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Hi Evening MBA students, Just a reminder to please use the alias: evmba_social@haas.berkeley.edu for social events, etc.
The eveningmba alias should only be used for academic matters.
Please be very careful when replying (especially reply all).
The entire group sometimes receives replies accidently.
Thanks!
| using the eveningmba alias |
Here are some bullets briefly describing the FERC audit high points.
I think the scope is "right on the money" and the timing is reasonably good also.
The text of the audit solicitation follows the bullets.
I've made contact with Andy Sakallaris, head of FERC procurement, to attend the pre-bid conference next Tuesday (assuming it is held, since expressions of interest thus far have been from CA based firms unwilling to make the trip to DC).
Ray Audit description- FERC seeks to take all appropriate steps for prospective improvements in California markets; accordingly, an independent operational audit of the CAISO will be performed to determine any areas in which the CAISO could enhance its effectiveness in fulfilling its responsibilities in operating the transmission system under its control and administering real-time energy markets.
Scope- Provide a comparison of the CAISO's actual operations and its FERC tariff and determine whether the CAISO's operations are adequately transparent to market participants.
Audit period- 10/1/00-10/1/01 Deliverables timing- Draft report due on January 9, 2002; final report due January 16, 2002.
Audit schedule- Begins on November 1, 2001, and ends no later than January 4, 2002.
Pre-proposal conference- A conference is scheduled for prospective offerors at FERC next Tuesday; FERC will give a brief explanation of the requirements and clarify any questions asked.
PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCOD: R--Professional, Administrative and Management Support
| Operational Audit of CAISO by FERC |
Backed by popular demand.....
I am collecting money for Squaw Valley discount ski tickets.
If you are interested in purchasing these tickets, you MUST give me your money by Tuesday, October 23rd.
We need to purchase at least 50 tickets to get the deal (last year this was not a problem).
The tickets are $47 a piece.
(full price is $56) (If you have extra vouchers from last year you can give me those + $2 each, and I can get you tickets for this year).
Please make your checks out to me and put them in my box by Tuesday, October 23rd.. See you on the slopes!
| Squaw Valley Discount Tickets |
SAILING BAGHEERA Saturday, OCTOBER 27, 2001 Noon to 4 pm <<...OLE_Obj...>> The boat: Built in 1924, Bagheera is one of the oldest registered sailboat in the Bay and easily the prettiest.
We need about 30 - 35 people to charter the whole boat for an afternoon.
Captain Jon and his crew are very experienced and friendly.
Trip includes: 1) a four-hour sail in the San Francisco Bay 2) complimentary hors d'oeuvres (coffee, tea, and soft drinks available for $1.).
You can bring your own drinks and snacks too.
Cost: Approximately $23-27 per person, depending on the number of passengers.
| sailing Bagheera on Saturday, October 27 |
Subject: Please read if you have suggestions on how to maintain life/work balance while attending the EveMBA program.
Have you ever said "I wish I knew what I know now when I started the Evening MBA program"?
If you have ever had a great mentor or coach in your life you can appreciate the value of a little information at the right time.
Or maybe you did not have a mentor/coach, but wished you had.
Well...now is the time to give back to your fellow MBA colleagues and strengthen our collective community by sharing your experience with them.
Specifically we are interested in gathering any: Lessons learned Advice Strategies Tricks Great ideas anecdotes Any nuggets of wisdom that have helped you to deal with the life/family, work, school-balancing act!
These can be ones you came up with, an article or book you read or suggestions given to you by a mentor or coach.
Some possible topic areas are: Managing visibility at work, Dealing with competing demands Friday night date/night--how to make sure your loved ones recognize you
| Suggestions on life/work/school balance |
Thanks for reserving tickets to the October 17 Presidential speech at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.
We are now in possession of the tickets and must ask you to pick them up as soon as possible, either Monday or Tuesday at our offices, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 2200 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In the event you wish to have the tickets delivered to you overnight by Federal Express or other major carrier, please call Geri Royer and give her an account number to which they may be charged, no later than 3 p.m. Monday, for delivery Tuesday.
As a last resort, we have reserved a room at the Sacramento Convention Center for October 17, 2001 where the last remaining unclaimed tickets will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m., however it is recommended that you claim your tickets as quickly as possible to ensure your seating.
We are also attaching a sheet of instructions, which you should read carefully and retain for the day of the event.
Also there is a map of downtown Sacramento with parking garages marked, if you should need it.
Thanks for your interest and we look forward to seeing you all at this
| How to Get Tickets |
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| PennFuture's E-Cubed - The $45 Million Rip Off |
There are several changes to the Direct Report meeting in November.
First, the meeting will now conclude by 12:00 (noon) on Friday, November 9.
Second, the activities portion of the trip will not be sponsored by Enron....each individual will be responsible (personally) for payment of activity of choice.
Most individuals either chose golf or horseback riding.....below is an estimate as to how much these activities will cost.
Golf: Green Fees (East/West Course) $155.00/18 holes (Includes golf cart, use of practice balls, club care & storage) (East/West Course) $85.00/9 holes (includes - same as above) (Mountain Course) $95.00/18 holes (includes - same as above) (Mountain Course) $50.00/9 holes (includes - same as above) Rentals: Golf clubs with sleeve of balls $55.00 Golf Shoes $20.00 Horseback riding: 1hour $25.00/person 1hour pkg $35.00/person (pkg includes shuttle ride to stables) 2hour $40.00/person 2hour pkg $50.00/person (pkg includes shuttle ride to stables) mini ride (group only) $15.00/approximately 20 minutes If you have an interest in the spa services that are available, please let me know and I will fax the spa list to you.
