Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force
TO: Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force
FROM: Brian Allred, Research Analyst
DATE: July 10, 1997
SUBJECT: July 22 Meeting
Sen. Leonard M. Blackham and Rep. Christine R. Fox have scheduled the next meeting of the Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force as follows:
DATE: Tuesday, July 22, 1997
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 303 State Capitol
An agenda is enclosed. If you are unable to attend, please call me or Beverlee LeCheminant at 538-1032.
Sen. Lorin V. Jones
Sen. Eddie "Ed" P. Mayne
Sen. Millie M. Peterson
Sen. Michael G. Waddoups
Rep. Ralph Becker
Rep. Judy Ann Buffmire
Rep. Beverly Ann Evans
Rep. Kevin S. Garn
Rep. J. Brent Haymond
Rep. David Ure
Approx.
Time
9:00-9:10 1. Welcome - Committee Business - Approval of Minutes of July 10, 1997
9:10-10:00 2. Market Pricing in a Competitive Environment
As a follow-up to the July 10th discussion of strandable cost estimations, the committee will hear presentations on how estimations of a competitive market price influence determination of strandable costs .
- Robert Chewning - Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
- Becky Wilson, Utility Economist - Division of Public Utilities
- Richard Anderson - Utah Electric Deregulation Group
- Task Force Discussion
10:00-11:00 3. Municipal Power Providers
Presenters will outline: 1) general restructuring issues and positions relating to municipal power providers; and 2) strandable costs issues associated with municipals.
- Ted Rampton, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
- Richard Judd & Leon Pexton, Utah Municipal Power Agency
- Public Comment
- Task Force Discussion
11:00-12:00 4. Rural Electric Cooperatives
Presenters will outline: 1) general restructuring issues and positions relating to rural electric cooperatives: and 2) strandable costs issues associated with rural co-ops
- Glenn English, Chief Executive Officer - National Rural Electric Association & Mike Peterson - Utah Rural Electric Association
- Curt Winterfeld - Deseret Generation and Transmission
- Public Comment
- Task Force Discussion
Lunch Break
1:30-3:30 5. Strandable Costs - Mechanisms For Recovery
PacifiCorp will present its proposal for recovery of strandable costs. Other presenters will respond and outline their positions.
- Anne Eakin, V.P. Regulation - PacifiCorp
- Lowell Alt, Chief Engineer & Artie Powell, Utility Economist - Division of Public Utilities - Richard Anderson - Utah Electric Deregulation Group & Robert Reeder - Utah Industrial Energy Consumers
- Roger Ball, Administrative Secretary - Committee of Consumer Services
- Claire Geddes - United We Stand America
- Betsy Wolfe - Salt Lake Community Action Program
- Georgia Barker - Utah League of Women Voters
- Task Force Discussion
3:30 p.m. 6. Adjourn
Market power briefing paper submission
In the August 14th meeting, the task force will discuss Market Power Issues. Examples of the kind of issues to be discussed include:
What is the "market" comprised of ?
How competitive would the power supply market in Utah be under restructuring?
If any supplier has too much market power, how could this be mitigated?
Should suppliers be required to divest part of their generation capacity?
How can the transmission system be properly regulated so as to allow fair access?
Should an Independent Service Operator (ISO) be created?
Interested parties who wish to address the committee on the above listed market power issues on August 14th are asked to provide briefing papers outlining their position. Please provide 20 three hole punched copies to the task force staff by no later than the beginning of the July 22nd meeting. The task force staff will then forward the materials to the task force.
The following related issues will be discussed in a subsequent meeting:
How can the aggregation of buyers and sellers enhance competition?
What impact will non-generating power marketers have?
What kind of state regulation should be established in a competitive environment?
What obligations to serve customers should be established?
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