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Subject: Special Session Notes

Hi all,  We spoke to Rick Simpson in Hertzberg's office who related the following:  The last meeting of Senate, Assembly, and Governor's staff was last Wednesday.
The Senate staff has been advised that the Governor is not interested in having a bill that could only pass the Senate.
He wants one that can get 41 votes in the Assembly as well, which means direct access would have to be included.
Rick spoke to Brian Kelly of Burton's office on Friday.
Brian said they are working on securitizing the interest costs.
They are looking at something like 50-60 kw for the core/non-core number which would still be able to be financed even with fewer customers, although the transaction costs would be higher with a smaller customer base.
I asked Rick if they expect all of their members to return and he said most of them would.
I suggested that it had better be the right ones, or they'd have trouble getting to 41 votes.
He said he wasn't sure at this point if a compromise bill could be ready by next Tuesday, but the Assembly is willing to try with the right bill.
I spoke to John Burton a few minutes ago who reiterated that he will not look favorably upon including direct access although he understands that some business democrats in the Assembly need it to vote for a bailout.
He said he spoke to an Assembly leader this morning who told him that even 78xx would get only 36 votes today if it came up for a vote (it squeeked through on 41).
He is considering putting up 78xx for a vote on Tuesday (it will fail) and continuing discussions with the Governor's office after that.
He said to tell you all that the bailout bill can't pass next week because it interferes with Scott and Gayle's wedding on the 14th, and coincidentally that is the last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills.
Subject: New faces in the office

Hi Everybody.
You may find yourself running into to two new employees here in the San Francisco office.
Dennis Yee has taken up residency in the back, by the EES printer/fax at extension 7852.
He was in the San Ramon office, but decided to make his new  home here with us in SF.
Dennis is a construction manager with the Enron Facility Services group (EFS).
Also, Anthony Barr will be tackling the task of working for me as my new clerk, please stop by and give him your condolences.
He will be sitting in the cube  directly behind me, and his extension is 7818.
Please stop by and introduce yourself to both.
Thanks,
Subject: Budget Spreadsheet

Attached is the strawman.
Note that the Sheet 2--drops participation to bare essentials.
Sheet 3 assumes a 40% budget cut from Sheet 1.
The deleted actions are different in Sheet 2 and Sheet 3.
Subject: Need for Resources

Based upon the discussion in our last meeting, we would suggest the need for increased coverage of the following areas:  1.
PG&E's Gas Accord  2.
PG&E's attempt to switch backbone jurisdiciton to FERC through the bankruptcy proceeding 3.
Movement in Socal's GIR or other plans to open its backbone to firm transport 4.
Socal's RLS tariff and requests to reduce the cost allocation to that service.
5.
Socal WACOG filings, calculations 6.
Tariff changes that provide for backhaul service from SDG&E/North Baja to Socal territory  Jeff - this is just a cursory list.
Our real need is to have information that comes from a proactive stance in the regulatory processes.
Please call  Barry or myself if you have any questions.
Regards,
Subject: Public and government telecon re SF DC line and Roseville  ERCs/Butte County issue