Please let me know ASAP which activity you choose so I can make the necessary arrangements.
Thanks and please call me if you have any questions.
| November Direct Report Meeting Changes |
A Conference call to discuss any comments we may want to make on the CPUC's Proposed Decision in the GIR Proceeding has been scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001 at 11:00 AM Houston/Omaha time and 9:00 AM California time.
The dial-in # is 1-877-795-3687 code: 350955.
In Houston, Conf.
Rm.
1336 has been reserved for the call.
| GIR Conf. Call |
Hey Jeff - Just wanted to shoot you a note while I'm thinking of it.
One of my other students has one of those Martins you were asking me about and has some good info regarding picking one out.
Ask me about it next time I see you.
Later -Avram
| guitar |
We are not giving any more money in California.
To that end we just sent a letter to the D's saying, essentially, "we're giving the money we thought we were going to give you to the N.Y.
Disaster Relief fund."
Prior to the "no more money" decision, we also concluded that it made no sense to give individual donations.
So ... the following should a letter similar to the following should work: "Thank you for your kind invitation to participate in your October 24 reception.
Earlier this year, we made a corporate decision to direct our campaign dollars in California to the California Republican Party and not participate in individual races."
Jeff: your thoughts?
?
| John Campbell |
Judge says Enron has to give up documents By Emily Bazar Bee Capitol Bureau (Published Sept. 7, 2001) Enron Corp. must turn over sensitive internal documents to state legislators, a Sacramento judge ruled Thursday, but only after the two sides agree to a court-approved confidentiality agreement.
For months, a special Senate committee investigating electricity price manipulation has been issuing subpoenas and gathering documents from power generators and marketers.
During the process, the committee has found three companies in contempt for resisting the subpoenas, including Enron, which fought back with a lawsuit asking the court to intervene on its behalf.
In his ruling stemming from the suit, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Charles Kobayashi said he wasn't convinced that "the Senate committee will be able to maintain the petitioner's right to confidentiality."
As a result, he ruled, those documents handed over by Enron that contain legitimate trade secrets must be protected by a confidentiality agreement.
In his ruling on another Enron motion, however, he denied the company's request to quash the committee's subpoena.
Still, Enron officials considered the judge's findings on the whole a victory.
"We had no certainty that anything we handed over to the Senate would remain confidential," said Enron spokeswoman Karen Denne.
"We were not receiving due process from Senator (Joe) Dunn's committee.
They were acting as judge and jury on this issue."
Dunn, D-Santa Ana, who is the committee chairman, said he "respectfully disagrees" with the judge's decision on the confidentiality agreement, which he said will be reviewed in the next few days by the Legislature's lawyers to determine whether an appeal should be pursued.
Another Enron motion seeking an injunction against the committee will be heard in court next week.
Enron is one of three companies that have been found in contempt by the committee.
However, the committee purged its contempt finding against Mirant in July after the company complied with the committee's requests.
The committee was poised to expunge its contempt finding against Reliant Energy Inc. on Thursday as well but couldn't draw enough senators for a vote.
Dunn delayed the action until the next meeting.
As for the contempt charge facing Enron, the Senate Rules Committee is scheduled to review the findings Monday and possibly make a recommendation to the full Senate.
Should the full Senate also find Enron in contempt, it would determine what punishments, if any, would be levied.
Dunn said he believes fines would be the most appropriate punishment.
| CA Energy Issues |
Jeff, Following is the approximate cost of materials for the deck.
Included in the price is approx.
$1200.00 for 2x6 redwood decking.
materials cost $ 3190.00 I firgured to use 4x4 redwood posts to support the eventual trellace, as they look better than 'direct burial, DB' pressure treated.
The redwood decking runs $ 1.20/ lin.
ft., which is a good price, if you want me to order this at the same time let me know, I can have it all delivered, as discussed.
Will you be installing the deck as discussed?
| your deck |
Mike Day believes that SCE might agree to a new Stipulation in which they commit to pay our claim if their new deal and their pending Advice Letter are approved by the CPUC.
I have scheduled a call for tomorrow at 12:30 CST to discuss the terms we would like to see in the Stipulation (e.g., drop approval of the Advice Letter as a condition, payment within 10 days after CPUC approval, agreement on the number set forth in our response to their Data Request, agreement to apply accrued negative CTC credits to current T&D charges, to name a few).
On the other hand a delay in this proceeding is probably in our interest, in view of the SCE Counterclaim.
Going this route would probably be in lieu of some of the other alternatives we discussed, so I believe we will need to get senior management't approval to any agreement.
| SCE Negative CTC Claim |
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Summary of RTO-Related Events for the Week of September 10, 2001 *************************************************************************************** Monday, September 10 FERC Administrative Law Judge for the Southeast releases her report on the SERTO mediation process Tuesday, September 11 Steve Kean to speak with select reporters regarding Enron interpretation of SERTO report House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality holds hearing on Electric Transmission Policy: Siting, Incentive Rates, and Reliability - Jim Steffes to testify on behalf of Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) Wednesday, September 12 Newly-appointed FERC Chairman, Pat Wood, to preside over his first meeting at FERC.
