IN: Ben Jacoby told me that the state of Tenn. (through an Energy Policy Committee) has implemented a moratorium on the state reviewing air permits and siting on new IPPs. Apparently TVA is exempt from the moratorium. He heard that TVA has been telling the govenor's office that all the new IPPs coming on line in Tenn. are putting TVA's transmission resource at jeopardy. If this is being said, it is incorrect because, per TVA's "procedures", TVA conducts an interconnection study before connection, so TVA actually approves the interconnection, plus TVA would not let the IPP purchase transmission (or would cut its transmission). Enron's proposed plant in Tenn. already has the air permit, so Ben is not as concerned about Enron's plants. However, this type of behavior could show that TVA may be simply keeping IPPs off its system (even though presumably they would pay it revenue -- same problems that we continue to have with VIUs). Could this be helpful in messaging somehow to DOE, etc. that TVA should be in an RTO?

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IN: The conference call has been rescheduled for Friday, Sept. 17 at 9 am (Houston) which is 11 am (Sao Paulo). I will initiate the call. If anyone would like to be conferenced in or attend in person, please let me know. Thanks. Sara

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OUT: Conference call with Antonio Felix de Araujo Cintra

IN: Greg, As a follow up. We are talking to Jay Webb today about the data we can get from the Enron OnLine system to develop an early warning system for automated crude trading. By the way, it was a good catch. You left us red faced. Vince

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IN: Mark/Barry--- I finally had a chance to look this week at the Colorado PUC proposed rulemaking amendments regarding price risk management (PRM) for gas utilities. As we had generally talked about, the appetite for meaningful change to the PUCs rules has been pretty weak by staff and to a great extent by the Commissioners themselves. These proposed rules reflect some movement toward encouraging utilties to implement PRM, but does NOT require them to implement, nor is there a clear statement that the PUC will allow recovery of costs. Here's a short list of what's in the rules:

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Colorado PRM