONTACTS;
NOTIFICATION OF RETRO-ACTIVE 1999 UFE MARKET CORRECTION
On July 3, 2000, the ISO, consistent with its commitment to the Market
Participants, will initiate Unaccounted for Energy (UFE) market adjustments,
for Market Settlements from August 21, 1999 through December 31, 1999.
These adjustments result from the correction of meter data errors,
identified and corrected by the ISO UFE Project. The Market Participants
have been very cooperative in working with the ISO. The mutual objectives
were to assure accurate settlement of Imbalance Energy, to rectify start-up
meter data management problems and to minimize UFE.
The overall magnitude of erroneous UFE identified by the ISO UFE Project is
approximately 1,100,000 MWhs or $ 70,000,000. The ISO Settlements and
Metering Department staffs are in the process of recalculating the specific
market charges impacted, for this period.
Actual retro-active UFE adjustments will commence on July 3, 2000, and be
applied initially to the May 9th Preliminary Settlement Statement (PSS). The
ISO's intention is to correct 15 settlement days per week over the next 10
weeks until the entire 1999 August 21-December 31 period settlements are
corrected. The ISO Settlements system time required to rerun settlements
constrains our ability to proceed more expeditiously. However, we do plan
completion by the end of Summer.
The ISO will apply retroactive adjustments to ALL UFE related Market
charges. The erroneous UFE identified by the ISO UFE Project will be charged
to the responsible Scheduling Coordinators (SCs), to help assure that no
adverse market impact occurs from cost shifting. Other SCs will receive the
associated charge type credits.
FINAL REPORT TO MARKET PARTICIPANTS - Fall 1999 ISO UFE PROJECT
On August 21, 1999, UFE in the PG&E Service Area increased substantially,
ranging from 4-15 %. This inordinately high UFE continued in excess of
typical amounts of UFE for this UDC Service Area (-1 to +1%), for four
months.
The ISO actively investigated potential systemic causes for this order of
magnitude increase in UFE.
ISO efforts consisted of a concerted review of SQMD submitted by SC's during
this period, a review of the ISO MDAS polled meter data for ISO metered
entities, a review of interchange data (exports), a review of the
Transmission Loss calculations used by ISO Settlements to calculate UFE by
UDC, an investigation of the Market Redesign Settlements software changes
associated with the drop of new Settlements software in mid- August and the
retention of a data consultant to help identify and isolate any causal
factor, attributable for the high UFE .
The effort to identify UFE related settlement issues for the period of
August 21, 1999 through December 31, 1999 is complete. The ISO UFE Project
team, working in conjunction with Market Participants, identified over 1.1
million MWH of erroneous UFE. This UFE is now accounted for, and will be
reassigned to the responsible SCs. The ISO Project identified over 14 casual
sources of UFE during this period. Many of the issues identified were
interrelated.
The last major source of UFE for the period was identified in April. This
UFE resulted from an erroneous Validation, Editing and Estimating (VEE)
factor, applied to firm load within the PG&E Service Area. This error,
associated with late or missed meter data adjustment, commenced October 1,
1999 and resulted in understated SC load of approximately 100 - 267 MW/hour,
through December.
The balance of the SC meter data management errors previously identified
were attributable to the complexity of using Pseudo Resources and Logical
Metering to model, schedule and settle Municipal UDC existing contracts
(ETCs).
The four primary SCs which experienced meter data problems, within the PG&E
UDC Service Area, have resubmitted corrected Settlement Quality Meter Data
(SQMD).
The ISO will initiate retroactive UFE Market adjustments for the Settlement
period of August 21,1999 through December 31, 1999. The magnitude of the
Market UFE adjustment is approximately $70 million. These retro-active
Market adjustments will complete the Project Team's work on the Fall 1999
UFE issue.
Present UFE Status:
March 2000 UFE, based upon Final Settlement Statements (FSS), is as follows:
System UFE +
0.22 %
PG&E UDC Service Area UFE + 0.17 %
SCE UDC Service Area UFE + 0.44 %
SDG&E UDC Service Area UFE - 0.45%
ISO UFE Project Team
Sarah Ten Broeck
Kevin Graves
Bill Hayes
Kyle Hoffman
Tri Huynh
Glen Perez
Jeanette Plumley
Chris Sibley
June 15, 2000
CRCommunications
Client Relations Communications | crcommunications@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com, scsettlecontacts@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/266. | subject: Re: Party reminder and directions
content: Mary,
I will be out of town this weekend and therefore unable to attend. Sorry and
thanks for the invite.
Bob | robert.badeer@enron.com | mary.hain@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/267. | subject: Re: Cha Ching!
content: you're the man | robert.badeer@enron.com | ksimmo2@entergy.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/268. | subject: locational pricing conf call
content: 877-670-4111 passcode 589314 | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/269. | subject: COST OF UNSCHEDULED LOAD
content: Please see attached notice on the cost of unscheduled load.
<<cost of unscheduled load.doc>>
- cost of unscheduled load.doc | eleuze@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/27. | subject: Total Transfer Capabilities
content: Attached are the Total Transfer Capabilities (TTC's) for: August 30, 200.
<<TTC's 8-30-00.PDF>>
The attached Outage Information is reliable at time of posting. The
attached Outage Information is subject to change without notice.
Francine Winston
California ISO
Administrative Assistant/Scheduling
(916) 351-4457
- TTC's 8-30-00.PDF | fwinston@caiso.com | marketstatus@caiso.com, pxrt@calpx.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/270. | subject: Edison in town
content: Jill Horsewell from SCE in town, will meet for lunch | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/271. | subject: *DJ Calif. PUC Approves Utilities Buying Pwr Out Of CalPX
content: ---------------------- Forwarded by Robert Badeer/HOU/ECT on 06/14/2000 02:14
PM ---------------------------
From: Greg Wolfe on 06/08/2000 03:48 PM
To: Chris H Foster/HOU/ECT@ECT, Tim Belden/HOU/ECT@ECT, Robert
Badeer/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeff Richter/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: *DJ Calif. PUC Approves Utilities Buying Pwr Out Of CalPX
---------------------- Forwarded by Greg Wolfe/HOU/ECT on 06/08/2000 05:52 PM
---------------------------
Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp.
From: "Pergher, Gunther" <Gunther.Pergher@dowjones.com>
06/08/2000 01:10 PM
To: "Pergher, Gunther" <Gunther.Pergher@dowjones.com>
cc: (bcc: Greg Wolfe/HOU/ECT)
Subject: *DJ Calif. PUC Approves Utilities Buying Pwr Out Of CalPX
17:46 GMT 8 June 2000
*DJ Calif. PUC Approves Utilities Buying Pwr Out Of CalPX
Mandatory Buy Requirement Ends For Utilities
LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones)--The California Public Utilities Commission
approved a controversial plan Thursday morning that
will allow the state's three investor-owned utilities to buy power outside
the Caliifornia Power Exchange market structure.
The commission voted 3 to 2 in favor of the measure. Commissioners Henry
Duque, Richard A. Bilas and Josiah Neeper voted
in favor of the draft order.
The decision relieves the three investor-owned utilities, Sempra Energy
unit San Diego Gas & Electric (SRE), Pacific Gas &
Electric (PCG) and Edison International unit Southern California Edison
(EIX), from their mandatory buy requirement that
became effective in March 1998 when the state moved to a deregulated
competitive market. Originally the mandatory buy
requirement was set to end in 2002, when all three utilities recovered
their stranded costs.
"This decision is not as earth shattering as it sounds," Commissioner
Bilas, one of the author's of the draft order, said at
Thursday's meeting. "I am not criticizing the power exchange. But this will
result in lower prices patched through to bundled
customers."
Trading platforms likw Automated Power Exchange and the New York Mercantile
Exchange can now compete directly with the
CalPX, which currently controls 85% of the state's wholesale power market.
The utilities can buy power from other "qualified
exchanges" through an advice letter process.
Utilities Can Trade With Other Exchanges Now
California's big three utilities can buy power outside the CalPX market
structure immediately, through an advice letter process,
which means the utilities have to notify the commission of their intent to
trade power with qualified exchanges such as APX,
Nymex or Bloomberg.
The commission said the exchanges have to offer the same services as the
CalPX - forward, daily and monthly trading, and
anonymity to prevent self dealing between the buy side and sell side - in
order to meet the criteria for a qualified exchange.
Exchanges would also have to be independently owned from the utilities.
Enron Online would not meet the criteria for a
qualified exchange, commissioners said.
The advice letter only needs to be filed once and s merely a formality that
would not need to be approved by a majority of the
commission.
Mark Huffman, PG&E senior attorney for regulatory affairs, told Dow Jones
Newswires that his company "will quickly start
looking at other exchanges and see what's out there. We're going to start
the advice letter process."
SoCal Edison and SDG&E said they will do the same.
Ed Cazalet, chairman and founder of APX, said Thursday's controversial
three-to-two vote in favor of the draft order "creates a
tremendous opportunity for APX."
"It allows us to bring the benefits of Silicon Valley technology to
California," Cazalet said. "This is really about bringing
e-commerce to the market."
E. Jesus Arredondo, however, disagreed, saying "selling into our market
doesn't cost anything and selling into the APX market
costs 20 cents per megawatt-hour."
Commissioner said having other exchanges will not only result in lower
electricity prices, but it will allow the buyer and seller
the chance to see prices before making the purchase.
CalPX's block forward prices are not immediately published, Commissioner
Bilas said.
Reacting to the ruling, CalPX Chief Executive Officer George Sladoje said
"Today's split vote by the CPUC in favor of
accelerating the introduction of other qualified exchanges is not
well-reasoned and it may in the end prove counterproductive."
-By Jason Leopold; Dow Jones Newswires (323) 658-3874;
jason.leopold@dowjones.com Copyright (c) 2000, Dow Jones &
Company Inc
G_nther A. Pergher
Senior Analyst
Dow Jones & Company Inc.
Tel. 609.520.7067
Fax. 609.452.3531
The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged
material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or
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entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received
this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any
computer.
<<Gunther Pergher (E-mail).vcf>>
- Gunther Pergher (E-mail).vcf | robert.badeer@enron.com | mpetroch@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/272. | subject: Log out of system before going home
content: IT guys switching from PGE to a new system | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/273. | subject: CAISO Notice - Congestion Reform Project
content: Market Participants:
At the June 8 Congestion Reform Stakeholder meeting, we
discussed the possibility of a meeting on June 20 to address locational
market power mitigation. We will not hold such a meeting on June 20th.
However, we are working on a comprehensive project schedule and plan to
have it to you by the end of this week. That schedule should cover meetings
on Congestion Management for June, July, August and early September.
Byron Woertz
Director, Client Relations | bwoertz@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/274. | subject: Re: James D. Harvey - Candidate for WSCC Power Analyst
content: This guy looks like he would be great on the services desk. But he says he is
looking for a position with a company with that is a "progressive generation
owner" in the WSCC, we don't fit that mold. It might be a waste of time if we
don't have what he's looking for.
Bob | robert.badeer@enron.com | tim.belden@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/275. | subject: Re: Conference Call Monday June 12 Noon - Interim Market Power
content: Listened in this afternoon. Essentially this is the capacity market that was
discussed at the meeting I went to last week. Nothing solved or implemented,
lots of arguments and whining.
Bob | robert.badeer@enron.com | tim.belden@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/276. | subject: Meeting with CAISO re Desert Southwest
content: tom, attached is the agenda and the documents of principles used in our
discussions with the CAISO Last week. forward this to who you think might
need it and i'll be there this thursday to go over it and get more input from
you guys. thanx.
tom
---------------------- Forwarded by Tom Delaney/Corp/Enron on 06/12/2000
03:09 PM ---------------------------
Carl Imparato <cfi1@tca-us.com> on 06/02/2000 12:41:02 PM
Please respond to cfi1@tca-us.com
To: lebarrett@duke-energy.com, sslavigne@duke-energy.com, dcn@netwrx.net,
tfitchitt@newenergy.com, cmiessner@newenergy.com, zalaywan@caiso.com,
eschmid@caiso.com, crobinson@caiso.com, cdeise@apsc.com,
tdelawder@tucsonelectric.com, ebeck@tucsonelectric.com, dbrown1@pnm.com,
gmiller@pnm.com, bob_anderson@apses.com, barbara_klemstine@apses.com,
rllamkin@seiworldwide.com, steve.huhman@southernenergy.com,
tom_delaney@enron.com, marcie_milner@enron.com, smara@enron.com,
scott.miller@gen.pge.com, rreilley@coral-energy.com, lcampbell@csllp.com,
locb@rt66.com, john_r_orr@reliantenergy.com, kewh@dynegy.com,
jmpa@dynegy.com, mbochotorena@calpx.com
cc: gackerman@wptf.org, jdavis@apx.com, jim_kritikson@calpx.com,
dmberry@calpx.com, frank.derosa@gen.pge.com, jim.filippi@gen.pge.com,
brian.kunz@gen.pge.com
Subject: Meeting with CAISO re Desert Southwest
Attached are three documents that will be discussed at Monday's meeting:
- agenda-060500.rtf: a proposed agenda for the meeting
- iso-rqmts3.rtf: the current draft of the framework for consideration
of the CAISO as the preferred RTO for the Desert Southwest
- Additional Issues for Discussion.rtf: a list of additional items that
various parties would like discuss to ensure that we all fully
understand the present CAISO model.
The meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 5, from 10 - 3, and will take
place at Enron's office in Phoenix, located at 4742 N. 24th Street,
Suite 165.
If any of the addressees have not yet RSVP'd, I would appreciate your
informing Marcie Milner of Enron (602-840-3800) as soon as possible so
we can make adequate arrangements.
Thank you,
Carl Imparato
- Agenda-060500.rtf
- Additional Issues for Discussion.rtf
- iso-rqmts3.rtf | tom.delaney@enron.com | tom.alonso@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/277. | subject: market structure meeting
content: steve walton in town for the northwest rto | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/278. | subject: iso conf call
content: locational market power mitigation 877-670-4111
passcode 589314 | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/279. | subject: softball practice
content: Sellwood park | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/28. | subject: Out of Office
content: I will be traveling to Calgary on Tuesday and Wednesday. You can reach me on
my cell phone -- 503-701-5181. I will be back in town Wednesday night and
will be in the office Thursday morning. | tim.belden@enron.com | chris.foster@enron.com, murray.o'neil@enron.com, john.forney@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/280. | subject: BFM
content: real time market | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/281. | subject: BFM
content: day ahead/day of market | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/282. | subject: BFM
content: Day Ahead Market.......Oregon Convention Center | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/283. | subject: BFM
content: CTS/BFM market......Oregon Convention Center......777NE MLK Blvd | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/284. | subject: Summer 2000 Market Participating Load Trial Program Re-Opener
content: > Market Participants:
>
> This notice announces the "re-opening" of the Summer
> 2000 Market Participating Load Trial Program. Note that this program has
> also been referred to as the Summer 2000 A/S Load Program. It involves
> load participation in the Non-Spin and Replacement Reserve and also the
> Supplemental Energy markets. This re-opening notice does not apply to the
> Summer 2000 Demand Relief Program.
>
> On February 29, 2000, the ISO issued a Market Notice
> for the "Summer 2000 Market Participating Load Trial Program" soliciting
> participation in the ISO's Ancillary Services and Supplemental Energy
> markets by additional Participating Loads. The ISO proposed to
> accommodate such participation from June 15 to October 15, 2000 by Loads
> that could provide telemetry of their Demand data to the ISO's Energy
> Management System pursuant to a "relaxed" Technical Standard. The ISO
> indicated that it would accept proposals for up to the following amounts
> of capacity for bidding in the specified markets:
>
> Non-Spinning Reserve: 400 MW
> Replacement Reserve: 400 MW
> Supplemental Energy: 1,000 MW
>
> In response to that solicitation, the ISO received
> several proposals and has been working to implement participation by the
> respondents. In the course of the implementation process, the ISO has
> determined that the actual amounts of capacity that will potentially be
> available to participate will be below the maximum for any of the listed
> services. Approximately half of the 400 MW in Non-Spin and Replacement
> has been committed (some subject to CPUC approval) leaving approximately
> 200 MW available in each category. Approximately 750 MW is still
> available in the Supplemental Energy category.