Intends to state his FERC business policy Thursday, September 13 Enron hosts breakfast for Republican Governors Association in Houston - Ken Lay to speak on RTOs Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to markup Senator Bingaman's draft energy legislation Friday, September 14 House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality holds hearing on Electric Transmission Policy: Regional Transmission Organizations, Open Access, and Federal Jurisdiction Enron to file protests/comments in the ARTO and MISO compliance filings made to FERC on 8/31/01 requesting further proceedings (mediation, settlement conference or staff technical conference) to establish a single Midwest RTO.
(Numerous Midwest PUCs, consumer groups, and industrial groups filed similar requests at FERC this week).
Enron to file a Show Cause Order asking FERC to require utilities and public power to make affirmative statements to join FERC-approved RTOs or face repurcussions (i.e.
loss of market-based rates, new rate cases, reduced rate-of-return, etc._
| RTO Calendar for Week of Sept 10 |
I asked PP if she was interested in going to Honduras between xmas and new years this year.
I really need to get certified for diving and the diving there is extremely cheap, but reliable (its an American outfit and all PADI).
PP thought she might be interested in going and doing it with me.
So, first I wanted to know what you thought of the whole thing.
Then, if you are into it at all I will look into flight opportunities (staying down there and the scuba course and single dives are all very cheap, but the flight would be the most expensive).
And, last, do you have miles on continental and are they miles that PP can take advantage of also?
I think Continental goes to San Salvador which is a common connecting city.
So, you might luck out on flight costs and the whole trip would not be too bad.
What do you think?
| honduras |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ?
MOU Passes Assembly, Faces Fight in Senate ?
CPUC Direct Access Delayed by Senator SoCal Developments As reported in the press this morning, the bailout passed the Assembly late last night by a 41-32 vote.
It will now head to the Senate, where very significant opposition is expected.
Along with his opposition to the changes made in the Assembly regarding the size of businesses that pay the dedicated rate component for the bailout, Senator Burton also has expressed privately that he is against paying twice book value for SoCal's transmission assets.
Senator Places Hold on CPUC Direct Access Vote Regarding the CPUC's decision to delay its hearings on the rate order and various other bond implementation measures (which led Treasurer Angelides to announce that the bond issue will have to be re-timed), this delay is due to a bill by Senator Burton that passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee yesterday.
Burton's bill would take the place of the current proposed rate agreement (from Governor Davis) and would require greater disclosure and transparency in DWR ratemaking, as well as separate the payment streams for the bonds from payment streams for power.
In doing so, Burton's bill preserves more PUC authority than would be preserved under the rate order currently before the PUC - thus the delay in action.
PG&E also supports Burton's bill, which is very likely to pass the Assembly and which the governor will likely have to sign.
If this bill is signed, PG&E's legal challenges to the DWR and PUC may be canceled.
The popularity of Burton's bill (as opposed to the rate agreement from the Governor) is leading many observers to conclude that Burton has replaced Davis as the most powerful, influential politician in California.
Burton's goal is to ensure that any direct access that is offered to large users in 2003 (when there will be a dip in power procurement by DWR, resulting in a net short) is only temporary and does not turn into a "jail break."
DWR's power procurement will rise again in 2004; Burton wants to ensure that businesses will have to return to purchasing power from DWR at that time.
The CTMA is opposed to Burton's bill and to the bailout if no direct access is offered.
The CTMA wants its members to be able to escape from buying power from the DWR (and therefore paying off the bonds) permanently in 2003.
| California Update 9-07-2001 |
Dear Haas Community, Please find below a State Department Fact Sheet on Chemical and Biological agents.
In light of yesterday's event at Haas I thought it might be useful for you to have this information.
Please note the intended audience is Americans living overseas.
Sebastian
| State Department FACT SHEET - CHEMICAL - BIOLOGICAL AGENTS |
We will have our usual conference call this coming Monday @11:00AM (CST).
For those of you in Houston, we will be in room 4793.
The dial-in details are listed below: Dial-in number: 888/422-7141 Host/Participant Code: 203099 Internatioanl Dial-in number: 334/832-4208 Mona Petrochko Director Government Affairs - The Americas
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Please see the attached summary of the captioned session.
The positions of the speakers, as well as those of the Commissioners, are summarized.
Should you require additional information on a specific topic, please don't hesitate to contact me.
| RTO Week- Session on Cost Recovery Issues |
The state treasurer sent a letter this afternoon to Loretta Lynch.
The treasurer claims in the letter that, by extending DA through Sept. 20th, the PUC could have shifted more than $8 billion to small customers.
He urges Lynch to immediately roll back the date to July 1.
We have started working with large customers to refute the letter.
If you would like a copy of the letter, please send your fax number to Joseph Alamo.
Best,
| California Treasurers Calls on Lynch to Immediately Set DA Suspension Date Back to July 1 |
EPMI's request to participate in the 29 Oct 01 FERC conference was granted.
I will be on one of two panels and I will be given 5 minutes to give a statement.
Please review the attached draft statement / talking points for EPMI and PGE and get me comments by COB Monday.
One question is whether we need to change what PGE is proposing to say in light of our position (rule certainty, make any changes to caps consistently accross the WSCC).
I will be meeting with the West Desk folks on Tuesday morning (schedules permitting).
Please let me know if you want to participate in that meeting.
Here is who I think will be on these panels thusfar: California Rep. Anna Eshoo (D Atherton) Pacificorp Allegheny Supply (anybody know who might be speaking for them?)