CONFIDENTIAL  Because many of the same people would be involved in the below-referenced telecons, both of which relate to developing public and gov relations strategies, some in the context of legal issues, I have scheduled a one hour conference call, half hour each for Roseville and the DC Line to SF.
I have indicated who at least I would like involved in each conversation.
The rest of you can feel free to listen on the whole thing, or drop off or call in as appropriate.
If I have left anyone out of the list, please call me to discuss, as I would like to restrict these discussions to the recipients of the email.
(Mark - if you wish Eric or Karen to participate, no problem.)
The call in number for both calls will be 800-820-4690 (passcode: 7012645#)  1:00 - 1:30pm:  ROSEVILLE  "Required" participants 	Wehn 	Brodbeck 	Jones 	Russeth 	Govenar(s)  ISSUE - Butte county APCD is resisting the transfer of certain ERCs that we own from Butte county to Placer county for our Roseville project.
I want to discuss who knows who and which of them we can call to enlist support for our position.
For example, Kelly has already petitioned CARB, who have said that this is not right and will pressure them.
I will get a letter from the ISO indicating the general economic support our Roseville project will have to the area, including Butte.
Dean Russell and Rick Johnson are going to get the support of the Building Trades because of the obvious risk on jobs.
I would guess that all of Kelly's new-found farmer friends (sorry, they are called growers out here) can make a few phone calls.
I am sure that Scott and Heady can find some political friends in Sacto that we can call.
Etc.
Please come to the telecon with a list of who you have already contacted, and who we may consider contacting.
In the interest of time, I want to set the stage for giving Kelly and Sam some clear guidelines and assignments.
Then we can let them do their work and report.
And we can get on to the next subject.
1:30 - 2:00 pm:  DC LINE TO SF  "Required" Participants 	Palmer 	Russeth 	Govenar(s) 	Etringer 	Gray 	Dasovich 	Rasmussen	  ISSUE - As we have discussed, we are developing a strategy that, if successful, would result in a transmission line solution to SF's electrical problems.
I would like this telecon to be a kick off to discussing/developing a PR and Government relations strategy.
Each of you have reviewed my summary email of last week (I have attached a copy for Dasovich and Palmer), so I will not repeat here.
It is for the most part self explanatory on issues, status, benefits, etc.
Please bring to the telecon your thoughts.
Subject: CESG Annual Retreat Registration Information

Folks- Attached are several documents relating to the Annual Retreat to be held again at the Villagio Inn & Spa on November 14-16, 2001.
Please read the Annual Retreat Cover Memo for instructions for registration.
Also, please feel free to pass this information on to anyone who may be interested in attending our Retreat.
Please contact me or Julia with any questions.
We look forward to seeing all of you!!
Thanks,
Subject: Results for Week "4" and Week "5" pick sheet

Eldon is having some computer problems, so I am sending this out.
It might be a good idea to copy me on your e-mail picks this week.
NANCY.SELLERS@ROBERTMONDAVI.COM   Let's hear it for the 49'er faithful!
All four of this week's winners put their money on the Niners!
1st place - NARVCO - also the ONLY person to take Baltimore over Denver!
2nd place - HANK - hey, wait a minute - he's a RAIDERS fan!
3rd place - ELDON  4th place - GROWNEY  4 more people sat down thanks to the Colts and the Jaguars:  Andy, Daryl, Eldon and Kent - leaving 16 people in the pool.
Attached also is the pick sheet for "Week 5"
Subject: sce-urgent

reliant guy, mike jines, called me about the deal with the cpuc.
he thinks they will get injured and that sce will just continue the same path of doing nothing for the generators and the marketers.
he wants to talk mid-morning houston time after we've digested for our view.
with the settlement of the filed rate case, what does that do for us re the ctc claim?
presumably they would pay as there would be no argument not to.
am i in the right place?
i hate to be too logical here.
jeff saw your earlier email re your discussions but i've been in another crisis.
need to decide what to do tomorrow, or, i realize, TODAY, AS IT IS NOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
michael, can you get with jeff early and start getting  our view as i finish the other crisis stuff first in the am??
?
Subject: URM Positions for OCT.

Colleagues:  	Utility Risk management positions as of October are now available at the following level of details:  	1) The position by Utility 	2) The position by Customer from a given utility.
2) The position by State 	3) The position by NERC region 	4) The Aggregates of the above per State, NERC Region, and Customer.
If you need any position for a specific utility in your service territory, please contact me, and I will be happy to provide you with the information within the same business day.
Thank you,
Subject: ESP/UDC/CPUC Meeting on Implementation of DA Suspension

On October 2, I, Aaron Klem and our outside attorney, Jeanne Bennett, met with other ESPs, the utilities, and the Energy Division staff of the CPUC to hammer out an agreement on implementing the CPUC's order suspending direct access (DA) and handling continued submission of DASRs.
It was news to the utilities that ESPs have many contracts --  most several years old -- that allow for addition and subtraction of facilities throughout the contract term.
The utilities had thought that cutting off DASRs would be the best way to enforce the CPUC's order without having to review contracts (which they don't want to do).
After much discussion and debate, the participants agreed to make a joint filing at the CPUC seeking quick action.
Subject: New Congressional Report on California