>
> Therefore, the ISO wishes to announce a re-opening
> of the period for submittal of proposals for the "Summer 2000 Market
> Participating Load Trial Program" The ISO seeks to obtain the total
> amount of participation requested for the trial program within the time
> available. At this time the ISO plans to leave this solicitation open
> until the maximum capacities are reached as noted above. Also it should
> be noted that while the solicitation will be open until the requested
> capacities are reached, the current timeframe of the Summer 2000 Trial
> Program and the applicability of the "relaxed" Technical Standards runs
> only through October 15, 2000. At this time the ISO expects to continue
> this Load Program beyond October 15, 2000, however a final decision on
> continuation and the exact technical and commercial details applicable to
> any such continuation will be reached late this year based on a review of
> the Summer 2000 Program experience.
>
>
> Additional respondents should follow the process and
> requirements set forth in the February 29, 2000 Market Notice in all
> respects other than the date for delivery of proposals. This can be
> located on the ISO Home Page at http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/load/ .
> or by navigating from Client Services to Stakeholder Processes to
> Participating Loads. There are 4 documents listed under the Feb 29
> posting entitled " Formal Invitation for the Summer 2000 Load
> Participation in the ISO Ancillary Service and Supplemental Energy
> Markets. "
>
> If you have any questions, please direct them to
> Mike Dozier at 916-608-5708.
>
>
> Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations | dfuller@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/285. | subject: GOOD ADVICE
content: Attached is some good advice from Den Colin Powell that I thought I would
share. I hope you find it as impactful as I did.
Cheers,
Casey Jones
Mercator Partners, LLC
89 Thoreau Street
Concord, MA 01742
+1 (978) 318-9696 (office)
+1 (978) 318-9797 (fax)
+1 (978) 394-2110 (mobile)
- att1.htm
- Casey Jones.vcf
- Powell on Leadership.pps | casey@mercatorpartners.com | bromberg@cgalaska.uscg.mil, balgeo@rpw200.com, bill.pond@garden.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/286. | subject: CAISO Notice: Preliminary finding re: May 22nd Stage 2 System Eme
content: Market Participants:
Attached you will find the preliminary finding regarding the May 22nd Stage
2 System Emergency.
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations
Sent on behalf of Don Fuller by Alice Leonard
Alice Leonard
Client Relations
(916) 608-7059
aleonard@caiso.com
<<Emergency MM2.doc>>
- Emergency MM2.doc | aleonard@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/287. | subject: CAISO Notice: New telephone numbers for Client Relations Departme
content: Market Participants:
The Client Relations Department moved offices over the weekend. We are now
located in building 110, 2nd floor, which is across the street from our
former office. New telephone numbers for our department are listed below.
All e-mail addresses remain the same.
Client Relations Department
Anthony Agustin (916) 608-7052
Keoni Almeida (916) 608-7053
Jim Blatchford (916) 608-7051
Tiffaney Borchardt (916) 608-7071
Jessica Cole (916) 608-7058
Mike Dobson (916) 608-7068
Don Fuller (916) 608-7055
John Goodin (916) 608-7056
Kyle Hoffman (916) 608-7057
Missy Hough (916) 608-7054
Darlene LeCureux (916) 608-7060
Alice Leonard (916) 608-7059
Ali Miremadi (916) 608-7061
Saundra Morris (916) 608-7070
Judy Nickel (916) 608-7062
Dennis Peters (916) 608-7063
Chris Sibley (916) 608-7064
David Timson (916) 608-7065
Byron Woertz (916) 608-7066
Cathy Young (916) 608-7067
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations
Sent on behalf of Don Fuller by Alice Leonard
Alice Leonard
Client Relations
(916) 608-7059
aleonard@caiso.com | aleonard@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/288. | subject: Congestion Reform Workshop - CAISO in Sacramento
content: bldg 101 at CAISO | robert.badeer@enron.com | |
badeer-r/all_documents/289. | subject: CAISO Notification: Commencement of 2000 Operational Study in Jul y
content: Market Participants:
> PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is planning to commence the 2000 Operational
> Study in July 2000. As in past years, PwC is seeking input from market
> participants prior to recommending the specific procedures to be covered
> in this Operational Study. The Audit Committee will make the final
> decision on the scope of the Study based on recommendations from PwC,
> which will reflect input from this stakeholder feedback process.
>
> Please call or e-mail Charlotte Martin at (916) 351-2118 /
> cmartin@caiso.com to request a meeting (in person or via conference call)
> with PwC to discuss the scope of this study.
>
> As described at the May Audit Committee meeting, market participants will
> be given the opportunity to have a member of Operations management, Trent
> Carlson, present during all or a portion of the meetings. At its recent
> meeting, the Audit Committee reaffirmed its position that information
> conveyed during these meetings is to be treated in the strictest
> confidence when the market participants so desire.
>
> When making arrangements for the meeting please advise Charlotte which of
> the three choices you desire:
> 1) Meet with PwC only
> 2) Meet with PwC and Trent Carlson
> 3) Meet first with PwC only; followed by a session including Trent
> Carlson to cover certain matters addressed in the first meeting that the
> market participant wish to communicate directly to CAISO management.
>
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations
Sent on behalf of Don Fuller by Alice Leonard
Alice Leonard
Client Relations
(916) 351-4467
aleonard@caiso.com | aleonard@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/29. | subject: CAISO Notification - PMI 10-min Expost data re-published for 7/1
content: Greetings;
The PMI 10-minute Expost price information for 7/19/00 hours 4-24 has been
republished. The information can also be found at the following URL:
http://www.caiso.com/docs/2000/08/28/2000082808281323598.csv
If you have any questions, please contact Ginger Y. Seitles Phone: (916)
351-4420.
Client Relations Communication
CRCommunications@caiso.com | crcommunications@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com, scsettlecontacts@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/290. | subject: CAISO Notification: Joint 2002-2004 RMR Study & Integrated Annual
content: > Market Participants,
>
> The Cal-ISO has begun preparations for performing the technical study to
> determine RMR MW requirements for the ISO-controlled grid in years
> 2002-2004. The results of this Study will be used in the Multi-year LARS
> 2002-2004 RMR process tentatively scheduled for the 1st quarter of 2001.
> Some preliminary work has been done to formulate a draft Study Plan and to
> develop Base Cases to perform the 2002-2004 RMR Technical Study. The draft
> Study Plan and Base Cases have been posted on the ISO web site:
> http://www.caiso.com/docs/2000/04/28/2000042807462411493.html
>
> In addition, the Cal-ISO has developed a draft Study Plan and are
> developing Base Cases to perform this year's Integrated Transmission
> Expansion Plan that will supplement the PTOs annual Transmission Expansion
> Plans. The draft Study Plan will be posted by 6/1/00, and the Base Cases
> will be posted by 6/7/00 on the ISO Web site :
> http://www.caiso.com/docs/2000/02/28/2000022816395812019.html
>
> A joint RMR and Expansion Plan Study "kick-off" Stakeholder meeting will
> be held on Monday June 12, 2000, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., in
> Conference Room 101A-Rooms 1a & 1b at Cal-ISO Headquarters on 101A Blue
> Ravine Road in Folsom to discuss these preliminary Study work products.
> THE FOCUS OF THIS MEETING WILL BE ON TECHNICAL STUDY ISSUES - NOT ON
> POLICY. The meeting agenda is attached.
>
> Please RSVP by Wednesday June 7, 2000, including the number of attendees
> from your organization, to Kristine Hargrave of the Cal-ISO at (916)
> 351-4470 or khargrave@caiso.com.
>
> If you have questions regarding the meeting arrangements, please contact
> Kristine. If you have questions regarding the Study efforts, please
> contact Steve Mavis at 916-351-2112 or smavis@caiso.com.
>
> <<Joint RMR and Expansion Plan Study agenda jun12.pdf>>
>
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations
Sent on behalf of Don Fuller by Alice Leonard
Alice Leonard
Client Relations
(916) 351-4467
aleonard@caiso.com
- Joint RMR and Expansion Plan Study agenda jun12.pdf | aleonard@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com, brbarkovich@earthlink.net, bmspeckman@aol.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/291. | subject: CAISO Notification: Operations Procedures E-507 - Posting for A
content: Market Participants:
Please assure that this Notification is forwarded to your respective
Operating Departments for Review ---
Notification of Operating Procedure Update
* The following new or revised ISO Operating Procedures have been
implemented and are posted for reference on the ISO Website.
* Please find them at
http://www1.caiso.com/thegrid/operations/opsdoc/index.html under the
appropriate Operating Procedure section heading.
ISO Operating Procedure Updated: E-507 Emergency Response Team
Version: 2.1
Effective Date: 5-25-2000
Procedure Purpose: To meet the corporate level
communication, response, and leadership needs of the California Independent
System Operator (ISO) immediately following a major emergency event, duty
rosters are maintained to provide continuous coverage for certain key
functions. These rosters designate personnel and contact information to
represent the offices indicated on a 24-hour basis:
Emergency Response Team
Roster Representing
Executive in Charge (EIC) Chief Operations Officer
Public Information Coordinator (PIC) Director of Communications
Emergency Response Coordinator Emergency liaison with the OES/CUEA, CEC,
CPUC, EOB, DOE, FERC, PTO/UDC
These three positions comprise the core-group for the ISO
Emergency Response Team. Other ISO departments a will support this team as
needed.
Summary of Changes: Updated and checked. Removed sensitive information to
allow for Public Release.
If you have any questions, please e-mail the 'Procedure Control Desk'
mailbox at procctrldesk@caiso.com and we will respond as soon as possible.
Thank-You,
Operations Support and Training | crcommunications@caiso.com | marketparticipants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/292. | subject: =?ANSI_X3.4-1968?Q?Enron=01,s_Entry_Into_Global_Metals_Market?=
content: This morning, we announced an offer to acquire London-based MG plc, one of=
=20
the world=01,s leading metals marketers, for $446 million. We have been=20
monitoring the global metals market for several years, and we believe that=
=20
now is the right time to enter this $120 billion market. We are confident=
=20
that our successful business model, which we have proven in the natural gas=
=20
and electricity markets, gives us a tremendous advantage in a market that i=
s=20
undergoing fundamental change.
Our offer to acquire MG plc has been unanimously recommended by MG plc=01,s=
=20
board of directors, and we expect to close the transaction by early third=
=20
quarter of this year, following shareholder and customary regulatory=20
approvals.
MG plc is a leading independent company in global non-ferrous metals tradin=
g=20
and marketing and the only such company that is publicly traded. =20
Headquartered in London with major offices in New York and Frankfurt, MG pl=
c=20
has 330 employees in 14 countries. It is the world=01,s leading copper=20
merchant, one of the top three merchants of copper concentrates and nickel,=
=20
and a leading European merchant of recycled metal. Other products that MG=
=20
plc markets include aluminum, lead, tin, zinc, brass and stainless steel.
This transaction provides Enron with access to new customers and enables=20
cross-marketing opportunities. We plan to sell Enron energy products to MG=
=20
plc customers and offer bundled products combining metals and power=20
outsourcing. Enron will help producers and consumers manage the risks=20
inherent in volatile raw materials and energy markets, and we will improve=
=20
commodity prices for both buyers and sellers.
MG plc=01,s existing market-making capabilities and market knowledge provid=
e an=20
immediate platform upon which to overlay Enron=01,s proven ability to offer=
=20
innovative e-commerce-enabled services to commodity-based industries. Our=
=20
new metals business will be integrated into our wholesale business by Enron=
=20
Europe CEO John Sherriff, who will work closely with Enron Net Works CEO Gr=
eg=20
Whalley. | office.chairman@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/293. | subject: The New Power Company
content: The New Power Company, the first national residential and small business
energy service provider in deregulated
markets was launched today with strategic investors and partners including
Enron, IBM and America Online.
H. Eugene Lockhart has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of
the company. He was formerly President
of AT&T Consumer Services and Chief Marketing Officer of AT&T, as well as
President of Bank America's Global Retail
Bank and President and CEO of MasterCard International. Lockhart is joined
by a number of high-level executives from
the telecommunications and financial services sectors as well as several
former Enron executives specializing in energy
commodity pricing, marketing, risk management and government regulatory
affairs.
The former Enron employees include Jim Badum, formerly Managing Director of
Consumer Services at EES, John Henderson,
formerly Vice President of Retail Risk Management for EES, Dave Eichinger,
formerly Vice President of Corporate Development
for Enron Corp., and Kathleen Magruder, formerly Vice President of Government
Affairs for Enron Corp. Lou Pai, Chairman and
CEO for EES will serve as non-executive Chairman of The New Power Company.
Enron will provide The New Power Company with energy commodity pricing, risk
management, and government/
regulatory affairs. Ken Lay is quoted in the news release, "We've studied
the residential and small business market
for several years and believe this is the optimal way to provide value to
these customers. By assisting in setting up
an independent company, Enron is able to leverage its core competencies of
energy and risk management, while
partnering with other industry leaders to give The New Power Company
extraordinary and immediate depth and
capability." Ken will also serve on the Board of Directors.
The New Power Company is scheduled to initially provide service in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the second half
of 2000. The company will be headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with
some operations in Houston.
For more information, please log onto their website at
http://www.newpowercompany.com. | office.chairman@enron.com | all.america@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/294. | subject: EBS goes live! . . . 15,000 will be impacted on 7/1/00
content: Enron Broadband Services is the latest addition to the Enron SAP rollout.
The Apollo and Beyond project team and Enron's business units are currently
preparing for the project's final implementation. Apollo and Beyond is an
Enron initiative tasked with laying a common financial, human resources,
project management, and procurement foundation throughout the majority of
Enron's businesses.
EBS "Go-Live"
On April 1st, Enron Broadband Services supplemented their current SAP
functionality with HR Online and SAP HR, including payroll and organizational
structure management. HR Online enables the EBS population to enter their
own time, view and update their personal information, and view their vacation
time and individual payroll information via Enron's intranet.
Additionally, this implementation enhanced the SAP Financial, Project and
Procurement processes that EBS has had in operation since April 1, 1999.
These enhancements included an EBS pilot of B2B, a web-based requisitioning
tool. Among the benefits of these enhancements will be improved information
flow across business units currently on SAP.
July 1 "Go-Live"
This final Apollo and Beyond implementation will directly impact more than
15,000 Enron employees and contractors -- odds are that you are one of them!
People impacted on July 1st include:
all Enron employees paid out of Corporate Payroll in Houston, excluding
Azurix employees
the financial communities of Enron Energy Services, Enron Investment
Partners, Enron North America, Enron Renewable Energy Corporation, Gas
Pipeline Group, Global Finance, and Global Products.
the project management communities of Enron North America, Gas Pipeline
Group, Global Asset Operations, Global Finance, and Global Products.
the human resources communities of Corporate, Global E&P, Enron Energy
Services, Enron Engineering and Construction Company, Enron Investment
Partners, Enron North America, Enron Renewable Energy Corporation (Houston
only), the international regions, Gas Pipeline Group, Global Finance, and
Global Products.
General SAP training will be available in late April via the Enron intranet.
Additional, specific, SAP classes and workshops are scheduled to begin in May
and continue through August. Information on the project can be obtained
through the Enron intranet at http://sap.enron.com and by contacting Business
Unit representatives currently working with the project. A list of Business
Unit representatives is located on the intranet site.
Additional information related to the July 1st implementation will be
communicated to you over the next few months.
Thank you.
Melissa Becker
Project Leader, Apollo and Beyond | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/295. | subject: Fortune Most Admired Ranking
content: Congratulations! For an unprecedented five years in a row, Enron has been
ranked the "Most Innovative Company in America" by Fortune magazine. In
addition, for the first time, Enron has also been ranked #1 in "Quality of
Management," topping General Electric and Omnicom Group, and our "Employee
Talent" has been ranked #2, behind Goldman Sachs and ahead of Cisco
Systems. America's most admired management team is paired with the best and
brightest employee talent. That winning combination has led to Enron's
five-year "Most Innovative" sweep. The "Most Admired" list will appear in
Fortune's Feb. 21 issue, available on newsstands Feb. 8.
You are the reason we have achieved such consistent recognition. You bring
the innovative ideas to Enron and create new business opportunities. You
contribute to our quality management team. And you are the outstanding
employee talent that makes Enron such an exciting and successful company.