Powerex/TGF Richard Tabors (note that Enron is a member of TGF but has made it clear it is not funding this effort) PGE Mike Naeve EMPI Alan Comnes CAISO Puget Energy - Kimberly Harris and 5 other parties BPA and WPTF will not be speaking.
I was told Commissioners "may" be present.
Alan Comnes
| 29 Oct 01 FERC Conference on Westwide Mitigation |
Atached are summaries of nine SDG&E advice letters.
The most important is 1369-E, which is the filing made jointly with PG&E (see PG&E summary dated 10/19/01 for AL 2167-E) to advise the Commission of the implementation steps the UDCs are taking to effectuate D.01-09-060, the Decision in which the Commission suspended the right of customers to acquire direct access service.
A copy is attached for your information.
Dan
| SDG&E Advice Letters |
Here are the picks for this week.
The rug was pulled out from under the Jacksonville Five!
Sitting down are: Cindy, JAM, Ken, Narvo and WAM.
The rest of the LPS picks are on: Green Bay, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Colin Powell
| Weekly picks and Last Person Standing |
******************************************* University of California - Berkeley Haas School of Business Fall 2001 BA/E 296.1 - Nonprofit Boards of Directors ******************************************* *PLEASE RETURN TO lynnelh@pacbell.net BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 12 NOON!
* STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE To assist us in determining your knowledge of, and experience in, the nonprofit sector we ask that you fill out this short questionnaire prior to the first class on October 27th and return it by e-mail to lynnelh@pacbell.net as soon as possible (please by no later than October 25th, 12 noon, so results can be collated!).
It should only take a minute.
In addition, you should have received a previous email from me with information about the reader, syllabus and class attendance.
If you did not receive this email, please notify me immediately and I will forward it to you.
Thank you and I look forward to meeting you on Saturday!
NAME: 1.
Have you served as a member of a nonprofit board before?
If no, skip to question 3 and 5, if yes, please answer question 2, 3, 4 and 5.
2.
Name of organization(s) and approximate dollar amount of operating budget?
3.
In a few short phrases, summarize what you feel is the most important role of a board member in a nonprofit organization.
4.
In a few short phrases, what have been the most exciting and challenging aspects of your board role?
5.
From your perspective, what do you believe are the two or three largest challenges facing the nonprofit sector today?
Thank you!
| BA/E296.1 Questionnaire-due Oct. 25 |
Almost two years after issuing a decision in PG&E's GRC, the Commission issued it rehearing order on October 16th and, lo and behold, actually granted TURN's rehearing request in part.
The overall result is to reduce the capital revenue requirement by $24.8 million and expenses by $37.3 million.
In addition, some portion of PG&E' estimated $171 million in electric distribution capital spending will be subject to rehearing.
Listed below are the areas in which the Commission granted rehearing.
1.
Electric Distribution Capital Spending.
The Commission will, in essence, reopen the record, and allow PG&E to put into evidence how much it invested in its electric distribution plant in 1998.
PG&E had used a 1998 forecasted amt of capital expenditures to develop its test year forecast.
TURN argued that there was substantial evidence on the record that this amount was never spent.
PG&E argued that the record closed prior to the end of 1998 so the best it could do was an estimate.
On rehearing, the Commission agreed with TURN, that there was evidence that the forecasted amount was never spent, so they are allowing PG&E to prove it.
The rehearing order states that any rates that are raised based on the electric distribution capital forecast adopted the GRC decision may be subject to refund.
2.
Emergency Response Work This work category under electric distribution capital spending was reduced by $17.2 million.
3.
Vegetation Management.
The Supplemental Tree Trimming Program was reduced by $9.2 million.
4.
Meter Reading.
PG&E had primarily used accounting changes to justify the large increase in this service.
On rehearing the Commission stated that PG&E had failed to substantiate those changes and reduced the allowed amount by $7.9 million.
5.
Account Services.
On rehearing the commission stated that PG&E had failed to show (a) why it cost so much more to provide services to CIA customers than residential customers ( $43.30 vs. $10.20); and (b) that money was not going for marketing activities that the Commission had disallowed in the previous GRC.
The result was that the commission disallowed $20 million.
6.
Customer Information Systems.
The Commission disallowed $7.2 million as funds which ratepayers had already expended for CIS rewrites for which they had not received any benefits.
| Rehearing on PG&E's GRC |
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If you don't want to add this class, please let me know right away!
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| Deals |
Attached is a summary of my notes at the Socal meeting regarding revised window procedures.
No hand-outs were provided.
Calculation of Receipt Point Capacity Topock 540 mmcf/d Ehrenberg 1250 mmcf/d Needles 800 mmcf/d Wheeler 800 mmcf/d New Receipt Points Kramer Junction 200 mmcf/d Hector Rd 50 mmcf/d Both will be available around Feb 1 Basis of Pro-Ration-Current Windows Calculation Currently, Gas Control provides total receipt point capacity comprised of demand forecast and injection capability and compares to maximum amount of gas that can enter system.
Gas Select prorates interstate's receipt capacity based on prior day's nominations.
New Calculation, Changes and Display Based on operational maximum with adjustments for maintenance.
SoCal ist aking and applying the current formula for Wheeler Ridge to all the points.
Any changes to operational maximum will probably be due to maintenance and posted on Gas Select.
Customer will choose which points it wants to reduce receipts.
Operating maximums will equal demand forecast plus injections.