Ray Alvarez brought to my attention today a news item indicating that the Congressional Budget Office released a report earlier this week entitled "Causes and Lessons of the California Electricity Crisis."
The 30+ page report is available on the home page of the CBO's web site at www.cbo.gov.
I have quickly read through the summary and it is largely favorable.
For example, the summary says:  "Much of the blame for California's electricity crisis attaches to the state's restructuring plan -- but not to its objective, electricity deregulation.
(...)  But deregulation itself did not fail; rather, it was never achieved."
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND BY FRIDAY, 10/5 -- El Paso Comments RP00-336

Please review the attached filing and provide any comments you may have by COB Friday, 10/5.
The filing is ENA's comments on El Paso's proposal for receipt point allocation, focusing on discussions at the two technical conferences in the proceeding.
Also, it may be that, based on further discussion with certain other shippers, we will modify our statement in Item No.
1 to to support a different version of the method for allocating receipt point rights, but only if there is strong opposition to our method.
We don't want FERC to select the method that El Paso proposed originally.
Subject: HTC presents "The Future of the PC Sector and Wintel"

With the delayed debut of the Speaker Series, we decided to start it off  with a bang!
Not one great speaker, but two!
Wondering about the HP-Compaq merger?
Interested about the future of the PC industry?
Curious about Microsoft's plans?
What does Intel do next?
Then we invite you to...
The Inaugural Haas Fall Technology Speaker Series presented by the Haas Technology Club  "The Future of the PC Sector and Wintel" Rich Gardner, Senior Analyst, Salomon Smith Barney & Joe Osha, Senior Analyst, Merrill Lynch
Subject: EBS GA Conference Call

The dial-in details for next Monday's conference call are listed below.
Please note the new number and participant code as they have changed.
Dial-in number:  877/696-8492  Participant Code:  140339  International Dial-in number:  712/421-6080   Mona Petrochko Director Government Affairs - The Americas
Subject: FTC Staff Report on Electricity Restructuring

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report on electricity restructuring issues.
It is an update of the July 2000 report done at the request of House Energy Chairman Tauzin and Subcommittee Chairman Barton.
They requested the report be updated.
A summary of the report and the full 80+ page text is on the FTC web site at www.ftc.gov on the upper left side of the home page.
I read the summary and will read the balance.
So far, so good.
It basically says that even states that have opened up to retail competition are in transition with a hybrid of regulation and competition, thus the expected benefits of competition have not yet emerged.
However, the report states that nothing to date indicates that competition, once the transition period is over, will not produce additional benefits for consumers.
The report's major conclusion is that competitive wholesale markets are important to achieving effective competition in retail markets.
The summary includes something that sounds promising on RTO policy, saying "And as wholesale and retail markets become regional, governing policies and jurisdictional approaches also must move in that direction for wholesale and retail competition to be successful."
Subject: Western Government Affairs Meeting - Wednesday October 10 - HOUSTON

Dear All,   Attached to this message is the agenda outline for our meeting in Houton TX on Wednesday, October 10 beginning at 8 AM.
I have arranged with Linda Noske for a continental breakfast to be available so we can get started promptly at 8AM and as Christi has noted, lunch will also be provided.
Any questions, please contact me.
Kind Regards,
Subject: Monthly Updates

Jeff  - 	I will be briefing Jim Steffes with the monthly, EES/ENA update tomorrow afternoon.
I have attached the Sept. 5th report from the WSCC group below.
Would you please assist me by either adding new projects to the list, or by letting me know if there are any updates that he should be aware of.
Thanks so much for your help.
Thanks,
Subject: Address Update Form

Dear EvMBA Students,  Please remember to stop by the office and fill out your address update  form.
Even if your information has not changed we would still like you to  fill it out.
If you do not do so, we will not be able to put your  information in the student directory (which will be available soon).
Once  again, if you do not fill out the form we will assume that you do not want  to be included in the directory.
I hope you are having a great semester so far.
Thanks,
Subject: Draft Decision on DWR Revenue Requirement