Keep up your outstanding work, and we look forward to even greater
achievements in 2000! | office.chairman@enron.com | all_enron_north.america@enron.com, ec.communications@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/296. | subject: ROAD-SHOW.COM Q4i.COM CHOOSE ENRON TO DELIVER FINANCIAL WEB CONTENT
content: HOUSTON =01) Enron Broadband Services (EBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of E=
nron=20
Corp. and a leader in the delivery of high-bandwidth application services,=
=20
announced today content delivery contracts with Road-Show.Com, an online=20
resource for individual investors, and Q4i.com, a financial services provid=
er=20
offering an online broker resource called BrokerIQ. The two financial=20
services companies will use Enron=01,s ePowered=01v Market Cast and the Enr=
on=20
Intelligent Network=01v (EIN) to enhance the quality and speed of content=
=20
delivery to their investors. Enron=01,s solution provides TV-quality strea=
ming=20
video with delivery speeds up to 50 times faster than the public Internet.
=01&These agreements reflect the financial services industry=01,s need for =
better=20
and faster delivery of online content,=018 said Joe Hirko, co-CEO of Enron=
=20
Broadband Services. =01&The Enron Intelligent Network allows visionary=20
companies like Road-Show.Com and Q4i.com to serve their customers with vide=
o=20
to the desktop that has unparalleled speed, clarity and quality.=018
Road-Show.Com is a fully integrated producer of online streaming media. Th=
e=20
company=01,s Xvenue=01v platform offers clients a turn-key solution for=20
personalized live or on-demand webcast communications. Road-Show.Com broad=
ly=20
streams the presentations that companies typically give on road shows prior=
=20
to an initial public offering to audiences that include individual and=20
professional investors.
=01&The Enron Intelligent Network and Market Cast technology will allow=20
Road-Show.Com to offer our customers something they have never had access t=
o=20
before =01) real-time company presentations and one of the fastest, richest=
=20
viewing experiences possible. This will enhance their ability to make full=
y=20
educated investment decisions,=018 said Trey Fecteau, president of=20
Road-Show.Com.=20
Q4i.com provides =01&one-stop=018 advanced technology solutions for financi=
al=20
services companies and their clients. With its flagship product, BrokerIQ=
=01v,=20
professional brokers and their firms have a complete broker management syst=
em=20
at their fingertips. Q4i.com will utilize EBS to distribute financial vide=
o=20
clips to clients via its BrokerCity=01v product. In addition, Enron will=
=20
deliver Q4i.com=01,s live and on-demand streaming video clips of golf resor=
ts,=20
golf courses, golf real estate, equipment and golf travel for Internet user=
s=20
around the world through GolfTV=01v, Q4i.com=01,s online video network.
=01&Our clients now have streaming video features available on their deskto=
ps=20
via Enron=01,s network,=018 said J. Frederic Storaska, chairman and co-CEO =
of=20
Q4i.com. =01&They not only will enjoy on-demand streaming video of financi=
al=20
and golf information, but they=01,ll have the opportunity to take advantage=
of=20
special vacation and equipment offers reserved exclusively for our=20
broker-dealers.=018
Enron=01,s ePowered Market Cast Solution
ePowered Market Cast, an application of the Enron Intelligent Network, is a=
n=20
end-to-end streaming media solution for banks, brokerages and other financi=
al=20
services firms. Using ePowered Market Cast, companies can enhance investor=
=20
relations, conduct virtual road shows and stream analyst presentations from=
=20
their websites. In addition, ePowered Market Cast is a powerful intranet=
=20
solution for providing real-time financial news, data feeds, training and=
=20
presentations to an internal audience. The application streams video at an=
=20
average bit-rate speed of 200 kilobits per second (kbps).
The Enron Intelligent Network is based on distributed server architecture, =
a=20
pure Internet Protocol (IP) platform and embedded software intelligence tha=
t=20
sets it apart from other networks. The EIN=01,s enhanced performance is du=
e to=20
its ability to deliver streaming media content =01&one hop=018 away from th=
e user=20
at the closest EIN edge server. The result is a TV-quality viewing=20
experience for the user. In contrast, the public Internet=01,s ability to=
=20
deliver the broadband content businesses need is often hampered by packet=
=20
loss, interference and other disruptions that slow down transmission speed=
=20
and compromise the end user=01,s experience.
About Enron Broadband Services
Enron Broadband Services, formerly Enron Communications, Inc., is a leading=
=20
provider of high quality, broadband Internet content and applications. The=
=20
company=01,s business model combines the power of the Enron Intelligent Net=
work,=20
Enron=01,s Broadband Operating System, bandwidth trading and intermediation=
=20
services, and high-bandwidth applications, to fundamentally improve the=20
experience and functionality of the Internet. Enron introduces its Broadban=
d=20
Operating System to allow application developers to dynamically provision=
=20
bandwidth on demand for the end-to-end quality of service necessary to=20
deliver broadband content. Enron is also creating a market for bandwidth=
=20
that will allow network providers to scale to meet the demands that=20
increasingly complex applications require. A wholly owned subsidiary of=20
Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE), Enron Broadband Services can be found on the Web a=
t=20
www.enron.net.
About Enron
Enron is one of the world=01,s leading electricity, natural gas and=20
communications companies. The company, which owns approximately $34 billio=
n=20
in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas,=
=20
develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers=20
physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customer=
s=20
around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to=20
facilitate online business. Enron=01,s Internet address is www.enron.com. =
The=20
stock is traded under the ticker symbol, =01&ENE.=018 | press.release@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/297. | subject: Over $50 -- You made it happen!
content: On Wall Street, people are talking about Enron. At Enron, we're talking=20
about people...our people. You are the driving force behind every success=
=20
that our company has experienced, including our high-performing stock price=
,=20
which surpassed the $50 mark only a few days ago. You made it happen!
To show our appreciation for your hard work and commitment to Enron=01,s=20
continued success, eligible regular full-time and regular part-time employe=
es=20
who were on the payroll of a wholly-owned Enron company at Dec. 31, 1999 wi=
ll=20
receive 50 Enron stock options. A special stock option award certificate a=
nd=20
a copy of the stock plan will be sent to you in the next few weeks.
About the stock options grant:
? The grant was effective Jan. 18, 2000, therefore, the option grant price =
is=20
$55.50.
? Options will have a seven-year term, which means you must exercise these=
=20
options before seven years have passed.
? Options will vest 25 percent on Feb. 28, 2000 and 25 percent each=20
subsequent January 18th thereafter until fully vested, as long as you are a=
n=20
employee of Enron. This means you may exercise 25 percent of these options=
=20
as early as Feb. 28.
? This grant is made in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Enr=
on=20
Corp. Stock Plans and the award documents, which you will receive in the=20
coming weeks.=20
Due to varying international restrictions and legalities, Enron employees i=
n=20
certain international locations will receive some other form of recognition=
. =20
Your local management and human resources representative will communicate=
=20
further details.
Visit home.enron.com for additional information. There you can access a li=
st=20
of frequently asked questions regarding stock options. And you can view a=
=20
special message from Ken Lay. To access the special message, you must have=
=20
IP-TV and a sound card. If you are not able to view Ken=01,s message, a=20
transcript is available. If you encounter any technical difficulties, plea=
se=20
contact your PC Help Desk.
Again, thank you for all you do to make Enron a successful global energy an=
d=20
broadband services company and a great place to work.=20 | office.chairman@enron.com | all.enron-worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/298. | subject: Over $50 -- You made it happen!
content: On Wall Street, people are talking about Enron. At Enron, we're talking=20
about people...our people. You are the driving force behind every success=
=20
that our company has experienced, including our high-performing stock price=
,=20
which surpassed the $50 mark only a few days ago. You made it happen!
To show our appreciation for your hard work and commitment to Enron=01,s=20
continued success, eligible regular full-time and regular part-time employe=
es=20
who were on the payroll of a wholly-owned Enron company at Dec. 31, 1999 wi=
ll=20
receive 50 Enron stock options. A special stock option award certificate a=
nd=20
a copy of the stock plan will be sent to you in the next few weeks.
About the stock options grant:
The grant was effective Jan. 18, 2000, therefore, the option grant price is=
=20
$55.50.
Options will have a seven-year term, which means you must exercise these=20
options before seven years have passed.
Options will vest 25 percent on Feb. 28, 2000 and 25 percent each subsequen=
t=20
January 18th thereafter until fully vested, as long as you are an employee =
of=20
Enron. This means you may exercise 25 percent of these options as early as=
=20
Feb. 28.
This grant is made in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Enron=
=20
Corp. Stock Plans and the award documents, which you will receive in the=20
coming weeks.=20
Due to varying international restrictions and legalities, Enron employees i=
n=20
certain international locations will receive some other form of recognition=
. =20
Your local management and human resources representative will communicate=
=20
further details.
Visit home.enron.com for additional information. There you can access a li=
st=20
of frequently asked questions regarding stock options. And you can view a=
=20
special message from Ken Lay. To access the special message, you must have=
=20
IP-TV and a sound card. If you are not able to view Ken=01,s message, a=20
transcript is available. If you encounter any technical difficulties, plea=
se=20
contact your PC Help Desk.
To help celebrate this occasion Plaza Java located in the Enron Building wi=
ll=20
offer 50-cent Coffee of the Day and 50-cent Krispy Kreme donuts today only,=
=20
while quantities last.
Again, thank you for all you do to make Enron a successful global energy an=
d=20
broadband services company and a great place to work.=20 | office.chairman@enron.com | all.downtown@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/299. | subject: ENRON HOSTS ANNUAL ANALYST CONFERENCE PROVIDES BUSINESS OVERVIEW
content: HOUSTON - Enron Corp. hosted its annual equity analyst conference today in=
=20
Houston. Ken Lay, Enron chairman and chief executive officer, opened the=
=20
conference by highlighting Enron=01,s tremendous growth across all business=
es=20
and the outstanding 700 percent return to shareholders over the past decade=
.
Enron presented key objectives for 2000:
? Continued strong growth in the core Wholesale Energy businesses.
? Break-out performance from Retail Energy Services.
? Rapid development of Enron Broadband Services.
Enron=01,s ability to extend core skills and competencies to new markets wa=
s a=20
recurring theme throughout the day.
Wholesale Energy Business
Growth prospects remain strong for Wholesale Energy Operations and Services=
,=20
Enron=01,s largest business. Wholesale energy growth in North America is=
=20
expected to be driven by the continuing deregulation of power markets in th=
e=20
United States and large-scale energy outsourcing by utilities and large=20
energy consumers. Enron expects to continue to broaden its early lead acro=
ss=20
the European continent as markets quickly open to competition. Finally,=20
Enron is rapidly expanding its wholesale presence in other markets such as=
=20
Japan, where large customers will be permitted to choose their electricity=
=20
provider in March 2000.
EnronOnline will provide additional wholesale growth as incremental sales a=
re=20
generated through this innovative, Internet-based transaction system. Over=
=20
450 customers around the world have used EnronOnline and over 10,000=20
transactions have been completed since its introduction in late November=20
1999. Yesterday, EnronOnline transaction levels reached a new record with=
=20
over 700 transactions, representing a notional value of $250 million. =20
Transaction processing costs with EnronOnline are significantly lower than=
=20
costs associated with traditional transaction methods.
Enron=01,s Gas Pipeline Group is also well positioned to continue growing, =
with=20
expansions planned or underway on several of its systems.
Retail Energy Services
With over 16,500 facilities under management, the infrastructure is in plac=
e=20
to service customers worldwide. As the strong contracting momentum=20
continues, Enron Energy Services is poised to rapidly increase earnings in=
=20
2000. Enron Energy Services=01, goal for 2000 is to sign new contracts=20
representing $16 billion in future expenditures by customers for energy and=
=20
energy services, nearly double the level in 1999.
Enron Broadband Services
The new name of Enron=01,s communications business, Enron Broadband Service=
s,=20
reflects its role in the very fast growing market for premium broadband=20
services. Enron is deploying an open, flexible global broadband network=20
controlled by software intelligence, which precludes the need to invest in =
a=20
traditional point-to-point fiber network. This Enron Intelligent Network i=
s=20
widely interconnected to both other wholesale bandwidth carriers and to=20
Internet service providers, thus providing the platform for two new Enron=
=20
business centers, bandwidth intermediation and broadband content delivery.
A direct transfer of Enron=01,s core market making and risk management skil=
ls=20
from its energy businesses, bandwidth intermediation will provide=20
capacity-holders a vast array of alternatives for flexible, low cost=20
capacity. Enron will also provide premium broadband content services, such=
=20
as high-quality video-streaming and large broadband file transfer, with=20
differentiated levels of quality in a usage-based business model.
As announced in a separate release, Enron also reached an agreement with Su=
n=20
Microsystems that provides for accelerated development of broadband Interne=
t=20
services.
Enron is one of the world=01,s leading electricity, natural gas and=20
communications companies. The company, which owns approximately $34 billio=
n=20
in energy and communications assets, produces electricity and natural gas,=
=20
develops, constructs and operates energy facilities worldwide, delivers=20
physical commodities and financial and risk management services to customer=
s=20
around the world, and is developing an intelligent network platform to=20
facilitate online business. Enron=01,s Internet address is www.enron.com, =
and=20
the stock is traded under the ticker symbol, =01&ENE.=018
##
This press release includes forward looking statements within the meaning o=
f=20
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities=
=20
Exchange Act of 1934. Although Enron believes that its expectations are bas=
ed=20
on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its goals will be=
=20
achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ=20
materially from those in the forward looking statements herein include=20
political developments in foreign countries, the ability to penetrate new=
=20
wholesale and retail natural gas, electricity and broadband services market=
s,=20
including the energy outsource market, in the United States and Europe, the=
=20
timing and extent of changes in prices for crude oil, natural gas,=20
electricity and those relating to broadband services and content, the timin=
g=20
and effect of changes in interest rates, the timing and success of Enron=01=
,s=20
efforts to develop domestic and international power, pipeline,=20
communications, internet-related and other infrastructure projects, and=20
conditions of the capital markets and equity markets during the periods=20
covered by the forward looking statements. | press.release@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/3. | subject: CASIO NOTIFICATION - TSWG CONFERENCE CALL 8/30/00
content: REMINDER FOR THE TSWG CONFERENCE CALL , WEDNESDAY @3:30PDT
Call In Number (877) 670-4111 Passcode 246870.
Jim Blatchford
Client Relations
Cal ISO
916.608.7051 | jblatchford@caiso.com | tswg@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/30. | subject: Distributed Generation Meeting, August 31, 2000
content: <<...>>
Reminder
The California ISO Distributed Generation Meeting is scheduled to take place
Thursday, August 31, 2000. The meeting is at the ISO Folsom Office,
conference room 101A a & b from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you cannot attend
the meeting there will be a listen only conference call at 877-381-6004, ID
# 96489, Leader: Don Fuller.
The Distributed Generation White Paper by Jeanne Sole sent to Market
Participants on August 18, 2000, will be the basis of discussion for the
entire meeting. You can reference the White Paper at the California ISO web
page http://www.caiso.com/. Click on the Stakeholder Button to go to
Stakeholder Processes. The White Paper is at Market Participant
Communications posted on August 18.
Thanks to those of you who have sent in your RSVP. For those of you who have
not sent in your RSVP, a reminder may be appropriate. RSVP stands for
Reserve Seat & Verify Provisions, so if you have not sent in your RSVP, you
will either not be present or you will be standing and hungry. Please send
your RSVP by Tuesday, August 29, to Sue Happ AT 916-608-7059 or e-mail at
shapp@caiso.com.
Please contact Sue if you need any additional information.
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations
California ISO | shapp@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/300. | subject: WPTF Friday Credo Veritas Burrito
content: THE FRIDAY BURRITO
"...more fun than a fortune cookie, and at least as accurate."
There is a hint of Autumn in the air. I don=0F't know if it=0F's wishful
thinking, or if the seasons are really beginning to turn from our pale
summer into a Bay Area glorious Fall. It=0F's premature, I know. A few
fallen leaves, the start of schools, slightly longer afternoon shadows
... I=0F'm jumping the gun. I can=0F't wait for this summer to be over,
especially this summer. The pounding never stops, and as I hear the din
of the cash register ringing with each climb in Southwest temperature, I
can barely keep track of all the hiccups which drive prices up: fires in
Montana restricting transmission paths, blown up interstate gas pipeline
in New Mexico, diminishing N-Ox credits for in-state power plants,
depleted inventory of hours of voluntary load interruptions for
commercial and industrial customers, credit limits restricting imports
of Canadian power into the Northwest and California, and BPA buying
about 1,000 MW to cover its short hydro position.