Demand forecast will rely on Gas Control weather forecast.
They use Weather Bank as one of their tools.
OFO Declaration Name changes from overnomination Can declare before any Cycle Provide 2 hour notice Post on Gas Select Show OFO Calculation on Gas Select Windows Reason to set windows was to set limits to prevent too much gas from coming into system Calculation based on noms which does not work well.
Lots of complaints.
People were complaining that it restricted access to the system.
Eliminating point specific calculation.
Open system to Max Oper.
Limits or Contractual Limits.
Will continue to operate Wheeler Ridge under Aug 1 procedures.
No changes to Wheeler Ridge.
Due to the need to maintain operational control, an OFO will be declared when scheduled volumes are greater than the max operating capacity on any cycle.
Replace windows with operational maximum volumes.
If CPUC approves comprehensive settlement, will post 5 days of information to anticipate OFO's Now customers will elect which point they will back off instead of using windows.
Scheduling Changes-Nov 1 Gas Select is being rebuilt and will be an internet system in mid-2002 .
No direct dial-up.
Rollover noms-noms will be copied from cycle to cycle Copy confirmed noms All noms will be rolled over-will not be at discretion of 3rd party.
However, can still make changes.
Can still upload new files.
2 Hour Notice Socal will provide 2 hour notice on Gas Select of OFO.
Other methods include leaving message on Socal Hotline (213-244-3900) and list of e-mail messages that can go directly to pagers.
Gas Select is official notification.
Courtesy notification is hot line and e mail.
Gas Select is a subscriber- based system mandated by CPUC and must get regulatory change to make free.
OFO's are going to be system wide and not customer specific.
OFO's can be declared intraday.
Once OFO declared, it will be kept for entire day.
Concerned that if call off, will have to put back on.
Don't want to go back and forth.
This decision may be reconsidered once they see how it works.
Many times Socal see an increase of 200 mmcf/day between Cycle 3 and 4 so they are concerned.
Scheduled vs. Capacity-Declare OFO Nominations may not exceed 110% of expected usage.
Expected Usage is defined as usage for the same day for the prior week.
Can revise expected usage.
No interruptible storage injections allowed during OFO.
Use Elapsed Pro-Rata Rules Expected Usage-cut nominations to 110% of expected usage so will use same day of the prior week as proxy.
Generators need to revise expected usage.
Acceptance of changes are at the discretion of SoCal.
Flow Day Diversions don't go into effect until after Cycle 4.
Gas Control will determine if flow day diversion will be allowed.
If call OFO after cycle 3 or 4 and have interruptible storage injections, such storage will be prorationed back under the elapsed prorata rules.
Many people were concerned that interruptible storage will be severely compromised.
If OFO called , Interruptible Storage could be cut under the elapsed prorata rules as follows: Cycle 1 Nom 1000 ; 0 cut Cycle 2 Nom 1000; 666 cut Cylce 3 Nom 1000; 500 cut Windows will only be implemented during cycle 4 if OFO callled after cycle 3 and no improvement is realized.
Will allocate prorata.
Will use latest scheduled volume and will pro rate by receipt point.
In other words, if OFO declared during Cycle 1 and no relief after 3 cycles, Socal will window Cycle 4 and prorata cut.
Parties will determine what gets cut on all the other cycles.
For penalty purposes, actual burn from 12 o'clock to 12 o'clock will be used to calculate penalties or MAXDQ if not metered.
For OFO, assume supply delivereis day before and burn is the same day for the prior week.
Declare OFO on prior day's scheduled volume.
For an evening declaration-will use most recent available scheduled volumes.
For example: Flow Day 10/4 10/3 Scheduled Volumes Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 2 Intraday 1 Cycle 3 evening cyle 2 on 10/4 Cycle 4 Intraday 1 on 10/4 In other words, will look at evening cycle 2 scheduled volumes on the 3rd for declaring OFO on cycle 1 for the 4th.
; look at intra day 1 for the 3rd in declaring OFO for cycle 2 on the 4th; look at evening cycle 2 on 10/4 in declaraing OFO for Cycle 3 on the 4th; look at intraday 1 on the 4th in declaraing OFO on cycle 4 for the 4th.
Winter Balancing Rules Effective Nov 1-March 31 No changes.
All customers must comply.
Minimum delivery requirements 50% of daily usage over 5 day period; (Nov 1-5;6-10;) 70% of daily usage depending on storage level 70% daily usage implemented when storage levels equal 20 bcf above peak day min 90% of daily usage depending on storage level 90% rule implemented when storage levels equal 5 bcf plus peak day min.
Look at storage graph on Gas Select.
Posted 24 hours in advance if the minimum daily is changed.
If go to 70% , current 5 day cycle must end completely, before new % goes into effect.
Must increase storage inventory by 1 bcf above the 70% before going back to 50% rule.
Once 90% rule implemented, will return to 70% as soon as operationally feasible, Contracted Marketer's customer usage and delivereies are aggregated in one balancing account.
Core Aggregation-subject to 50% daily throughout entire winter period based on DCQ.
Core-50% of daily throughput for the enitre period,; (Patrick Brown group) Not subject to 70% and 90% rules.
2 types of gas count toward daily obligation- firm storage withdrawal and flowing gas.
As-available storage and imbalance trading do not count.
Burn=measured daily usage thru electronic measurement, Min DQ-used if customer does not have electronic measurement.
