letter sent iso creditworthiness article appears addressing letter sent steve hall via iep caiso good reading kit published thursday august 16 2001 group questions power payments power crisis mike taugher contra costa times industry trade group asked market officials wednesday failed pay 1 billion power sold april may reason money getting ratepayers generators said jan smutny jones director independent energy producers association hope temporary misunderstanding part answer officials said state power buying agency refusing pay bills full gets information ultimately receives cash compounding problem fact may bills began coming due earlier month market participants owed money previous months credited accounts instead paying full according independent system operator left iso less able pay may bills said iso president ceo terry winter written statement iso acknowledges past debt due winter said statement winter said iso would respond fully address questions underpayments friday response iep letter demanded market participants quit crediting bills iso runs spot markets california buyers sellers make bids iso sets market price based bids collects payments buyers divvies sellers issue came head wednesday iep sent letter iso demanding know generators paid full electricity sold april may smutny jones said estimates unpaid amounts period ranged around 1 2 billion early april federal regulations went effect essentially barred financially broke utilities buying power iso market forced state department water resources began buying electricity january pick entire unmet need utilities customers dwr spokesman oscar hidalgo said state required compile certain information bills pays pays given feel adequate accounting going paid hidalgo said working iso see get information getting iso spokesman gregg fishman said agency working water department market tariffs require information kept confidential tell one market participant another market participant fishman said original message hall steve c sent tuesday august 14 2001 3 55 pm belden tim yoder christian neil murray p foster chris h williams iii bill stokley chris blair kit subject fw letter sent iso creditworthiness iep decided send letter iso inquiring creditworthiness certain scs like cdwr let see happens steve original message mara susan sent tuesday august 14 2001 2 32 pm hall steve c subject fw letter sent iso creditworthiness original message katie kaplan mailto kaplan iepa com sent tuesday august 14 2001 11 11 alan comnes e mail bill woods e mail bob ellery e mail brian cragg e mail carolyn baker e mail curtis hatton e mail curtis kebler e mail parquet david dean nistetter douglas kerner e mail duane nelsen e mail ed wheless eric eisenman e mail george vaughn e mail greg blue e mail jack pigott e mail joann van buren joe ronan e mail john g larrea e mail ken hoffman e mail kent palmerton e mail fillinger mark mark j smith e mail marty mcfadden e mail nam nguyen e mail rachel king randall j hickok e mail roger pelote e mail ross e mail scott sadler e mail steve ponder e mail steve schleimer e mail susan j mara e mail tom hartman e mail ward scobee e mail william hall e mail cc andy brown e mail carol hudson e mail jan smutny jones e mail jean munoz e mail katie kaplan e mail sandra moseley e mail steven kelly e mail thomas r mcmorrow e mail subject letter sent iso creditworthiness greetings attached please find final letter sent iso creditworthiness thank provided input feedback letter thanks katie kaplan manager state policy affairs independent energy producers association 916 448 9499