I also get the willies every time another politician lambastes the
California restructured power industry. I just want to end to the
summer, now, and start a two week Fall vacation ... anywhere, even in
Cleveland.
There are seven, count them, seven investigations into some aspect of
the wholesale power market out here. Two days ago there were only six,
but FERC just added another yesterday in response to the Prez=0F's
request. That means FERC has two, the PUC has two, the State Attorneys
General has two (one on the ISO Governing Board, and one on the in-state
generators), and one by the Electric Oversight Board. If you don=0F't have
an ongoing study of the California Market, then you=0F're not hip.
All of these investigations, save FERC=0F's Section 206 Investigation, are
going to amount to near nothing. A lot of wasted time and paper. The
PUC and EOB studies have their conclusion sections all finished. Now
they need some evidence to support their assertions.
And how are we holding up under all of this? How are you doing? I talk
to many of you throughout the week, and I know how frustrated you are.
I share your frustration. You want to tell the public, the press, and
anyone in between the truth. You want to lay out the facts. You want
to show anyone who will listen that each interference into the market is
making things worse, not better. The price caps, for example, are
damnable and screwing up the prices, much to the detriment of those
people for who price caps were supposed to be a protection against price
shocks. Now they are receiving higher average prices.
The public isn=0F't going to listen to anything longer than a sound bite.
And let=0F's face it, when it comes to stellar public relations, our
industry is not known for turning in A+ performances, except for SCE.
Those guys seem to get their story in front of the public at every
turn. I heard SCE is putting on their customers=0F' bill, =0F"Here is what
you would have paid if the rate freeze ended ....=0F". But many of us in
the new power industry, borne from the loins of either the natural-gas
industry or nuclear-power business, learned the hard way that the best
response to a public inquiry is a two-block head start in front of an
angry mob. Keep your head down, shut your mouth, and this too shall
pass.
I don=0F't buy that approach, at least not anymore. That is, I don=0F't
believe we have anything to hide, or of which to be ashamed. What
electric restructuring is about is correct, beneficial to the public,
and in everyone=0F's best interests. Look at it this way, when they pat
the last shovelful of dirt on your final resting place, for what do you
most want to be remembered? That you caved in to the political will of
others, or at a moment when you had the chance, you did what was right
instead of what was expedient? I think the choice is easy, albeit laced
with sheer terror. Those bland homilies I so diligently teach my kids
(e.g., tell the truth, do what is right, think of the big picture and
not just yourself) are a lot easier to speak than to live by. So join
me and stand up for what you believe. They can=0F't take away your pride,
not yet.
Here is this week=0F's line up.
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ Excerpts from FERC=0F's Order on SDG&E Complaint
@@@ The Development of a Super-Peak Block Energy Product
>>> The Mailbag: A Letter from My Friend, and A Response
>>> Odds and Ends (_!_)
@@@ Finish the Story Contest
@@@ October General Meeting
@@@ What Makes Houston, Houston?
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ Excerpts from FERC=0F's Order on SDG&E Complaint
President Clinton commented from the Rose Garden that good folks in San
Diego, retired, fixed-income, likely to vote for a Democrat, are making
choices between buying medicine or air conditioning their homes. I call
this the Del Monica Beach lecture. The Prez instructed the FERC to
investigate the situation in California, and FERC wasted no time.
In response to SDG&E=0F's August 2 complaint, whereby the utility asked
FERC to impose a $250 price cap on generators in the region, the FERC
responded in a way that I was hoping to see several months ago. The
FERC slammed SDG&E on their complaint for lack of merit, and the FERC
also initiated an FPA Section 206 Investigation into the wholesale power
market in California.
Here are some of the juicy excerpts from FERC=0F's Order:
=0F"In this order, ... , we are denying SDG&E's requested immediate
imposition of a price cap on all sellers in California. However, we are
instituting consolidated hearing proceedings pursuant to section 206
of the Federal Power Act to investigate the justness and reasonableness
of the rates and charges of public utilities that sell energy and
ancillary services to or through the California ISO and PX, and to also
investigate whether the tariffs and institutional structures and bylaws
of the California ISO and PX are adversely affecting the efficient
operation of competitive wholesale electric power markets in California
and need to be modified
=0F"SDG&E concludes that the markets cannot be workably competitive if
sellers are able to exact prices that are considerably above levels that
would prevail in open competition, i.e., sellers are able to bid and
receive prices significantly above their marginal costs. SDG&E also
argues that the hour-to-hour volatility in imbalance energy prices and
the erratic clearing price for ancillary services is an indication that
the market is breaking down when it is moderately stressed.
=0F"While we find it appropriate to institute a section 206 hearing on
these issues, we cannot implement an immediate price cap of $250/MWh as
requested by SDG&E because there is no record before us to support such
an action. ... While the issues raised by this complaint are
important, the Commission has no basis to conclude that SDG&E's proposal
to place an immediate, arbitrary $250/MWh cap on the price that every
public utility seller of energy and ancillary services may bid into the
PX and ISO markets would satisfy this standard. SDG&E has provided no
evidence to demonstrate that all potential sellers are able to exercise
market power, has not documented a single instance of a seller
exercising market power during times of scarcity, and did not attempt to
show that the conditions underlying the Commission's approval of
market-based rates for public utility sellers of energy and ancillary
services have changed. Nor did it address specific market or
institutional factors that may be causing rates to be unjust or
unreasonable.
=0F"SDG&E asserts that the ISO's congestion management and market
structures are flawed and in need of overhaul. ... Furthermore, SDG&E
expresses its concern that, for a number of reasons, the congestion
management and market reform efforts being pursued by ISO stakeholders
will not produce meaningful results. SDG&E indicates that it is
prepared to work with the ISO to develop alternative reform proposals;
however, SDG&E's complains that the ISO stakeholder process has, in
SDG&E's judgment, been ineffective with respect to these issues.
=0F"Various interveners contend that SDG&E's arguments are premature. ...
We agree with Interveners. ... The reform efforts have been the subject
of extensive public review and comment and are nearing completion.
Accordingly, we reject SDG&E's arguments at this time.
=0F"It is unclear whether SDG&E's failure to purchase hedging instruments
for its retail operations is due to state regulatory policies or its
business decisions. A retail rate design that exposes consumers to the
volatility of commodity prices would be extraordinary, particularly when
consumers do not have the ability to receive or respond to price
signals.
=0F"We are concerned that ... increasing level of market activity in the
real-time market raises significant reliability and economical concerns.
... Historically, the ISO procures on a daily basis only the resources
needed for the operating day. Not only does this procurement practice
put pressure on the grid operator to secure needed resources at the last
minute, but the practice is uneconomical. Such spot-market purchases
are not subject to the ISO's buyer's cap. Furthermore, because the ISO
is the supplier of last resort for these services, when OOM calls are
made, suppliers realize that the ISO is in a must-buy situation.
=0F"In an effort to address this problem, we direct the ISO to immediately
institute a more forward approach to procuring the resources necessary
to reliably operate the grid. Specifically, the ISO should anticipate
the need for such additional resources based on forecasted peak
periods. We direct the ISO to factor these reforms into an analysis of
the need for and level of purchase price caps and to include this
analysis as support for any filing it makes to extend its purchase price
cap authority.=0F"
In closing, WPTF is an intervenor in the case, and we hope to be very
active in the case through testimony, cross examination, the filing of
briefs, and reply briefs.
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ The Development of a Super-Peak Block Energy Product
Several weeks ago, I discussed with the ISO their interest in developing
a new market for a block energy product that would be purchased in the
morning of a trade day, and be dispatched during the super-peak hours.
I challenged them to let the market participants develop this market
instead of the ISO doing the same.
At the August 1 ISO Governing Board meeting, I stated as the WPTF
position that we oppose price caps, but if the ISO Governing Board
insisted on going down the $250/MWH price cap route, we would do what
ever we could to help the situation and avoid the occurrences of Stage 3
alerts. Whereas I didn=0F't think about the conversation on super-peak
block markets as being relevant to the remarks before the Governing
Board, it became painfully clear soon after that we could, and should
work with the ISO to develop a new market through either APX or the
California PX, or both, to bring some order to the otherwise chaotic Out
of Market system.
This week, WPTF and the ISO had a joint meeting whereby both sides
discussed the merits of a super-peak block firm-energy product, and how
it could be instituted. The meeting at the ISO, at which WPTF had many
of its members who either have generation in the State, or import power
into California, was for market participants and the ISO to discuss how
to bring more order and price transparency to the ISO's out of market
calls. The ISO reported that this summer, to date, the amount of money
spent on Out of Market purchases was about $100 million. Last year the
total cost of Out of Market purchases was $1.7 million.
APX and CalPX, in response to our earlier discussions with them,
presented their proposals at the meeting. The discussions which ensued
during the course of the presentations focused on how the ISO might
utilize a product/service to reduce the manpower requirements currently
needed to satisfy its out of market telephone calls, typically on short
notice, and the interest on the part of market participants to make bids
into either the APX or CalPX's proposed system for a super-peak
firm-energy product.
There were no commitments made by any party, simply a willingness to
work together to alleviate the problems associated with finding
sufficient electric power during high demand periods with greater
transparency, more participants, and greater market efficiency.
We=0F'll keep you posted on our development of this market.
>>> The Mailbag: A Letter from My Friend, and A Response
Sometimes I share bites of our Burrito with fellow travellers, much as I
did last week when I sent my friend Mike Florio a copy of the story
called the Trial of Gow Jing. Mike sent me a note that I would like to
share. He said I could. I want you to read it and appreciate that there
are other people who share his view. I also copied the response I sent
to Michael, a.k.a. Old Deuteronomy.
Michael wrote:
=0F"I'm not going to attempt to complete your little melodrama [the
Gow-Jing story], but I did want to offer an observation. In simpler
times, people knew the other people that they did business with, and
they typically lived in the same community. If a merchant tried to
charge exorbitant prices for his products, even if he was the only one
in town who had the product in stock, he would face the wrath of his
fellow citizens. This undoubtedly served as a constraint on such
behavior, even in the absence of a CPUC or FERC. Telling Mrs. Jones that
the loaf of bread she needs to feed her kids will cost her $50 would not
be a pleasant way to do business, and such things ordinarily did not
happen.
=0F"In the modern global economy, of course, this personal aspect of doing
business has been almost completely lost. And so has the restraint. I
have no doubt that the folks who sell electricity are good people (jeez,
I know many of them), but they work in an environment where the end
results of their business decisions are invisible. If Mrs. Jones can't
afford to run her refrigerator any more, that fact is at best dimly
perceived, and if so it is viewed as cause for some sort of social
program, not a reason why a merchant would alter his behavior.
=0F"This is clearly not a case of socialism versus capitalism, because both
scenarios occur within the overall context of a capitalist system. But
certainly something fundamental has changed, and not for the better in
my view. Now everyone feels compelled to squeeze the last dollar out of
every transaction-- their jobs may even depend upon it-- and no one is
responsible for the end result. Is this the kind of world we want to
live in???
=0F"PUT THAT IN YOUR BURRITO AND SEE WHAT YOUR READERS SAY! YOU CAN EVEN
BLAME ME, SO THAT YOU ARE NOT ACCUSED OF TURNING PINK IN YOUR MIDDLE
AGE. Deut=0F"
Okay. It=0F's in the Burrito. And here is what I think.
You allude to the change in a world that was once =0F"more personal=0F" and=
is
now institutional. You make the point that things are not better off if
for no other reason then the lack of personal accountability. But I
don=0F't think that in all cases the more personal world is lost. It is
ever present, as I will argue below. Second, your group embraces the
impersonal =0F"efficiencies=0F" when it is convenient. Finally and most
importantly, where will your social-minded and like minded counterparts
be when competitive forces leap supply ahead of demand, which might
happen in a handful of years?
However, your essential point is not lost on me. I do believe that
there are ways for generators and consumers to be good neighbors in
California. I have a proposal below to which I would like to hear your
response.
First, though, the personal business touch is present in our economy. I
exercise the restraint to which your story pines in many of my
consulting engagements which require financial give and take between
client and vendor. It is simply smart business to do so. I have been
the beneficiary of the same with my local bank when errors occurred in
my checking accounts, or when loan payments were made absent mindedly
late, etc., and the late fee forgiven. However, much of our economy,
and certainly the trade of a commodity such as electricity requires the
use of markets. Nameless and faceless, they do squeeze out all the
efficiencies which lead to lower prices, more innovation, and a sharing
of price risk with parties who are neither the ultimate consumer nor the
initial producer. The producer and consumer get out of the risk
arbitrage and leave it to others who are more skilled and monied.
I find it ironic that TURN, then, is so insistent on arguing, as it has
done on many many occasions for the relaxation of market separation in
the ISO=0F's congestion management reform. Elimination of market
separation is nothing more than the impersonal forcing of parties to
execute trades on either side of a congested transmission path in the
name of market efficiency. Lower prices for consumers. Does it really
matter if it is done through person to person transactions, or through
markets?
Third, your story can be used to make an alternative point. What
happens to the merchant in town when Wal-Mart moves into the next town
down the road? All the faithful customers that your Merchant of
Vengeance was protecting suddenly migrate to a competitor with greater
inventory, more choice, and lower prices. What do you say, then? The
corollary for us is direct. The new generation owners moved literally
billions of dollars into California, at risk, and took a chance. It
paid off. They succeeded as we all know this year, and probably will
next year, and so on. But the 3,000 MW of new power plants under
construction in California, and the 3,000 MW under construction in
Arizona, and the over 16,000 MW of combined power projects in
California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada that are in line for permits
will change the financial landscape in a hurry once energized. The
prices will soften, returns will be less cherry, and I really want to
know, where will today=0F's accusers be when there is a shake out?
Consumers will reap that benefit, oh you best believe it. But the
alliances to which your opening story alludes simply misses that point.
You gotta make hay while the sun shines.
Now to my proposal. Michael, I would be willing to work with you to
develop some kind of loan program for residential and small commercial
customers that would, in effect, reduce the economic hardship of higher
electricity prices. I could imagine, although I haven=0F't tested the idea
with any parties, that a significant program could be crafted, possibly
secured by the credit of participating generating companies, and
executed by a commercial lending institution such as Bank of America.
Borrowers would pay a fair interest rate and the administrative fees.
It=0F's simply smart business, not charity. It=0F's one way to amortize th=
e
earnings which came about due to a circumstance of short supply relative
to the sudden growth of demand for power.
Maybe that is a step in the right direction, I don=0F't know. One could
argue that it is no different than SDG&E implementing a level payment
plan for it=0F's consumers. True, it is no different, because in either
case the customer is paying for the loan interest and administrative
fees, and I consistently believe that a market for credit is more
efficient (am I getting impersonal?) than one instituted by a
monopoly. Second, the security for these loans is provided by parties
other than the utility=0F's customers. Further, we wouldn=0F't have to wor=
ry
about PUC oversight and prudence reviews. We could make this work
quickly.
I will be very interested to hear your thoughts, and the comments of my
members. Thanks for sending us your letter.
>>> Odds and Ends (_!_)
@@@ Finish the Story Contest
Well, there was only one response, and that was from Carl Imparato.
Here is what Carl said,
=0F"Am I missing something? Who is Gow-Jing supposed to represent? (Yes, I
get the pun in the name. But is he also just an anonymous "everyman" or
is there someone in particular?)
=0F"My first response to your question is that Gow-Jing simply replies
=0F`Itai!=0F' (You could look it up... I think it's Chinese for =0F`it hurt=
s!=0F').
Then he takes out a concealed axe, goes on a rampage and kills
everyone. But that's too realistic, so don't use that ending. Instead:
=0F"Ending: Just as he was about to reply, a giant 500 foot wall of water
swept through the room, drowning everyone. And they lived happily ever
after. The end."
I haven=0F't decided whether to name this response Carl=0F's Gilgamesh Epic
(I.e., Noah and the flood), or Carl=0F's Hydro Dream. We=0F'll leave the
contest open for another week. Can=0F't let $5 bucks go the only entry.
Where=0F's the competition?