Customer assessed GIMB charge if total deliveries is less than 50% of total burn over 5 day period.
Customer purchases gas at daily balancing stand-by rate under G IMB Rate Schedule which is 150% of highest Socal Border price per NGI Gas Daily plus franchise fees and other charges.
Rate is posted at end of every month.
OFO can be declared during undernom season (winter season)
| Socal Window Meeting |
Attached is a revision of the 10/20 advice letter summary for SDG&E.
My secretary noted I had typos in the dates for AL 1367 and AL 1370.
Sorry about that.
Have a good week.
Dan
| SDG&E |
Hi, You have just been officially added to E283 Real Estate Financing.
Please come by to pick up any books or readers in the Evening MBA office.
If you don't want to add this class, please let me know right away!
Thanks,
| E283 Real Estate Financing |
WOW what a week!!
I'm pretty sure these are the lowest scores ever - I'm going to have my statistician check that out.
Meanwhile....EVERYBODY sat down - four different teams were picked and they all lost so 12 of you will split the $120.00 pool!
(Almost as good as the income tax rebate!)
It was really WAM's week - he not only married the lovely Shannon McClennahan in Carmel this weekend, he also won first place for the first time and he is a co-founder of the pool!
AND his beloved Cleveland finally won when he bet on them!!
The week also brought good fortune to 2 first time winners for this year: 2nd place - Andy 3rd place - Mickey and in 4th place was Cary Congratulations to all of you!
Checks for Weeks 1-7 (actually six weeks) will go out later this week so please let me know if you see any errors.
The scores were so low that there was not much movement in rankings to report.
The pick sheet is attached for next week.
| Results--Week 7 & Pick Sheet for Week 8 |
This email will confirm that I left voice mail for you today at 3:20 confirming your meeting with Michael Alcantar tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. here in our San Francisco office.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
| 10-24-01 Meeting |
The Indianapolis/Kansas City game is going to be played Thursday instead of Sunday so I'm sending a revised Pick Sheet for Week #8.
Please try to get your picks in as early as possible, but if you get your pick in for the Thursday game before it starts we'll count it and wait for the rest of the picks until Sunday.
Sorry we didn't catch the change earlier.
The Commish
| Correction re Pick Sheet #8 |
Jeff, Gas Daily has an article on DWR activities for purchasing gas.... do you know Pete Garris and is he the guy we want to get together with... or is Balwin's co. going to carry the ball.
I remain unclear as to who actually is doing the gas buying.. Further to our conversation of last week... let's meet with these guys soonest.
BT
| DWR - Gas Daily |
Open Enrollment for your 2002 Health Benefits begins Monday, October 29, 2001!
Q.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
A.
If you plan to make changes to your existing benefit coverage, you will need to make changes during Open Enrollment which begins Monday, October 29, 2001 at 8:00 AM (Central) and ends on November 12, 2001 at 5:00 PM (Central) To facilitate these changes, you received an Open Enrollment Benefit Packet at your home address.
This packet contains a personalized [Julie Kearney] worksheet and the Enron Instruction Guide to help you make your selections.
(If you have not received your Info Packet, please let us know ASAP! )
Q.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
1.
If you are satisfied with your current elections and do not need to make changes, do nothing.
Your current choices will automatically roll over to 2002.
2.
If you plan to make changes to your coverage, you will need to either access the Intranet website at work: benefits.enron.com or at home at www.Enron.BenefitsNow.com or call the Phone Enrollment Line at (800) 332-7979, Option 5.
Q. I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.
I NEED MORE INFORMATION.
A.
If you have more questions or need more information, you may call in to our Open Enrollment "Brown Bag" Info Session being held on Friday,October 26 @ 11:30 PM in the Mt Hood Conference Room.
EWS Portland HR Office Julie Kearney x7404 Grace Rodriguez x8321
| Open Enrollment for Benefits |
Below is a summary of upcoming RTO-related events that Enron is participating in.
************************************************************************************************ Week of October 22 Regulatory proceeding before the Indiana Commission on the transfer of control of transmission assets by the IN IOUs to MISO and Alliance.
Wednesday, October 24 FERC Meeting - Discussion of RTO Developments for the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest.
Separate docketed items include (1) Reliability, Security and Market Operations, and (2) Electricity Market Design and Structure.
October 29 - 30 Illinois Energy Leadership Conference - Illinois Commissioner Edward Hurley and Richard Sergel, President & CEO of National Grid USA to discuss RTOs.
October 31/November 1 Western Interstate Energy Board and Western Governor's Association Conference in Seattle - Issues to be addressed are Multi-State Protocols for Transmission Siting/Permitting, and the Western RTOs and Seams Issues.
FERC RTO NOPR on Market Design to be issued FERC orders in Northeast, Southeast and Midwest RTO proceeding
| Updated RTO Schedule |
Commissioner Wood has issued extensive questions on direct access, continuing his harassment of ESPs.
He raises the issues of moving the termination date back from September 20 and supposed cost shifting.
He also asks for copies of contracts with customers and extensive information about those contracts.
Comments are due Nov 2 with replies due Nov 8.
We plan to respond aggressively through our coalition, Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AReM).
We WILL NOT be providing any contract information.
| Commissioner Wood Looks at Retroactive Charges/Termination |
HELP STOP THE SHIFT OF OVER $600 MILLION OF POWER COSTS FROM S. CALIFORNIA TO N. AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RATEPAYERS.