The Commission issued a draft decision yesterday (September 4) on DWR's revenue requirement.
While the Commission had been scheduled to vote on the revenue requirement at tomorrow's (September 6) meeting, the vote has been postponed to allow for comments on the PD.
Comments are due on September 11th.
Cmmr.
Lynch stated at her press conference held today that it  was her intent to vote on the PD no later than the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting on September 20th, and perhaps earlier if a continuation meeting can be scheduled.
The PD approves the entirety of DWR's requested revenue requirement of $12.6 less the costs of certain demand side management programs which are not included as "authorized costs" under AB1X.
The PD does not follow DWR's approach of a pro rata allocation of the revenue requirement among the three UDCs.
Rather the PD follows a "cost of service" approach.
The PD allocates DWR's energy procurement costs on a geographic basis, depending on whether the energy is delivered over facilities in northern California or Southern California (Transmission Path 15 is the line of demarcation).
Energy sources procured north of Path 15 are allocated to PG&E customers and those procured south of Path 15 are allocated to SCE and SDG&E customers.
The result of such allocation is to have 54% of DWR costs allocated to PG&E, 33% to SCE and 13% to SDG&E.
Each of the UDCs are then allocated the same percentage of bond proceeds.
In revenue requirement terms this means that for the period of January 17, 2001 through December 31, 2002, PG&E is allocated $6.53 billion; SCE is allocated $4.01 billion and SDG&E is allocated $1.53 billion.
Along with the revenue requirement allocation, the PD adopts a DWR charge for each UDC.
The UDCs are directed to begin dispersing payment to DWR based on the relevant DWR charge for each kWh sold by DWR to the UDC's customer.
For PG&E this charge is 13.99 cents/ kWh; for SCE the charge is 10.03 cents/kWh; and for SDG&E the charge is 9.02 cents/kWh.
The PD also notes that given the fact that PG&E's DWR charge is  !3.99 cents it may need to remit to DWR an additional 4  cents for each kWh that was provided to its customers by DWR since June 1 until this order becomes effective.
As for the necessity of raising PG&E and SCE rates to account for the DWR revenue requirement, the PD states that such a determination cannot be made until a decision on the revenue requirement for the UDCs' retained generation is issued.
That proposed  decision is due out later this month.
If you have any questions or would like a copy of the order, please contact me.
Jeanne Bennett
Subject: ICSC Law Conference Meeting

Per my discussion with Joseph, I wanted to pass along to you the telephone number to the conference room where Laurie and Shirleen will be meeting on Wednesday, October 10, 2001 to discuss the foregoing.
The number to Conference Room EB 751 is (713) 345-4032  - - Jeff,  you should dial the conference room directly.
Thanks!
Subject: Picks for this week

Here are the picks for the week.
If you want to use the spreadsheet to see the results of the games as they are being played, enter a "W" (no quotes) in the column above the winning team name (Row 5) and the winning points will total in Column G.  You can also do points lost by unhiding Column H and entering an "L" in the column above the name of the losing teams.
Last person standing team votes are:  New York Giants Oakland Raiders Philidelphia Eagles San Francisco 49'ers and Barry Bonds
Subject: [Fwd: your client]

We've worked with this group in the past.
You asked for names of firms which do local government work in the S.F.
area.
I called Sam and asked if they worked with BART and he said "yes".
I did not identify the project.
Feel free to check them out if you have the need.
Hedy
Subject: Results from Week "5" games

Barrie was awesome!!
12 points on Arizona!!
The Bears, CLEVELAND, Seattle, Tampa Bay - that is some kind of crystal ball!
And she went from seventh to first place overall.
Winners for the week are:  1st place - Barrie 2nd place - Narvco 3rd place - Cindy 4th place - Cameron & Scott   Four people sat down with their Philadelphia pick:  Cameron & Scott, Hank, Mickey, and Mike & Lisa - leaves 12 standing    The pick sheet for the games originally planned as Week 6 is attached.
Subject: Negative CTC Issues

Two questions:      1.
How do we fight the notion that a FERC retroactive determination of "just and reasonable rates" should be re-injected into the calculation of negative CTCs?
It seems to me that there are at least equitable arguments against that.
Will this be a CPUC or FERC issue?
2.
Can we use the utilities' underscheduling to push them back on this, legally or in negotiations?
Since they contributed to the market disfunction, shouldn't they have to live with the consequences?
Subject: Energy Committee Meeting Locations