>>> Odds and Ends (_!_)
@@@ October General Meeting
Barb Ennis, our event coordinator for our General Meeting wanted you
folks to know that the Inn at Morro Bay blocked a few more rooms for us
on Wednesday, October 4th (for the early birds) and of course Thursday,
October 5th. To date, 21 of the 24 rooms originally set aside in the
WPTF block are now taken.
Among the additional rooms, there are 2 rooms blocked with double beds
on Wed. & Thur. nights at $152.00 each and 6 rooms on both nights for
$89.00 each. Folks, you better call the Inn at Morro Bay, telephone
800-321-9566. Rooms should be requested under the name of the Western
Power Trading Forum.
Also feel free to call the Inn and book a room for Friday and Saturday
if you wish to stay over....ask for SHAWN.
For those who are in the golf, green fees are $28.00 plus $10.00 for the
cart.
Please RSVP me by E-Mail (baennis@ix.netcom.com) if you are attending
The Social Evening Dinner On Thursday Night ($45 per person, all are
invited) and also the luncheon on Friday (no charge) .... I must have an
accurate headcount.
Have a great weekend and see you at Morro Bay.......Barb
>>> Odds and Ends (_!_)
@@@ What Makes Houston, Houston?
Dan Douglass of Arter and Hadden sent us the following item. Houston,
the unofficial home of the electric power industry, is a town you either
love or hate. Here are some guiding principles offered by the Chamber
of Commerce of the 4th largest city to enable their many visitors to
cope.
=0F=07 First you must learn to pronounce the city name. It is YEWS-TUN a=
nd
it does not matter how people pronounce it in other places.
=0F=07 Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Houston has its ow=
n
version of traffic rules. Never forget that downtown Houston is composed
entirely of one way streets. The only way to get out of center of town
is to
turn around and start over when you reach Dallas, Texas.
=0F=07 All directions start with, "Go down Westheimer..."
=0F=07 Westheimer has no beginning and no end.
=0F=07 It's impossible to go around a block and wind up on the street yo=
u
started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls this a "scenic drive".
=0F=07 The 8am rush hour is from 6:30 to 9:30am. The 5:00 pm rush hour is
from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.
=0F=07 If you actually stop at a yellow light, you cannot be from Houston=
.
=0F=07 Kuykendahl Road can only be pronounced by a native, so do not
attempt the phonetic pronunciation. People will simply tilt their heads
to the right and stare at you.
=0F=07 Construction on the Gulf Freeway is a way of life, and a permanent
form of entertainment.
=0F=07 Many bizarre sights can be explained simply by uttering the phrase=
,
" Oh, we're in Montrose!!"
=0F=07 Construction crews aren't doing their job properly unless they
close down all lanes except one during rush hour.
=0F=07 If someone actually has their turn signal on, it was probably lef=
t
on at the factory where the car was made.
=0F=07 White haired men driving red or silver sports cars will not obey a=
ny
known traffic rule and cannot be expected to stop for red lights or stop
signs.
=0F=07 All ladies with blue hair who drive Cadillacs or Lincoln
Continentals have the right of way.
=0F=07 The above mentioned blue haired ladies also have a legal right to
turn right from a left lane or to turn left from a right lane. YOU HAVE
BEEN WARNED!
=0F=07 Buying a Houston street map is a waste of money since there is
absolutely no way that you can route yourself in such a manner as to
avoid major road construction.
=0F=07 Houston natives are so rare that they are listed on the endangered
species list. The few remaining specimens are kept in a controlled
environment for their own safety.
=0F=07 Sir" and "Ma'am" are used by the person speaking to you if there's=
a
remote possibility that you're at least 30 minutes older than they are.
=0F=07 "Sugar" is a more common form of address than "Miss". So is
"Honey". Do not take offense. This is how southerners address grown
women.
=0F=07 In Houston we drink Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper. It is rumored that
other soft drinks are sold here, but no one will admit to knowing anyone
who actually drinks them. So don't ask for any other soft drink.
=0F=07 What you need to know when arriving at Bush Intercontinental
Airport: Your arrival gate is at least 32 miles away from the Main
Concourse of any terminal. Walking heels on your boots or walking shoes
are advised.
=0F=07 Never honk your horn at another car in Houston traffic. The bumper
sticker that reads, "Keep honking, I'm reloading" is considered fair
warning.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Have a great weekend, y=0F'all.
gba | foothi19@idt.net | charlotte@wptf.org |
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"...more fun than a fortune cookie, and at least as accurate."
=0F"Are those folks smoking crack?=0F" he asked in an outrage. My friend, =
Ol=0F'
Dave in Houston, has trouble understanding the workings of our power
business here in California. In fact, so do I. Yesterday=0F's Joint
Senate/Assembly Committee on Energy and Natural Resources did nothing to
improve either Dave=0F's or my understanding of the national embarrassment
California is perpetrating with electricity deregulation.
=0F"The next thing you know, they will be taking property, and forcing
utilities to build power plants and transmission,=0F" he mused between sips
of Dixie longneck beer and chomps of jalapeno peppers. =0F"Come to think
of it, Dave, they did say something about that. Yeah,=0F" I recalled,
=0F"Senator Peace was expounding on his favorite idea which is forcing the
ISO or the utilities to build peakers, and not let the market build
them. I can=0F't remember if that was before or after he suggested to EOB
Chairman Kahn that the ISO and the PX should be folded into State
agencies under the direction of the Electric Oversight Board.=0F"
I know what you are thinking right now. The next thing you know
California will have regulated retail rates. That recipe should be out
of the PUC=0F's oven sometime next week.
=0F"Well, the power marketers are jigging the system, bidding up to the
ISO=0F's bid cap. There is no way you can tell me that a generator
planned to make $750/MWH in its pro forma,=0F" Dave added. =0F"So you agree
with Herr (Hair) Peace! You don=0F't believe in markets,=0F" I retorted. =
=0F"Oh,
I believe in them, but I remember when I was short on a 300 MW trade,
and without any notice or advanced warning, the price in the Midwest
market went against me,=0F" Dave recalled. =0F"I called everyone who I tra=
ded
with, and they had nothing. I finally called XXXXX, and I asked what
will it cost for 50 MW?=0F"
=0F"Why didn=0F't you ask for 300?=0F" I wondered. =0F"I didn=0F't want to=
show him my
position. You get hosed when you show the buyer your position. Ask for
50, first,=0F" Dave chided.
=0F"What happened?=0F" =0F"Oh, they offered to sell for $150/MWH. I said I=
=0F'd
take it, and then said I needed another fifty. He asked $300. I took
that, and he priced the next 50 MW at $600,=0F" lamented Dave. =0F"He just
wanted to see how far he could push me. That=0F's what I mean when I say
the traders are jigging it.=0F"
=0F"But Dave, you old communist, your forgetting the trading function is
what mitigates the risk. The traders are the in between people who guess
at the price. Sometimes they guess right, and sometimes they guess
wrong. But the damage, or the reward, is on their book, not passed on
to the ultimate consumer. It has nothing to do with the marginal cost of
a generating plant.=0F"
And there you have it. Put in a price cap, and the traders have a
target for which to shoot. I can=0F't prove the following, yet, but I=0F'l=
l
wager with any of you that as the price cap level dips down, the average
trading price climbs even as the so-called =0F"dysfunctional=0F" price spik=
es
are eliminated. Consumers get hosed, and the fundamental economic
principle is upheld, which is, one can never be made better off with the
imposition of an additional constraint.
I feel better already. Here is what is on our short agenda this week.
>>> Things in the Mailbag
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ The ISO Replies to the EOB Report
@@@ Reflections on a Day of Senate Hearings
@@@ PUC Issues OII on Functioning of Wholesale Market
>>> Odds & Ends (_!_)
>>> Things in the Mailbag
It has been awhile since we put the mail feedbag on and had a munch.
Here is what my friends have been writing me.
FPL Energy=0F's Steve Ponder was only too quick to tell me, =0F"Please Gary=
,
no more whining about your computer. How old are you?? Is this the
year you get the AARP letter??? A very depressing moment. Do you really
not know how to spell Morro Bay??? Please let us know what is going on
with your son's hockey team?? Don't forget the cigars for Moron???
Bay!!!!=0F"
It is good to have friends like Steve. They make the pain of separation
so much easier. And Steve, when you FPL guys get that Entergy merger
sorted out, in a dozen years or so, you let us know. I want to
participate in the name selection for the new entity. How about
Fentergy PLus?
Next, from the PX=0F's Mark Hoppe, who writes, =0F"As you've heard from
others, I don't know quite how you manage to knock out all this material
each week. The burrito is informative, humorous and usually contains a
sprinkle of irony, tragedy (ISO Drama). Though you are usually neutral
regarding the PX, you are not unduly negative which I appreciate. I
think we do a pretty good job over here and so often people in the
industry forget the amount effort and challenge it took the PX to
successfully open this market.=0F"
Thanks, Mark. I just want you to know that my ability to write this
stuff every week is not constrained by the facts or evidence. I have
learned from watching Herr (Hair?) Peace, that as long as you can talk
(write, too) fast, and have conviction in your statements, regardless of
how groundless they may be, you will have a willing and eager audience.
A few weeks ago, I received from the PX=0F's Jennifer Sherwood a note,
which she wants you to know are her opinions, not necessarily the PX=0F's.
It=0F's okay, Jennifer. I paid George,yesterday, the $20 I owed him for
that sham Rose Bowl bet, (remember?, Stanford lost) and your opinions
are cool with us. =0F"Just curious - has anyone been comparing high
unleaded prices to high CA electricity prices? What I mean is, we are
up in arms about how we should protect the unfortunate San Diego
consumer who can't afford to keep the AC on. But what about the inflated
unleaded gas prices the whole country has seen over the last few
months? No effort is made by the government to shield the consumer from
how much it costs to fill their gas tank. No mention is made of those
who can't afford to drive to the grocery store because they can't afford
the extra 15 or 20 cents a gallon. The costs are passed along to the
consumer without pause. Granted there are differences between the
unleaded market and the electricity market in terms of demand-side
responsiveness, but then again is it that much different to say, =0F`I
can't drive today because gas is too expensive=0F'
vs. =0F`I can't turn up the AC today because it's too expensive.=0F'=0F"
Finally, from one of our [secret] Washington readers, and I am not
telling who, I received the following: =0F"I ... broke down and listened to
the [ISO Governing Board] discussion and vote. Ugh! I too noted that
the "speak fast" was applied to everyone but Herr Peace. My goodness,
what a mess we have. I loved Jerry's picture in USA Today -- it spoke
volumes. My sources at FERC tell me, though, that we should keep an eye
out for {FERC Chairman] Hoecker to do something really ... [Censored]
... for political reasons. Given no Commission meetings til September,
the only way to act is by unanimous consent, so I would hope he can't do
all that much.=0F"
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ The ISO Replies to the EOB Report
Several of you people commented to me that the ISO=0F's reply to the
PUC/EOB report was very good. I decided to excerpt the best sections of
it for the Burrito. The full document can be found on the ISO=0F's
website.
=0F"... the [PUC/EOB] Report asserts that the suspected activities of
certain generators on June 13 created frequency instability leading to
the Bay Area blackouts the following day. In fact, the events of June 13
and June 14 were completely independent of one another. The voltage
instability on June 14 was caused by system conditions on that day alone
-- exceptionally high loads, insufficient generation in the specific
local area, and transmission constraints that prevented the import of
generation from outside the area.
=0F"The Report states that the ISO =0F"never tried=0F" to call upon consume=
rs to
reduce demand in order to avoid the Bay Area blackouts. In fact, the ISO
had in place on June 14 a number of demand response programs designed to
reduce load including the Summer 2000 Demand Response Program, under
which customers have agreed, through a prior solicitation, to curtail
energy use in exchange for a fee
=0F"The Report makes a number of assertions concerning the prices paid by
=0F`purchasers=0F' of energy as a result of the recent price spikes (e.g. $=
1.2
billion in the month of June alone). These assertions leave one with the
mistaken impression that these prices reflect amounts actually paid by
the UDCs and/or passed through to customers. However, in determining the
total cost of energy, one must determine the impact of any forward
contracts entered into by the UDCs in advance of the wholesale energy
markets. These contracts, which are designed to =0F"lock-in=0F" a specific
price in advance of real-time or near real-time market activities, are
specifically designed to mitigate the impact of price volatility, and
are standard in all commodities markets. We have reason to believe that
some of the UDCs were substantially hedged during the period of the
recent price spikes.
=0F"In a similar vein, the reports asserts that California =0F"might well=
=0F"
have saved $110 million dollars had a $250 price cap been in place in
May and June. This assertion assumes that all energy purchases would
have been made at or below the $250 bid cap. In fact, during times of
peak demand, when all of the state=0F's generation has been exhausted, the
ISO competes with neighboring regions for available generation. In order
to secure the necessary power, the ISO must purchase, on a bilateral
basis, this energy from resources located outside of the ISO=0F's control
area.
=0F"The Report asserts that California power markets =0F"are not now
competitive=0F" and implies, erroneously in our view, that this is the
normal state of affairs. It is not. The Market Surveillance Committee
has noted that =0F"market power in the California energy market appears to
arise
primarily during periods of peak demand,=0F" and warned that demand growth
would increase the incidence of market power during the summer of 2000.
=0F"The Report asserts that the ISO is answerable only to a self-interested
board and not to the citizens of California. This simply is not the
case. The ISO is subject to the provisions of the Federal Power Act and
to the rules and regulations of FERC, which dictate, in part, that
wholesale energy rates must be just and reasonable and in the public
interest. The ISO further operates under a detailed tariff reviewed and
approved by FERC. Every change to our market design and virtually every
aspect of the ISO=0F's business is subject to review and scrutiny by FERC.
The FERC process provides substantial opportunities for input by the
state agencies and such agencies have, in fact, been active participants
in the FERC proceedings.
=0F"The Report asserts that California supply conditions have been affected
by restructuring and that somehow the restructuring choices have made
California more vulnerable to supply shortages. This assertion is
unfounded. Significant load growth in California and neighboring states
coupled with a lack of significant infrastructure investment in both
generation and transmission have caused this vulnerability.
Restructuring has increased proposed power plant applications many fold.
Only by immediate and sustained attention to streamlining approval and
siting processes for both of these critical infrastructure elements will
this significant shortage be addressed.=0F"
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ Reflections on a Day of Senate Hearings
If you want to imagine a scary sight, imagine, then, twelve California
legislators gathering together in one hearing room to rectify the wrongs
of electric restructuring. Also imagine, as if you are in the Twilight
Zone, witnesses that are slow on their feet, and reckless in their
facts. Then you get a glimpse of what yesterday=0F's Joint Senate/Assembly
hearing was like.
It started over two hours late. The Senate was busy congratulating one
of their own who is term-limited out next session, and they wanted to
heap on the glory. That said, the show began with CEC Commissioner Bill
Keese. Mr. Keese has one story, and regardless how well he tells it,
and he does, it is always the same story. It is the heat storm story.
One can imagine in the heat storm story a lead character who is a
single-mom, call her Lady-Bird Bowen, who travels across an angry land
with her precocious pre-teen child, Stevie Wonderboy. They are
searching for electric power plants in the dessert, which, by the grace
of God have been shipped to other countries which have more liberal
returns on investment.
Being the first speaker, Mr. Keese took at least half the heat (storm)
of the day. The rage of the Energy Fuhrer was palpable. Last week, San
Diegans shed 350 MW of load last week to save the entire system, and did
not receive one penny of compensation (I=0F'm not making that up ... He
said it). He is sick of hearing about demand management as being a
solution for the problem over the last five years, and he is about done
listening. People in San Diego are depressed by the sudden price
hikes. Yikes!
Keese did mention that the California reserve margin has sunk to 7%, but
in neighboring Arizona, the reserve margin is -1% or -2%!! Mr. Keese
correctly pointed out that electric power is not solely a California
problem, it is a regional problem. One member of the Committee asked
what the legislature could do to speed up the power plant siting and
construction process?
Keese referred to Governor Gray Davis=0F' Executive Order issued last week
to which the CEC plans to respond soon, date uncertain, that lays out a
6 month permitting time line. The six months are enough if the
applicant has the land secured, zoning okayed, transmission access, and
air offsets. Hmmmmmm. That alone might take six months before you get
to the CEC.
The next panel included Mr. Kahn of the EOB, and Ms. Lynch. I went too
hard on her last week, calling her Let=0F's Do Lynch. That was a 0.8 TPC.