Please call the PUC at 415 703 2074 to voice your opposition to this unfair plan.
Details and talking points are below.
*********** According to the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) draft decision on the California Department of Water Resources?s (DWR) revenue requirement (attached), the CPUC is proposing to shift over $600 million of unreviewed DWR power costs to PG&E?s customers from Southern California customers.
If adopted by the CPUC, this would lock PG&E customers into 40-55 percent higher rates for DWR power over the next 10 years, compared to customers of Southern California Edison and SDG&E.
It discriminates against PG&E?s customers and has not been subject to public review, due process, or cost justification by DWR or the CPUC.
The CPUC has postponed the vote on the DWR cost shifting issue until later this month (Sept 20th, or sooner).
Without a full public hearing at which all the cost and ratemaking issues can be aired, Northern and Central California customers will not have a full and fair opportunity to review DWR ?s multi-billion dollar rate demands and will be unable to influence these proceedings.
The SVMG is strongly urging you to call the CPUC as well as your local legislators (contact information attached) to gain their support in opposing this unjustified and discriminatory rate shift.
Main issues of concern are: 1)the unfair shift of over $600 million in costs from SCE customers to PG&E customers; 2)imposes higher Direct Access exit fees in Northern CA.
than in Southern CA.
; 3)appears to fund a portion of SCE's debt repayment on the backs of PG&E customers without any justification from the CPUC (please find further talking points attached).
We are asking that the CPUC conduct open public hearings so that public comment can be provided, and the DWR's basis for cost recovery can be reviewed.
Thank you for your prompt support in this crucial effort.
| VERY URGENT - $600million Cost Shifting to PG&E Customers |
Barry asked me to send you this article about DWR in yesterday's Gas Daily.
The article is on page 5.
I am not sure if this will work; if it doesn't, email me back and I will send the article a different way.
Thanks,
| Fundamentals Welcome Mara |
Hey All.
Please welcome Dave Kistler and Jason Springer to our office.
Dave transferred here from Houston and is a director with Enron Global Markets Weather Trading.
He is going to be sitting across from Aandy Ly & his extension is 7806.
Jason is the new clerk sent here to help me, so I can help all of you.
He is sitting in the cube next to me at extension 7818.
Please be kind to him, I'd like to keep this one around.
(In case you haven't noticed, Octavio & I have accidentally scared off 2 temps.
within the last 3 weeks.)
Cheers,
| New Faces |
The Haas Consulting Club invites all MBA students to the MBA Firm Night, September 20, 2001 Date/Time/Location: The Consulting Club Firm Night will be held September 20, 2001 from 6:30-9pm at the Marine?s Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco (directions below).
Drinks and hors-d?oeuvres will be provided.
Purpose: This event is a great opportunity for all MBA students, both Consulting Club members and non-members, to network with professionals from firms in the consulting industry.
Students can also use this occasion to discover the hiring potential and outlook for firms recruiting at Haas.
The Consulting Club will also present attending firms with a resume book that includes the resumes of second-year Club members.
This book will be delivered prior to the event so that firms can review potential interview candidates beforehand.
Who: All students are welcome, and attendance for Consulting Club members is free.
The fee for non-members is $15.
Non-members can become annual members for only $20, which will include admittance into the firm night, inclusion in the resume book, and other membership benefits.
A payment to the Haas Consulting Club should be delivered to Ken Coblin by Tuesday, September 11th, in order to be included in the resume book.
What: Students are encouraged to bring hard copies of their resumes and business cards.
Business attire is appropriate.
Directions: The Marine?s Memorial Club and Hotel is located at 609 Sutter Street, in downtown San Francisco.
BART ?
This is the MOST recommended mode of transportation.
Take BART toward San Francisco (after 7pm, take a Fremont-bound train from Berkeley to MacArthur Station and transfer to a San Francisco train).
Exit at Powell Street.
Walk (or catch a Cable Car) four blocks up Powell Street (past Union Square) to Sutter Street.
Turn left and walk 1 block.
The Marine?s Memorial is on the Southeast corner of Sutter and Mason Streets.
Driving ?
This is the LEAST recommended option to get to the Marine?s Memorial.
Take the Bay Bridge toward San Francisco.
Take the Fremont Street exit (first one on the right).
Fremont Street becomes Front Street.
Remain on Front Street across Market.
Turn left onto Pine Street and go seven major blocks.
Turn left onto Powell Street for two blocks.
Turn right on Sutter Street.
One block later, on the left, will be the Marine?s Memorial.
Parking: There are several parking garages in the vicinity.
Street parking is often scarce.
Dental Parking Garage, 520 Mason St. Sutter/Stockton Garage, 330 Sutter St.
Downtown Center Garage, Mason & O?Farrell Sts.
Butterick Garage, 840 Sutter St.
Questions should be directed to Devan Cross (cross@haas.berkeley.edu) or Ariel Meyer (ameyer@haas.berkeley.edu).
We look forward to seeing you at the Firm Night!
!
| Valuable Information - Consulting Club Firm Night 9/20 |
Sue - Received your voice mail.
Having AReM only file is ok with me.
Spoke with Lamar Frazier - Jeremy sounds worried.
Let's make sure that the contract question is vetted with internal and external lawyers - agree not to give CPUC any info.
Thanks,
| CPUC Questions on DA |
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Upon shipment, we will send you an email that will include shipping and tracking information.
