RE: RTO Waiver - Request for Comments ,
 Charles --

If the RTO has the Interchange function, what else is needed for "virtual" consolidation?

Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Yeung, Charles  
Sent:	Wednesday, August 29, 2001 1:28 PM
To:	Nicolay, Christi L.; Maurer, Luiz; Novosel, Sarah; Fulton, Donna; Connor, Joe
Cc:	Steffes, James D.
Subject:	FW: RTO Waiver - Request for Comments


Hello  SE RTO folks

I know you all have a ton and half things going on - but I would like for you to look over the attached proposal that will be a waiver for existing control areas to assign certain control area functions over to a central RTO operator.  This waiver was originally intended for Grid South but since has expanded to include Alliance, SPP, MISO.  The purpose of the waiver is to allow for the continued existence of individual utility based control areas within an RTO AND to fulfill the FERC Order 2000 requirement that the RTO to implement Interchange Schedules.  This may become a direct conflict with our position for consolidation of control areas.

If you don't read anything else, I advise you to at least read - Sec 2.2 Rationale - 5 brief paragraphs which outlines what the RTOs want to do.   

Since I am chairman of the NERC Subcommittee that oversees Policy 3, Enron is associated with facilitating this process.  I want those working at the settlement conferences to be aware that this is coming.  Grid South's original intent was to change sections of Policy 3 to fit their new RTO structure.  I successfully argued against doing this on the basis that NERC policy should not prescribe the Grid South scheduling process and control area structure as reliability policy - hence the waiver.


Charles Yeung
713-853-0348
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: 	owner-rtoschedule@nerc.com@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-owner-rtoschedule+40nerc+2Ecom+40ENRON@ENRON.com]  On Behalf Of "Gordon Scott" <Gordon.Scott@nerc.net>
Sent:	Monday, August 27, 2001 12:09 PM
To:	rtoschedule@nerc.com
Subject:	RTO Waiver - Request for Comments

>  RTO Scheduling Group,
>
> Attached is the latest draft of the RTO Scheduling Waiver sent to the
> group by Paul Sorenson on Friday, August 24.  Please provide comments
> to Gordon Scott by 12 noon EDT tomorrow on the document and any items
> for the agenda.  I will combine the comments, including those from
> NERC staff, and send the combined comments to the group for Thursday's
> meeting.  An agenda will also be attached.  The meeting announcement
> is attached.  If you plan to attend, and have not let me or Barbara
> Bogenrief know, please do so.
>
> Thanks, Gordon.
> 		 <<Waiver Request-08-24-2001 Draft 2 from Sorenson.doc>>
>  <<RTO Scheduling Group Meeting Announcement August 30 Chicago.doc>>
> 		
 - Waiver Request-08-24-2001 Draft 2 from Sorenson.doc << File: Waiver Request-08-24-2001 Draft 2 from Sorenson.doc >> 
 - RTO Scheduling Group Meeting Announcement August 30 Chicago.doc << File: RTO Scheduling Group Meeting Announcement August 30 Chicago.doc >>
charles.yeung@enron.com, l..nicolay@enron.com, luiz.maurer@enron.com, 