Problem: BODY: Just got off the call with the California stakeholders. The group's trying to come up with a solution and today's call was a challenge. Edison threw new demands on the table that effectively ended any chance for a deal today. Appears that at this point that anything more than a 10% rate increase is out of the question politically for the Governor, and the utilities are very unhappy about it. Consumer groups are already balking publicly at the 10% increase reported in the press. The meeting effectively ended when Edison announced that, in response to New West turning back their customers, Edison plans to file a proposal with the Commission this week that would require all returning customers to pay the spot price for energy. The large customer groups blew their tops and that pretty much ended the call. The group agreed to meet again on Friday, after the PUC business meeting on Thursday. Best,
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A: SUBJECT: Notes from Meeting with California Stakeholders

Problem: BODY: October 24, 2001 To: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation Customers and Shippers Re: System Imbalance Notice Please be advised that Transco has been experiencing excessive negative transportation imbalances (deliveries in excess of receipts) on its system throughout the month. Effective immediately, shippers are advised to avoid any additional negative imbalances and return to a balanced position. Absent voluntary compliance, it may become necessary for Transco to suspend make-up deliveries for the remainder of the month. Additionally, effective October 26, 2001 and until further notice, Transco will institute more restrictive practices at its pooling points. Transco will reduce the 4% tolerance currently allowed at its pooling points to 1% or 1,000 dts for Shippers with negatively scheduled imbalances (i.e. deliveries into the pools are less than receipts away from the pools). Shippers with positively scheduled imbalances at their pools will be held to the 4% tolerance levels. Transco will not enforce these pool imbalance tolerances during the timely nomination cycle; however, Shippers are expected to balance their pools to the limits identified above by the ID2 nomination cycle. Transco may proactively decrease markets to bring them in line with supplies at pooling points.
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A: SUBJECT: System Imbalance Notice

Problem: BODY: I'd like to introduce myself, as I'm sure we'll be in frequent contact in the coming weeks while I adjust to my new position at the Deal Control desk here in Portland. Please feel free to call or e-mail me with questions, concerns, alerts, or suggestions - I'm eager to learn as much as I can about this job and take it in new directions. So if there is anything I can do to make your jobs function more smoothly, let me know. As a first order of business, thank you for the heads-up on the new version of Deal Entry. A couple of our schedulers have been experiencing delayed efficiency with the program today - I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the new version or possibly our Terminal Server connection. Just wanted to let you know, in case anyone else has the same experience. I look forward to working with you, and again, feel free to call me anytime. Thanks,
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SUBJECT: New Deal Control Staff in Portland