Sorry. I promise to be nicer starting now. The Energy Fuhrer
instructed Ms. Lynch to use her authority to order SDG&E to divert the
pass through of funds from the customers to the PX until the dysfunction
of the market is cured. Put it in an escrow account. Ms Lynch promised
to review this option at her August 21 PUC Meeting where she will enact
SDG&E rate caps (told you).
The star of the day, I thought, was FERC General Counsel Doug Smith.
Mr. Smith comes to Sacramento. Isn=0F't that a switch? Mr. Smith came in
place of Mr. Hoecker, thank the Lord. Mr. Smith put into FERC-eese what
these 12 legislators could not get through their heads any other way.
The 12 angry legislators were looking for a way for FERC to declare the
wholesale market as non-competitive, and then ask the generators to give
back the money they over collected. When can we do that? Mr. Smith
answered as only a FERC attorney can answer. There is a process. It
takes time. You must have evidence. FERC uses a three-part criteria
for assessing whether or not market based rates are allowable. It=0F's
based on market concentration and dominance, not the existence of high
prices. You would have to sue FERC in federal court, and the best you
could hope for is for FERC to reconsider its decision upon remand from
the US Court of Appeals.
Slowly, the wind came out of the sails of the gang of 12. They were
stumped. Herr (Hair?) Peace screamed, couldn=0F't you, Mr. Smith of FERC,
today use your authority to declare the markets non-competitive, that
generators who had market based rates have exercised market power, and
retro-actively implement a $250 rate cap across the Western region?
Like a wheezing accordion, Mr. Smith played back and forth the familiar
strains of music, like a solo street musician on the corner. Back and
forth: the process, the process, the process. There have been times in
the past I hated the process at FERC. Today, I have a renewed respect
for what process affords me and you ... Freedom from the tyranny of a
mob.
For the remainder of the hearing, they focused on remedies that could be
undertaken by the PUC.
>>> Things in the People=0F's Republic of California
@@@ PUC Issues OII on Functioning of Wholesale Market
Well, the official title is, =0F"Order Instituting Investigation into the
Functioning of the Wholesale Electric Market and Associated Impact on
Retail Electric Rates in the Services Territory of San Diego Gas &
Electric Company=0F". I like my title better.
This Order, or OII was issued at the last business meeting of the
Commission, on August 3. It calls for an investigation of the wholesale
markets, responses from the three UDCs, and a pre-hearing conference in
San Diego on August 29 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Here are the questions the PUC wishes us to address:
=0F=07 What bill payment options should be provided to assist residential a=
nd
small commercial customers? (What does this have to do with the
functioning of the wholesale market?)
=0F=07 Should SDG&E be authorized to participate in bilateral contracts or
other supply procurement activities? How should the Commission assess
reasonableness? Are SDG&E=0F's purchasing activities serving its customers
on just and reasonable terms?
=0F=07 What is SDG&E=0F's obligation to minimize energy costs for its curre=
nt
customers?
=0F=07 How should the Commission, Attorney General, EOB, ISO and PX
coordinate to investigate wholesale market events, behaviors, and
irregularities? How should state/federal concerns be addressed?
=0F=07 What are the causes of the price increases? Are anticompeititve
practices causing some of the price increases? Are there mechanisms the
Commission can employ to make ratepayers whole?
>>> Odds & Ends (_!_)
As promised last week, I have a message from our event coordinator, Barb
Ennis, regarding the upcoming WPTF General Meeting on October 5 and 6.
Listen up!
She writes:
Hi Folks......
Well it is almost that time again....WPTF's October General Meeting will
be held at the Inn at Morro Bay, Sixty State Park Road, Morro Bay,
California 93442. Their phone numbers are: 800-321-9566 or 805 772-5651.
The dates are October 5th and 6th, Thursday and Friday.
The Inn at Morro Bay will also honor the same room prices if you choose
to also stay Wednesday,Friday or Saturday. We have blocked 24 rooms for
October 5th. Which range in prices: Petite Room with Queen Bed $89. (16
rooms) Pool and Garden View with King Bed and Private Hot Tub $152. (4
rooms) View of Bay rooms with two (2) Double Beds $152. (4 rooms) All
these rooms are on a First come basis.
SHUTTLE Information: The San Luis Obispo Airport is about 25 to 30
minutes by shuttle NOTE: FOG CAN BE THICK AT THIS AIRPORT..FLY IN THE
AFTERNOON .......
Ride-On Shuttle (805) 541-8747 Rates Door to Door are $22.00 per person
for the 1st person and ONLY $2.00 per person afterwards....SO if some
planning can be done on the Airline Arrival times, through Barb, and one
person books the Shuttle for a Group....the cost is substantially lower.
Now, for(e) our Golfers....Tee times have been booked for Thursday,
October 5th starting at 8.07am, 8.15am and 8.22am (space for 12
Golfers)..Sorry for the early morning start. The Golf Course has a Group
going out from 8.30 am until 11.30am.
The Golf Course is across the Inn at Morro Bay and your contact at the
Course is Pat (805) 471-4360.
For folks that may want to tour, Hearst Castle is located only 30
minutes from the Inn at Morro Bay. Within walking distance of the Inn is
a Natural History Museum, a marina with kayak and canoe rentals.
Shopping and dining along the Embarcadero, and some great hiking.
World class wineries and tasting rooms numbering over 40 are located
within a short drive from the Inn.
If you choose to drive it is 3-hours from San Jose, American Eagle,
Skywest and United Express all serve the local Airport in San Luis
Obispo.
Duke Energy is willing to conduct a Plant Tour (A woman=0F's only plant
tour will be led by Duke=0F's Carolyn Baker) if some may wish to do so.
The sooner we can do the booking, the better. So, bring the Family and
we are looking forward to seeing you at WPTF's General Meeting.
Agenda for October General Meeting
Thursday, October 5
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm All Member=0F's Meeting
7:00 pm - Dinner Reception (We are still working on the details)
Friday, October 6
9:00 am Opening Remarks and Program
Irene Moosen - Distributed Generation Case at the PUC
Bill Freddo - Confessions of a Merchant Plant Operator in New England
ISO
Dr.Frank Wolak - Topic of his choice
Open Session - Everyone Gets a Chance to Speak
Lunch provided at Noon.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
The object of humor notwithstanding, and seeing how the flow of new
material has slowed a bit, my wife provided this week=0F's laughter. She
didn=0F't have to attend the Senate hearing.
Subject: The Brilliance of Women
There were 11 people hanging onto a rope that came down from a
helicopter. Ten were men and one was a woman. They all decided that one
person should get off because if they didn't the rope would break and
everyone would die.
No one could decide who should go so finally the Woman gave a really
touching speech saying how she would give up her life to save the
others, because women were used to giving up things for their husbands
and children and giving in to men.
All of the men started clapping.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Have a great weekend, y=0F'all [applause]
gba | foothi19@idt.net | charlotte@wptf.org |
badeer-r/all_documents/31. | subject: Virus Alert
content: If you receive an email and the subect line is FW: Jokes please delete. This
is a virus. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to
contact any one of us in the IT department.
Thanks,
Diana | diana.willigerod@enron.com | portland.desk@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/32. | subject: COMPUTER VIRUS
content: The California ISO has identified a virus in our computer system. Please do
NOT open the email named LIFE STAGES TEXT, FUNNY TEXT, or JOKES from any
California ISO source. This is a Virus, do not open the message! This
message may have been forwarded to all ISO Market Participants. Deleting the
message without opening will prevent the virus from access to your system.
Don Fuller
Director, Client Relations
California ISO
916-608-7055
dfuller@caiso.com | shapp@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/33. | subject: APB Energy, Inc. Beach Party!
content: Dear, bob
Click the link for your invitation to the APB Beach Party.
http://www.apbenergy.com/beachparty.htm
See you there! | tim@apbenergy.com | robert.badeer@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/34. | subject: Fw: Jokes
content: > The male and female stages of life. Bye. | ddavids@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/36. | subject: Tom Krueger
content: I regret to announce that Tom Krueger is resigning from Enron North America
to pursue real estate development. Tom has over 18 years with Enron and
Portland General and we sincerely appreciate his contributions to our
company. Tom's last day will be September 8 so stay tuned for details on his
farewell party! Please join me in thanking Tom and wishing him the best of
luck.
Chris | mollie.gustafson@enron.com | portland.desk@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/37. | subject: Out of Office Procedure
content: We have had some confusion recently with respect to coverage when someone is
out of the office. From here forward, please provide the following
information to me via e-mail for days when you are out of the office:
Curve coverage - who is responsible for ensuring that your curves are updated
and downloaded in an accurate and timely manner.
EOL coverage - which products need to be maintained and who will make the
markets in your absence.
This new procedure is effective immediately! | tim.belden@enron.com | mike.swerzbin@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, sean.crandall@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/38. | subject: Welcome to Lisa Mattingly
content: Please welcome Lisa Mattingly to West Power Trading. She joined us on August
21 as a Clerk, and she is anxious to learn about our organization and provide
outstanding support.
Her background is in retail management, but she is embarking on an office
career with us. Don't hesitate to introduce yourself and make her feel
welcome. | debra.davidson@enron.com | portland.desk@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/39. | subject: EES Organizational Announcement
content: Enron Energy Services has created explosive growth in the retail energy=20
business. To advance EES=01, leadership position and to rapidly expand the=
=20
reach of its energy management services, the company is forming four new=20
business groups and promoting several key individuals.
EES continues to see an ever-increasing demand for energy management servic=
es=20
in North America, with interest coming from a growing number of customer=20
classes. EES North America, headed by Marty Sunde, President and CEO, has=
=20
been established to bring outsourcing, commodity and mid-market solutions t=
o=20
industrial and commercial customers in North America. Harold Buchanan and=
=20
Jeremy Blachman have been named co-Chief Operating Officers of the group.
EES Europe is responsible for energy outsourcing across Europe, as well as=
=20
rapidly growing mid-market business (Enron Direct, Enron Directo) and heavy=
=20
industrial business (ETOL). Matthew Scrimshaw, President and CEO will lead=
=20
this group.
As EES and Enron=01,s customer base grows, world class execution capabiliti=
es=20
and customer relationship management skills are required to maximize value.=
=20
Global Energy Services, headed by Dan Leff, President and CEO, is being=20
established to manage execution, delivery, operations & maintenance, accoun=
t=20
/ customer management and contract value enhancement of Enron=01,s asset an=
d=20
energy outsourcing activities worldwide. This group will include Enron=20
Facility Services (EFS), led by Joe Earle, President & CEO and Operational=
=20
Energy Corporation (OEC), led by Mark Dobler, Vice President.
EES continues to see additional opportunities for business that will benefi=
t=20
from the growth of its energy outsourcing business. To manage and develop=
=20
these new business opportunities, EES New Business Ventures has been=20
created. Mark Muller, President and CEO will lead this group.
All four new business leaders will report directly to EES=01, Office of the=
=20
Chairman, Lou Pai, who will continue as Chairman, and Tom White, who will=
=20
continue as Vice Chairman. In addition, Kevin Hughes, Vice President and=
=20
Chief Accounting Officer, Vicki Sharp, Managing Director and General Counse=
l,=20
and Beth Tilney, Managing Director of Marketing, HR and Customer Satisfacti=
on=20
will continue to report to the Office of the Chairman.
Please join us in congratulating these individuals. | office.chairman@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/4. | subject: eSpeak's Disappearing Act
content: As you may have noticed, there was a network error during today's eSpeak with
Dr. Ben Gilad. Although the questions and answers were not visible during
the second half of the eSpeak session, Dr. Gilad did answer all the questions
he received. As always, the transcript of the discussion will be available
in the eSpeak archives.
If the technical issue prevented you from asking a question during today's
session, please email your question to Amy Oberg at Enron Energy Services.
Dr. Gilad has generously offered to respond to questions that could not be
submitted during the live event. | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/40. | subject: Montana Power Divests Oil & Gas/Making a Case for CAES
content: In Energy Insight for Monday, August 28
In Energy Insight Today (Blue Banner, all subscribers)
Some power development companies think the answer to electric price
volatility is blowin' in the wind, literally, moving to develop compessed
air energy storage facilities in a number of locations. Local utilities seem
encouraged by the idea as well. Read details at http://www.einsight.com.
In Energy Insight 2000 (Red Banner, premium-pay access only)
Montana Power's Touch America unit is expanding into wireless even as it
installs fiber optics across the country. The analysis is timely given
Montana Power's asset sale and Deutsche Telecom's further U.S. expansion,
both announced Monday.
*************
Wanted: 2000 FT Energy Global Award Nominations
Time is running out to nominate your company or CEO for the 2000 FT Energy
Global Awards! Now's the time to recognize those companies and individuals
who are truly defining excellence amid the challenges of a dynamic energy
environment. Awards will be given in 13 categories, including CEO of the
Year and Energy Company of the Year. Enter the best-of-class competition by
September 1 at http://www.fte-awards.com.
*************
News Briefs:
+Montana Power Sells Oil and Gas Business Unit
The Montana Power Co. has sold for $475million (US) its nonregulated oil and
gas business unit to PanCanadian Petroleum Limited of Calgary. The sale
includes subsidiaries that have interests in crude oil, natural gas and gas
liquids exploration, production and marketing in the U.S. and Canada.
Proceeds from the sale would be invested in growing Touch America, MPC's
national fiber-optic and wireless broadband telecommunications subsidiary.
The U.S. businesses have operations in northern Montana and in the D-J
(Denver-Julesburg) Basin north of Denver as well as minor properties in the
Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma, and Green River Basin, Wyoming. Fractionation
plants are at Cut Bank, MT, and Ft. Lupton, CO. The Canadian properties
reside mostly in southern and central Alberta and in southern Saskatchewan.
***********
+Deutsche Telekom to Buy Powertel for $5.89bn
The Financial Times said that Deutsche Telekom is expanding in the U.S.
mobile phone market by acquiring Powertel, a local mobile operator in the
Southeast, for about $5.89 billion in shares. The deal comes just weeks
after DT moved into the U.S. mobile market through the $50 billion
acquisition of VoiceStream.
As that deal has not yet been completed, the latest transaction is
structured as an all-share acquisition of Powertel by Voicestream. The two
U.S. companies have also agreed that the deal will go ahead even if DT's
takeover of VoiceStream is not completed.
Communications Holdings, Inc., a unit of SCANA Corp., owns approximately
14.6 million fully diluted
common shares, or about a 27% equity interest, in Powertel, representing an
investment of $249 million.
//////////////
Market Brief Friday August 25
Stocks Close Change % Change
DJIA 11,192.63 9.9 0.1
DJ 15 Util. 355.95 (2.6) (0.7)
NASDAQ 4,042.68 (10.6) (0.3)
S&P 500 1,506.45 (1.9) (0.1)
Market Vols Close Change % Change
AMEX (000) 42,153 (8,220.0) (19.5)
NASDAQ (000) 1,286,420 (261,588.0) (20.3)
NYSE (000) 676,769 (148,377.0) (21.9)
Commodities Close Change % Change
Crude Oil (Oct) 32.03 0.40 1.25
Heating Oil (Sep) 0.9694 0.02 1.66
Nat. Gas (Henry) 4.628 0.09 1.90
Palo Verde (Sep) 176 (1.00) (0.57)
COB (Sep) 192.5 1.50 0.78
PJM (Sep) 35.75 2.75 7.69
Dollar US $ Close Change % Change
Australia $ 1.740 (0.00) (0.28)
Canada $ 1.485 (0.00) (0.15)
Germany Dmark 2.167 0.00 0.05
Euro 0.9016 (0.00) (0.01)
Japan _en 107.03 0.21 0.19
Mexico NP 9.229 0.02 0.26
UK Pound 0.6799 0.00 0.74
Foreign Indices Close Change % Change
Arg MerVal 475.24 4.73 1.00
Austr All Ord. 3,326.30 (4.10) (0.12)
Braz Bovespa 17,642.67 331.71 1.88
Can TSE 300 11,246.04 67.06 0.60
Germany DAX 7,307.17 76.91 1.05
HK HangSeng 17,236.74 (202.96) (1.18)
Japan Nikkei 225 16,911.33 240.51 1.42
Mexico IPC 6,181.15 (112.40) (1.82)
UK FTSE 100 6,563.71 6.67 0.10
Source: Yahoo! and NYMEX | dwagman@ftenergy.com | energyinsight@spector.ftenergy.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/41. | subject: ISO To Participate in Super Peak Market
content: Check this out. I think that we need to be signed up for this.