Hello esteemed energy gurus:  SVMG would like to express our thanks to those companies who have hosted our Energy Committee and Subcommittee meetings over the past months.
Our progress and successes would not have been possible without your partnership.
We are looking for locations for our committee meetings for the months of March, April, and May of next year.
If your company would have meeting space available for any of the follow dates:
Subject: Dual Auction Restructuring

Jerry,  First off I would like to again commend you on your presentation yesterday.
It would be an understatement to say that the last year's worth events have been amazing at best.
As we discussed at lunch, Enron has developed a unique approach to QF contract restructuring.
The main premise is that of conducting a dual auction to determine, on a completely voluntary and open process, the QF buyout economics and the market clearing price for replacement energy.
As discussed yesterday, I am enclosing copies of the presentations made to PG&E and SCE on this topic.
I would be very interested in your feedback on this concept and on the presentations provided.
I must footnote that the economic shown in the presentations are Enron estimates.
Individual feedback, particularly in this area would be appreciated.
Jeff Dasovitch out of our SF office has been working with me on this proposal and will likely be contacting you within the next day to further discuss this idea as well as the benefits and possible strategies for  initiating such an auction process.
Thanks for your time and look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Subject: October 17 Energy Committee Meeting

Good afternoon committee members:  Attached find the agenda for our October 17 Committee Meeting where we expect an informative and worthwhile discussion with Dr. R Sean Randolph, President of the Bay Area Economic Forum.
Please remember to confirm your attendance at this meeting so our host can prepare for your participation.
We will be meeting again at AMD in Sunnyvale from 3-5pm.
Confirm your attendance by responding to this e-mail or calling 408-501-7870.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Subject: Corporate Sponsors Reception - FAQ

Since the Corporate Sponsors Reception is a new event, I am sure that you  have numerous questions.
Please feel free to call or email me directly  with any questions or concerns that you may have.
In hopes of anticipating some of your questions, I offer the FAQ below:  WHY IS THE EVENT IN BERKELEY, AND NOT SAN FRANCISCO?
I received 43 responses from students regarding the proposed location of  the event.
23 wanted to have the event at Haas, 20 wanted the event in  SF.
Since this was very close to a 50/50 split we also looked at the  number of students who have class on Tuesday evenings - approximately half  of the student body.
Given the simple majority of declared preference and  the desire to have maximum attendance, we chose the Haas location.
WHO SHOULD I INVITE?
We will be giving each student two invitations to extend to managers.
We  suggest that you invite your direct supervisor and your benefits/human  resources manager.
Please use your best judgement.
WHAT SORT OF TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO MY MANAGER?
We will provide free parking to those who indicate that they will be  driving to the event.
If your manager is going to join you on the shuttle  bus from the South Bay, Peninsula or BART, you MUST tell us in advance so  that we can ensure adequate capacity for students and guests.
Shuttle buses  will run on their normal schedule - so managers using this option will  commit to spending a long evening on campus.
ARE TUESDAY CLASSES CANCELLED?
No, if you have class on Tuesday, please attend your class as usual.
The  reception will be during your class break.
Your managers can join you at  that time, either after attending the seminar, or having just arrived on  campus.
CAN I BRING MY MANAGER TO MY TUESDAY CLASS?
The program office is not opposed to this option, but you MUST tell us if  you intend to do so.
We will then be able to make sure that there are  enough seats for enrolled students and also that the faculty member does  not object.
Subject: Jim's requested analysis

Jim and Jeff,  I spent 20 minutes trying to open Jeff's excell attachment.
I could not.
Jeff did not incorporate my notes into his.
SO, Jim I guess you'll just have to go with the two pieces you got from us.
Sue
Subject: Lang Hanson

Bev Hanson's firm is planning an event in Palm Springs with a number of legislators on November 4, 5, and 6.
The notion is to connect  legislator's directly with the firm's clients in an informal setting (with lots of golf and dinners).
We've been asked to participate.
Bev notified me of this a short while ago, and has promised more details.
I told Bev we would be interested in participating.
More details to follow ... .