---------------------- Forwarded by Tim Belden/HOU/ECT on 08/28/2000 06:14 AM
---------------------------
Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp.
From: Gary Ackerman <foothi19@idt.net> 08/26/2000
02:21 PM
Please respond to foothi19@idt.net
To: Bill Ross <billr@calpine.com>, Bob Anderson <Robert_Anderson@apses.com>,
Carolyn Baker <cabaker@duke-energy.com>, Corby Gardin
<jcgardin@newwestenergy.com>, Curtis Kebler
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Waas <glwaas@calpx.com>, Greg Blue <gtbl@dynegy.com>, Jack Pigott
<jackp@calpine.com>, Ken Czarnecki <Ken_J_Czarnecki@calpx.com>, Kent
Wheatland <KEWH@dynegy.com>, "Klemstine, Barbara A(F56661)"
<barbara_klemstine@apses.com>, Randy Hickok <rjhickok@duke-energy.com>, Rob
Lamkin <rllamkin@seiworldwide.com>, Rob Nichol <rsnichol@newwestenergy.com>,
robert berry <berry@apx.com>, Roger Pelote <rpelote@energy.twc.com>, Sue Mara
<smara@enron.com>, curt hatton <curt.Hatton@gen.pge.com>, Jeff Dasovich
<jdasovic@enron.com>, Dan Douglass <douglass@arterhadden.com>, Al Parsons
<alp@ncpa.com>, Bob Reilley <rreilley@coral-energy.com>, Brian Jobson
<bjobson@smud.org>, Dave Nuttall <dn@ui.com>, Edmond Chang <echang@wapa.gov>,
Ken Lackey <Kenneth_Lackey@EdisonMission.com>, Linda Hamilton
<lhamilton@avistaenergy.com>, Mark Tallman <mark.tallman@pacificorp.com>,
"Richard H. Counihan" <counihan@greenmountain.com>, Sheryl Lambertson
<sslambertson@pplmt.com>, Steve Fisher <stephen_fisher@transalta.com>, Steve
Ponder <steve_ponder@fpl.com>, Tom Breckon <tom@ncpa.com>, "Wolfe, Don -
PGSO-5" <dvwolfe@bpa.gov>, Chuck Goligoski <cgoligoski@avistaenergy.com>,
Elaine Walsh <Elaine@citizenspower.com>, Duane Nelsen <dnelsen@gwfpower.com>,
Reggie Howard <rhoward@reliantenergy.com>, Tim Belden/HOU/ECT@ECT, Dave
Francis <DFRA@dynegy.com>
cc:
Subject: ISO To Participate in Super Peak Market
Folks,
Late Friday afternoon Ziad called me. The ISO Governing Board earlier
the same day turned down the ISO management's request to force SCs to
place 95% of their scheduled load in the DA market. That leaves the ISO
little choice but to venture into the energy markets to procure power to
cover their peak hours on hot days.
Terry gave Ziad the OK to proceed with placing both the APX and
California PX screens for this new product/matching-service. I am
working with the two vendors and the ISO to make this happen quickly.
We anticipate that the market will open on Tuesday, September 5, or
earlier.
Key people who you may need to contact:
ISO - Ziad Alaywan 916-351-2140 (Nancy Traweek and Jim McIntosh are
also in the loop)
PX - Ken Czarnecki 626-537-3123
PX - John Yurkanin 626-537-3124
APX - Denice Cazalet 408-517-2123
APX - Michael Heinrich 408-517-2159
Please feel free to contact me with your questions. Several of you have
not had the opportunity to attend the pre-design meetings we had at the
California PX and APX a few weeks ago, nor were you aware of the joint
WPTF/ISO meeting held last week. But in essence, what this
product/matching-service will allow you to do is post bids to sell, or
buy a 6-hour block of capacity at a firm energy price across the hours
of HE13 to HE18. You can bid at COB, Mead, PV, SP15 or NP15. You can
utilize either the CalPX or APX to post your bids, because the ISO will
be watching both screens. The block sizes are (supposed to be) 25MW.
The seller is responsible for arranging transmission to the delivery
point, and the buyer (e.g., ISO) is responsible for arranging
transmission service from the delivery point. The ISO will make its
purchase decisions for the day-of at or before 8:00 a.m. The ISO will
send out a general notice when it needs offers to sell on the super-peak
market. I expect that bids for either buy or sell will be able to be
posted at any time, 24 hours. The screens should allow parties to post
buy or sell bids at least 60 days forward of the trade day.
You are not limited to a price cap in these markets, but the ISO as a
buyer has the right to not purchase at prices above it's price cap.
I think WPTF members should be very proud that we were able to quickly
work together, and with the ISO to create this market. I have no doubt
the ISO will be offering bids to purchase starting Sept 5, and going
forward 60 days. However, who among you will be willing and able to
post bids to sell?
gba | tim.belden@enron.com | john.forney@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, greg.wolfe@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/42. | subject: CANCEL Warning Notice
content: SYSTEM WARNING CANCELLATION [200000212]
Effective 08/26/2000 at 19:00 the California Independent System Operator
has terminated the "Warning" of the Electrical Emergency Plan.
The "Warning" has been in effect since Sat Aug 26 15:00:00 2000 PDT.
This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO.
This notice cancels notice 200000207
Notice issued at: 08/26/2000 19:10 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/43. | subject: Stage 1 CANCELLATION
content: CANCELLATION NOTICE [200000211]
Effective 08/26/2000 at 18:00 the California Independent System
Operator has terminated Stage 1 of the Electrical Emergency Plan.
Stage 1 has been in effect since Sat Aug 26 15:00:00 2000 PDT.
This message is from Market Operations
at the California ISO.
This notice cancels notice 200000208
Notice issued at: 08/26/2000 17:37 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/44. | subject: Stage 1 Emergency
content: STAGE 1 EMERGENCY NOTICE [200000208]
Effective 08/26/2000 at 16:00 the California Independent System Operator
has implemented Stage 1 of the Electrical Emergency Plan. The Plan has
been implemented for the following reasons:
Lack of resources
Stage 1 is expected to be in effect from HE 15
through HE 18.
Participating transmission owners are to notify the Utility Distribution
Companies within their operational areas.
Stage 1: Operating reserves are less than minimum. Advise the Utility
Distribution Company of potential power shortages and request
the UDC to advise end-use customers to reduce demand to minimum
requirements without disruption of employment or curtailment of
industrial production or commerce. Advise the UDC to prepare for
imminent implementation of the interruptible load programs and/or
electrical emergency plan.
This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO.
Notice issued at: 08/26/2000 15:18 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/45. | subject: Issue Warning Notice
content: SYSTEM WARNING NOTIFICATION [200000207]
For operating day 08/26/2000 the ISO is predicting deficiencies in Operating
Reserve
due to:
anticipated high loads and temperatures across the ISO
Control Area today
Effective 15:02, 08/26/2000: The ISO is issuing a "Warning" notice and
is requesting additional Supplemental Energy bids, up to 2000 MW,
for Hour Ending 16 through Hour Ending 19.
Those who have additional energy or capacity to provide are highly
encouraged to submit bids into the supplemental energy market.
This message is from Market Operations at the
California ISO.
Notice issued at: 08/26/2000 15:06 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/46. | subject: Re:
content: Big Bob,
Writing to say hello. I returned to the states three
weeks ago and have been working at Camp Horno with the
1/1 since that time. It has been about three weeks.
The job is actually pretty good. I run the sick call
for the unit and do someother admin type things. Other
than that my time is pretty much my own. No call over
nifgt every third night at the hospital or some
asshole doctor chewing your ass about taking care of
patients. I still feel kind of out of the loop with
the other Marine officers but something tells me that
probably will not change. Likely, they look at me like
the friendly and tolerable neighborhood nerd who is
there to take care of the troops and give people light
duty chits. At least they leave me alone and give me a
chance to work out. The hills around Camp P are brutal
and unforgiving. I hope to be in good enough condition
in two-three more weeks to start running up the bigger
ones in the morning.
That is about it. Wanted to say hello and defend
and deflect any artillery shells you and rat are
lobbing against me behind my back!!!!
Fran
--- Robert.Badeer@enron.com wrote:
>
> Fran,
> I was with 1st FSSG, 7th Eng. Bn. You can
> expect to be doged out since
> you're such a sorry, simple bastard. I'll call you
> when you get back to the
> states. My numbers are (w) 503-464-3926 (h) 503
> 233-6839. Take it easy.
>
>
> Bob
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!
http://mail.yahoo.com/ | fxhall@yahoo.com | robert.badeer@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/47. | subject: DEAL CORRECTION REPORT 8-25
content: Extremely high number of errors for Friday, please take a little extra time
to be sure to write down your deals correctly.
Thank you! | carla.hoffman@enron.com | tim.belden@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, jeff.richter@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/48. | subject: eThink About It: August 28, 2000
content: Don't miss our special eSpeak on Tuesday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m. Houston
time. Dr. Ben Gilad has been hailed by Business Week and Fortune as one of
the greatest minds in the field of Competitive Intelligence. Please join him
for a discussion about Competitive Intelligence and what it means to Enron.
If you can't make the live event, be sure to pre-submit your questions on the
eSpeak site.
Join the competitive intelligence fervor: On Tuesday 8/29, check out the new
look and feel of the Edge and catch Dr. Ben Gilad, CI guru, on eSpeak.
The Edge - Click it today.
Creativity and Innovation are back in full force. Go to eMeet to participate
in the recently re-launched Creativity and Innovation dialogue. | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/49. | subject: Enron In Action 8.28.00
content: The United Way Day of Caring is September 15! Sign up now to "Make the
World a Better Place."
For more information, click here http://home.enron.com/cr.
Chairman's Award Nominate Your Hero Today! If you know someone who deserves
to be honored for their practices of Respect, Integrity, Communication and
Excellence, click here http://home.enron.com/. Nominations are open now
through October 1.
Brown Bag Lunch Bring your lunch and join us on Wednesday, September 6 in
EB49C1 at 11:30 a.m. to hear about the Houston Ballet's
With the Houston 2000-2001 season. Learn about World Premieres, as well as
the classic, full-evening story ballets featured in the
Ballet upcoming season, which is sure to be exciting! Please RSVP now to
Jessica.Nunez@enron.com.
Radio Music A Free Night of Comedy! Enron employees have been invited to
enjoy a free performance on any Thursday
Theatre at 8:30 p.m. or Saturday at 10:30 p.m. during the month of September
. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
When you call, give your name, the number of people in your party and the
date you wish to attend. Just mention that
you are with Enron and your entire party is admitted free! For
reservations, call 713-522-7722.
Help Knock Out The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is seeking walkers, team
leaders and volunteers to participate in their annual
Diabetes! "Walk For the Cure," held on November 5. On September 6, there
will be a city-wide kick-off luncheon at the Downtown
Hyatt from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Please RSVP before Wednesday, August 30
to Cathy Phillips at 713-853-6898.
For more information, contact Rachel Feldt at 713-345-7629.
UH Cougar The UH Cougar Classic 5K Fun Run & Kids 1K, benefiting the
University of Houston Track program and the Houston
Classic 5K Track Club, is scheduled for September 9. If you are interested
in participating or volunteering, please contact
Cindy Richardson at 713-853-4770. For more information, run to
http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.html.
2000 American The American Heart Walk is a national event to increase
awareness of walking as a heart-healthy exercise and
Heart Walk to raise funds to continue the American Heart Association's fight
against heart disease and stroke. The event
will be held on October 14 at Sam Houston Park. If you would like to
participate, please sign up now by calling
Diana Barrero at 713-610-5093.
The Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) rewards qualified non-profit
organizations with grants up to $500 per employee, based on volunteer
service.
This year, Enron employees have logged 19,383 volunteer hours, with 227
organizations, for a total of $13,200 in VIP donations! To learn more,
click here http://home.enron.com. | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.houston@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/5. | subject: EnronOnline Training Dates Change
content: Please note that the EnronOnline Phase 2 training sessions scheduled for
Wednesday and Thursday of this week have been rescheduled to ensure that the
training sessions include both the new website and the new Stack Manager
functionality for Price Limit Orders.
The rescheduled dates are as follows:
Houston
Session 1 - Tuesday, Sept. 5 3:00 EB568.
Session 2 - Thursday, Sept. 7 4:00 EB568
All Other Offices
Please contact Tammie Schoppe at 713 853 4220 to book a session. Note that
sessions for European traders will be announced separately.
If you have any questions about the above, please contact Dave Samuels at 713
853 6931 or myself at 713 853 1861. | david.forster@enron.com | andrew.conner@enron.com, allan.ford@enron.com, adam.gross@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/50. | subject: Total Transfer Capabilities
content: Attached are the Total Transfer Capabilities (TTC's) for August 27th, 28th,
and 29th.
<<TTC 8-27-00.PDF>> <<TTC 8-28-00.PDF>> <<TTC 8-29-00.PDF>>
The attached Outage information is reliable at time of posting. The
attached Outage information is subject to change without notice.
Myrna Neeley
Administrative Assistant
Outage Coordination & Transmission Maintenance
California Independent System Operator
Voice: 916-351-2171
Fax: 916-351-2367
E-mail mneeley@caiso.com
- TTC 8-27-00.PDF
- TTC 8-28-00.PDF
- TTC 8-29-00.PDF | mneeley@caiso.com | marketstatus@caiso.com, pxrt@calpx.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/51. | subject: CASIO NOTICE: Market Message
content: Market Participants:
> On Friday August 25th, and Monday August 28th, the California ISO will be
> performing communication upgrades which will affect telephone
> communications with both the Alhambra and Folsom Control Rooms. During
> this work, all inbound and outbound service to the ISO's primary telephone
> system will be out of service. All inbound and outbound communications
> during the periods specified below must be made through the ISO's
> secondary telephone system. The schedule for this work is as follows:
>
> On Friday August 25th between 18:00 and 24:00 the Alhambra primary
> telephone system will be out of service.
>
> Monday August 28th starting at 18:30 and continuing through August 29th at
> 02:30 the Folsom primary telephone system will be out of service.
>
> During these periods, you must use phone numbers applicable to the ISO's
> secondary telephone system to reach the ISO Control Rooms and ISO staff
> will use your secondary system telephone numbers to reach you.
>
> During the scheduled primary phone outage the ISO can be reached at the
> following back up phone numbers:
>
> ALHAMBRA
> Generation Desk (Console 5) - (626) 299-4428 through 4431 (Lines 1-4).
> Transmission Spare Desk (Console 1) - (626) 299-4424 through 4427 (Lines
> 1-4).
> Transmission Center Desk (Console 2 ) - (626) 299-4404 through 4407 (Lines
> 1-4).
> Transmission Desk (Console 3) - (626) 299-4412 through 4415 (Lines 1-4).
> Scheduler 1 Desk (Console 4) - (626) 299-4464 through 4467 (Lines 1-4).
> Scheduler 2 Desk (Console 6) - (626) 299-4460 through 4463 (Lines 1-4).
> Shift Manager Desk (Console 7) - (626) 299-4416 through 4419 (Lines 1-4).
> B.E.E.P. Desk (Console 8) - (626) 299-4474 through 4477 (Lines 1-4).
>
> FOLSOM
> Shift Manager - (916) 351-5512 through 5514
> Security Coordinator - (916) 351-5542, 5543
> Generation Desk 1 - (916) 351-5520 through 5523
> Generation Desk 2 - (916) 351-5536 through 5539
>
> Beep Desk - (916) 351-5508 through 5511
> Transmission Desk 1 - (916) 351-5546, 5547
> Transmission Desk 2 - (916) 351-5550, 5551
> Scheduler COI - (916) 351-5534, 5535
> Scheduler DC - (916) 351-5530, 5531
> Hour Ahead - (916) 351-5517 through 5519
>
> Byron Woertz
> Director, Client Relations
> | cgrant@caiso.com | marketstatus@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/52. | subject: Stage 1 Emergency
content: STAGE 1 EMERGENCY NOTICE [200000206]
Effective 08/25/2000 at 14:01 the California Independent System Operator
has implemented Stage 1 of the Electrical Emergency Plan. The Plan has
been implemented for the following reasons:
reserve deficiency
Stage 1 is expected to be in effect from HE 15
through HE 19.
Participating transmission owners are to notify the Utility Distribution
Companies within their operational areas.
Stage 1: Operating reserves are less than minimum. Advise the Utility
Distribution Company of potential power shortages and request
the UDC to advise end-use customers to reduce demand to minimum
requirements without disruption of employment or curtailment of
industrial production or commerce. Advise the UDC to prepare for
imminent implementation of the interruptible load programs and/or
electrical emergency plan.
This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO.
Notice issued at: 08/25/2000 14:05 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/53. | subject: Ameren Services Company
content: Please note the following changes:
Ameren Services Company (ASC)
Assigned its sales agreement to:
Ameren Energy, Inc. as agent (ASC)
(for and on behalf of Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren UE, Ameren Energy
Marketing Company, and Ameren Energy Generating Company)
Transmission remains with Ameren Services Company | rhonda.denton@enron.com | tim.belden@enron.com, dana.davis@enron.com, genia.fitzgerald@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/54. | subject: ACTION REQUIRED: Your Attendance at EnronOnline
content: Please plan to attend the following mandatory training/presentation about
EnronOnline Phase ll.
Date: Tuesday, August 29
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Mt. Hood Conference Room
Please let Debra know by Monday if you are unable to attend this training
session. Let me or Debra know if you have any questions. | debra.davidson@enron.com | mike.swerzbin@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, sean.crandall@enron.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/55. | subject: Breaking News
content: Check out the latest eBiz for details on the management changes at Azurix.
Also in this issue:
Natural gas market opens in Europe
Keeping up with Enron's new business units
Hit parade of project code names
Enron's new brand guidelines
It's all in the latest eBiz. Go to home.enron.com, click Publications, then
click eBiz, and "eBiz August 25, 2000." | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/56. | subject: Board Announcement
content: The Enron Board of Directors today accepted the resignation of Rebecca P.
Mark. Azurix Corp. also announced today that Rebecca has resigned as Azurix
chairman and CEO and will pursue opportunities as an investor in the water
resource business. Azurix President and Chief Operating Officer John L.
Garrison has been elected president and CEO. In addition, Herbert S. "Pug"
Winokur, Jr., currently chairman of the audit and finance committee of the
Azurix board of directors, has been elected interim chairman.
Over the past 15 years, Rebecca has made tremendous contributions to Enron.
Her leadership was instrumental in building our world-class international
businesses and in advancing innovative approaches in the global water
business, and we want to thank her for her service to Enron and Azurix.
Please join us in wishing Rebecca well in her future endeavors and in
thanking John and Pug for their leadership. | office.chairman@enron.com | all.worldwide@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/57. | subject: Cal-ISO Participating Load Stakeholder Meeting (Sept. 20th) and V
content: The ISO will be hosting a Participating Load Stakeholder
meeting on September 20, 2000 at the ISO. The meeting is a broad
stakeholder meeting to help refine our load participation programs for 2001.
Much of the day will be committed to presentations and discussions on
lessons learned from 2000 and proposals for 2001, including technical
standards, contractual issues, and load management.
Some vendors have approached the ISO with systems that would
aggregate loads, give them an opportunity to curtail based on day ahead
energy prices, and provide the curtailment instructions and verifications.
This type of program may be ultimately sold to ESPs or IOUs. In order to
accelerate the testing of such systems the ISO may sponsor a pilot program
to test the system/approach with selected vendors. The pilot program will
test the concepts, the interfaces, and assist in bringing together vendors,
ESPs, SCs, and the IOUs as we move forward toward improving demand
responsiveness in our markets. We have reserved about 1 -2 hours in the
afternoon, to allow 3-4 vendors to present their approaches to the
stakeholder group.
In addition, we welcome you to visit a vendor fair that the
ISO is hosting on September 21, 2000. The ISO has experienced
considerable interest from the market place in such a vendor fair that would
include entities providing Data Processing Gateway technology for both
Generators and Loads in the Participating Ancillary Services Load Program.
This effort is being encouraged to develop multiple solutions pertaining to
installations of direct telemetry for Generators and Load providing
Ancillary Services to the ISO markets.
The agendas are attached for both events, including
directions and lodging information.
Please RSVP by September 13, 2000 to Sue Happ at
shapp@caiso.com.
Thank you.
<<AGENDA 9_20_00_timelines3_.doc>> <<AGENDA 9_21_00_timelines3_.doc>>
<<Lodging and Directions.pdf>>
Keoni Almeida
California Independent System Operator
phone: 916/608-7053
pager: 916/814-7352
alpha page: 9169812000.1151268@pagenet.net
e-mail: <mailto:kalmeida@caiso.com>
- AGENDA 9_20_00_timelines3_.doc
- AGENDA 9_21_00_timelines3_.doc
- Lodging and Directions.pdf | kalmeida@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com, plwg@caiso.com, aja6@pge.com, abb@eslawfirm.com, |
badeer-r/all_documents/58. | subject: Issue Warning Notice
content: SYSTEM WARNING NOTIFICATION [200000205]
For operating day 08/25/2000 the ISO is predicting deficiencies in Operating
Reserve
due to:
anticipated high loads and temperatures across the ISO
Control Area today
Effective 07:44, 08/25/2000: The ISO is issuing a "Warning" notice and
is requesting additional Supplemental Energy bids, up to 2500 MW,
for Hour Ending 13 through Hour Ending 19.
Those who have additional energy or capacity to provide are highly
encouraged to submit bids into the supplemental energy market.
This message is from Market Operations at the
California ISO.
Notice issued at: 08/25/2000 07:48 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/59. | subject: Defining Big in Megawatt Ownership/B2B Exchanges Seek to Avert An
content: In Energy Insight for Friday, August 25
In Energy Insight Today (Blue Banner, all subscribers)
With more power in the possession of fewer companies, the amount of
generating capacity a big utility needs to compete in the marketplace is
rising. Find out just how many tens of thousands of megawatts constitutes
"big" these days, including a list of the biggest, at
http://www.einsight.com.
Also in Energy Insight Today, European news headlines from FT Energy's team
of London-based editors.
In Energy Insight 2000 (Red Banner, premium-pay access only)
In Energy Insight Energy Services: Energy industry business-to-business
exchanges could save utilities millions of dollars in procurement and
billing, but first they must head off antitrust issues that have plagued
other business sectors. Details at http://www.einsight.com.
In Energy Insight Fuels: Environmental concerns about coal, supply
shortages in natural gas plus improvements in the efficiency and design of
nuclear plants may equate to a rebound in uranium-fueled power. Read about
it at http://www.einsight.com.
********************
News Brief
+High Cost of Oil and Natural Gas Puts FPL $518 Million Behind in Fuel
Expense Recovery
Faced with skyrocketing oil and natural gas prices and heavy seasonal demand
for electricity, Florida Power & Light Company has filed preliminary
paperwork with the Florida Public Service Commission identifying $518
million in expenses above projections for fuel burned to produce electricity
in 2000. FPL will file with the Commission in September for permission to
recover the expense in customer bills beginning Jan. 1, 2001.
Part of this increase will be offset by a refund to customers that is
currently estimated to be $75 million to $100 million. The refund is
pursuant to an agreement reached in April 1999 with the Office of the Public
Counsel and the FPSC that provides for revenue sharing between FPL and its
customers, as well as a 6% annual rate reduction for three years. As a
result of the forecasted fuel costs and the expected rebate, residential
electric rates could increase by approximately 13% per kilowatt-hour.
The cost of oil used to generate electricity has more than doubled since the
first quarter of 1999 and has not been this high since the Gulf War in 1990.
Since January 2000, oil prices have increased 44% per barrel. Natural gas
prices also have risen unabated, climbing 77% since January 2000. With the
onset of winter, natural gas prices may increase further as demand for
heating fuel increases.
/////////////////////
Market Brief Thursday August 24
Stocks Close Change % Change
DJIA 11,182.74 38.1 0.3
DJ 15 Util. 358.51 (5.7) (1.6)
NASDAQ 4,053.28 42.3 1.1
S&P 500 1,508.31 2.3 0.2
Market Vols Close Change % Change
AMEX (000) 50,373 (7,710.0) (15.3)
NASDAQ (000) 1,548,008 85,370.0 5.5
NYSE (000) 825,146 (41,307.0) (5.0)
Commodities Close Change % Change
Crude Oil (Oct) 31.63 (0.39) (1.23)
Heating Oil (Sep) 0.9533 (0.00) (0.29)
Nat. Gas (Henry) 4.54 (0.07) (1.43)
Palo Verde (Sep) 177 0.00 0.00
COB (Sep) 191 8.00 4.19
PJM (Sep) 33 0.50 1.52
Dollar US $ Close Change % Change
Australia $ 1.745 (0.01) (0.40)
Canada $ 1.487 0.00 0.10
Germany Dmark 2.166 (0.01) (0.46)
Euro 0.9017 (0.00) (0.11)
Japan _en 106.83 (0.23) (0.21)
Mexico NP 9.205 (0.02) (0.18)
UK Pound 0.6749 0.00 0.25
Foreign Indices Close Change % Change
Arg MerVal 470.51 2.87 0.61
Austr All Ord. 3,330.40 7.70 0.23
Braz Bovespa 17,310.96 (139.48) (0.81)
Can TSE 300 11,178.98 71.17 0.64
Germany DAX 7,230.26 (2.52) (0.03)
HK HangSeng 17,439.70 12.30 0.07
Japan Nikkei 225 16,670.82 234.17 1.40
Mexico IPC 6,293.55 (73.45) (1.17)
UK FTSE 100 6,557.04 (9.20) (0.14)
Source: Yahoo! and NYMEX | mrice@ftenergy.com | energyinsight@spector.ftenergy.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/6. | subject: CAISO NOTIFICATION - TSWG MEETING NOTES 8/23/00
content: TSWG Meeting notes for 8/23/00
Participants:
Scheduling Coordinators - Altra, SCE, CDWR, PGE, Riverside, Southern,
Midway, Dynegy, PX, Reliant, NCPA, & more.
ISO - Darren Lamb, Ginger Seitles, Greg Ford, Eddie Ledesma, Mark Rothleder,
CP Ng, Jim Blatchford.
Settlement Dispute System (SDS):
Not implemented yet.
Automated Dispatch System (ADS):
The ADS Query File Data Dictionary was released this week. ADS client 26 was
released 8/23. Features include Query data which now contain decimals
instead of integer values and system performance improvement by limiting
queries to 7 days worth of data at a time. A question was raised about what
time standard is used for instructions. Greg Ford responded it is PDT/PST.
RMR Scheduling:
No comments
10-Minute Settlement:
The API parser had corrections made. The Ex-Post price fix (looking for 6
values instead of 1) has been implemented and is working. Also the
supplemental energy import parsing order was corrected. The Beep_Gen_Full
template does successfully parse through the existing parser. Ginger Seitles
is working with SCE to correct the localized parser problem. The question
was raised if there may be only one record supporting two charge types. CP
responded that for CTs 401/407 there is, and can be, one record supporting
multiple charge types. A question was raised concerning instructions being
over lapped to the next day. Mark responded that there are no instructions
that are issued to last over a day. Mark also reminded everyone that
effective June 1st that the ISO stated using ramping energy versus block
energy for dispatches. He also reminded all that residual energy would be in
effect on September 1st. The PX asked if there were DC loss calculation
available for the market simulation information. CP stated that there was
and would forward it on to the PX. It is also planned to publish the
implementation schedule the week of 8/28.
InterSC Trades of Adjustment Bids:
The implementation target date for Inter-SC Trade Adjustment Bid has been
delayed until the first week of October 1, 2000. A new schedule has been
published. A training class has been tentatively scheduled for September
19th . Details to follow.
OASIS Redesign:
Darren Lamb explained that the project is progressing satisfactorily. He is
still anticipating a market testing in late October with full implementation
in mid-December. A concerned was raised about the amount of time, if any was
being allotted for overlapping of templates.
Dual Invoicing:
Everyone was reminded that the first preliminary invoices were coming out
8/24.
Other:
A request was made (after the TSWG call) to change the time of the call to
1330 PDT to accommodate those in the Eastern Time zone. Comments are
requested.
Jim Blatchford
Client Relations
Cal ISO
916.608.7051 | jblatchford@caiso.com | tswg@caiso.com, 20participants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/60. | subject: VAR Reports
content: Due to the NW-LT exotic book not being officialized, the positions and VAR
are not correct in our system. Therefore, VAR reports will not be produced
today.
Thanks,
Rebecca | rebecca.phillips@enron.com | tim.belden@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/61. | subject: CANCEL Warning Notice
content: SYSTEM WARNING CANCELLATION [200000204]
Effective 08/24/2000 at 19:00 the California Independent System Operator
has terminated the "Warning" of the Electrical Emergency Plan.
The "Warning" has been in effect since Thu Aug 24 11:00:00 2000 PDT.
This message is from Market Operations at the California ISO.
This notice cancels notice 200000203
Notice issued at: 08/24/2000 18:51 | awe@caiso.com | undisclosed-recipients:, |
badeer-r/all_documents/62. | subject: CAISO Notice - CMR Recommrendation for Board Approval
content: Market Participants:
The ISO Recommendation for Congestion Management Reform to
be presented for approval by the ISO Governing Board on September 6-7, 2000
is now posted on the ISO web site at
http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/congestionreform.html
<http://www.caiso.com/clientserv/congestionreform.html> .
As a reminder, there will be an informational conference
call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, August 25, to provide an
opportunity for you to clarify the content and format of what we will be
asking the Board to approve. The teleconference information is as follows:
Call In: (877) 381-6004
Password: 781871
Leader: Byron Woertz
Byron Woertz
Director, Client Relations | bwoertz@caiso.com | 20participants@caiso.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/63. | subject: It's More Than Just a Name!!!
content: The vision is coming into focus and it has a new name!
Over the past several months, the IT Help Desks at Enron Net Works have
incorporated new processes and methodologies to optimize customer service
delivery. As part of this effort, we have implemented a new name -
Resolution Center. The following IT Help Desks are included in this
initiative:
Enron Corporation 3.1411
Enron North America 3.4888
International Offices 6.7757
For more information, look for our ads on ETV, the posters on the 6th floor
in 3 Allen Center and in the Lobby of the Enron Building, or visit
http://itcentral.enron.com.
To learn more about our new services, come visit members of the Resolution
Center team in the Enron Building Lobby between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, September 5th. We look forward to seeing you there! | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.users@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/64. | subject: Fantastic News!!
content: The latest release has arrived!
A new release of e-Request (the web based network access system) is being
launched September 11, 2000. It is guaranteed to enhance the way you access
Enron Net Works supported resources such as: applications, conference room
administration, data directories, and restricted printers. Added benefits
include:
ability to provide direct feedback to the e-Request team
new regional specific application lists
ability to request creation of new, secured directories
faster, more efficient navigation
more attractive, cleaner interface
accessible history of resources
more details listed on pending and closed requests
logon is more reliable
The current release is available at http://itcentral.enron.com. To learn
more about e-Request, attend one of our premier brown bag sessions. RSVP by
contacting Kim Lerro at extension. 3-4224. Seating is limited, so call now
to reserve your seat!
Brown Bag Schedule (One Hour Sessions)
Monday August 28th
8:30 AM EB0560
10:00 AM EB0560
11:30 AM EB0560
2:00 PM EB22C1
3:30 PM EB22C1
Thursday August 31st
3:30 PM EB22C1
Friday September 1st
8:30 AM EB22C1
2:00 PM EB22C1
3:30 PM EB22C1
Wednesday September 6th
3:30 PM EB22C1
Thursday September 7th
8:00 AM EB22C1
Friday September 8th
9:00 AM EB22C1 | enron.announcements@enron.com | all.users@enron.com |
badeer-r/all_documents/65. | subject: Total Transfer Capabilities
content: Attached are the Total Transfer Capabilities (TTC's) for August 26, 2000.
<<TTC 8-26-00.PDF>>
The attached Outage information is reliable at time of posting. The
attached Outage information is subject to change without notice.
Myrna Neeley
Administrative Assistant
Outage Coordination & Transmission Maintenance
California Independent System Operator
Voice: 916-351-2171
Fax: 916-351-2367
E-mail mneeley@caiso.com
- TTC 8-26-00.PDF | mneeley@caiso.com | marketstatus@caiso.com, pxrt@calpx.com |
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