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Note - we will send you an email confirmation when your custom item is ready to ship and/or the manufacturer notifies us that they have shipped this item to you.
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We recommend that you save this order confirmation and reference it when communicating with us about this order:
| Wine Enthusiast Order Confirmation |
You're undoubtedly getting calls and questions about the recent media coverage.
Given the SEC inquiry and a slew of lawsuits, we are limited in what we can say.
However, we have compiled Frequently Asked Questions and posted them on the web, so feel free to direct people there: www.enron.com/corp/pressroom/faq.html.
The most recent press releases are also posted on the web in the press room.
We are working on additional questions and answers that will be posted as soon as they are approved.
If you have specific questions, please let me know.
Thanks!
| Q&As re: current happenings |
Attached are two files.
One has this weeks picks for the games (Week1 Sun AM) and one has the picks for last person standing (Week 1 Last Person).
If you have an e-mail address at home and would like to be added to the distribution list for the picks, let me know what your e-mail is and I will add it.
We do not have Growney and Brady's picks at this point- BUT that does not mean that they do not have valid picks in.
However, we do not copy anyone on the picks if we have not received theirs for some reason.
Please note that the names are in descending alphabetical order so that at least one week out of the season, WAM has his name at the top (just kidding, Andre).
Good luck to all!
!
| Week 1 Picks |
Following last week's meeting, here is my recommendation on how to proceed with SCE.
1.
Form Enron Negotiation Team My recommendation is to use the same team we used with PG&E + Jeff Dasovich.
My understanding was that Lisa M. was the lead negotiator - I would not change this.
Jeff should only be there to make introductions.
2.
Meet & Confer (10/29) Sue Mara and Jeff Dasovich will listen and report back to everyone on what happens.
3.
Reformed Stipulation I would propose that we take a wait and see approach to this document.
Based on Dasovich's idea to get together with SCE on Thursday, maybe let this ride.
4.
Meeting My understanding is that (Jeff D. please correct) SCE can meet with us this Thursday.
Can everyone make it that needs to be there?
Probably meet in California.
We should put the laundry list on the table.
Please let me know what else we need to discuss or if anyone disagrees.
Thanks,
| Proposed SCE Negotiation Strategy |
Please use my new e-mail address.
The pacbell account I have had been corrupted.
cannot access to mail sometimes.
charrylising@yahoo.com If you wish to e-mail Steve please do at: c5cheng@yahoo.com Regards,
| e-mail address |
Dear Jeffrey, Izio Support has just added you to their course, E278-1.
If you feel that this is an error, please email them at: iziosupport@convene.com If you have any questions or comments regarding this email or the Iziosystem, please forward them to: IzioSupport@convene.com.
Sincerely,
| Account Information for E278-1 |
Jeff - Please review the following report and let me know if their are any recent developments that I should be aware of while preparing Jim's November report.
Perhaps you can update me on the negative CTC claim.
Thanks so much for your help, Bryan
| Monthly Update |
Energy Committee Members and Respected Colleagues: Joe Desmond, President of Infotility and SVMG Energy Committee Co-chair, would like to obtain some information from the California Business Community on some policy concerns.
Below are the details for a survey.
If you are interested in weighing in, please complete the survey and respond directly to Joe.
If your members or colleagues may be interested, feel free to pass on accordingly.
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Joe by e-mail (address below).
Thank you.
************************************************** Dateline 2001: California experiences a power gridlock of unprecedented proportions, complete with Stage Alerts and rolling outages.
Production lines fall silent.
Inventory remains unmoved.
Elevators take people hostage.
Then businesses are told that summer will be even worse.
Not even close.
Summer arrives, temperatures moderate, and the state can?t possibly sell back all the power that?s suddenly at its fingertips...
If current events in energy are making your head spin, you are not alone.
As a business energy user, we'd like to know your opinions by getting your answers to this survey.
Thank you in advance for your survey participation and feedback.
| And The Energy Survey Says |
Hi, You have just been officially added to E283 Real Estate Financing.
Please come by to pick up any books or readers in the Evening MBA office.
If you don't want to add this class, please let me know right away!
Thanks,
| E283 Real Estate Financing |
<<IPW091001.doc>> Good Morning, Attached, please find the latest issue of our Independent Power Weekly.
Also note that today and tomorrow (9/10 and 9/11), CSFB will host a Power Generation Supply Chain Conference at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
This event is designed to provide investors with a wholistic perspective on all aspects of the sector-from coal and natural gas companies, to equipment and service providers, to the power producers themselves.
The major power generators are scheduled to speak on Tuesday morning (9/11).
Between 9.25 am - 11.50 am presentations will be given by the following companies: Aquila, Calpine, Mirant, NRG Energy, Orion Power, Reliant Resources and TECO Energy.
In addition, at 8 am on Tuesday there will be a panel discussion focusing on the state of the generation market.
Finally, at 12 pm on Tuesday Judah Rose a power market consultant with ICF Consulting will offer his perspectives on the outlook for the sector during a luncheon presentation.
Summary: 1.
IPPs Fall 3.7% Last week our IPP composite declined 3.7%, outperforming both the NASDAQ (-6.5%) and the S&P 500 (-4.2%).
Shaw Group, which was up 14.4%, was the strongest performer in the group.
AES Corp was the weakest performer, falling 10.7%.
2.
Awaiting a Bottom We attribute last week's stock price performance to broader market concerns regarding the health of the macro economy and its ability to recover by the end of 2001.
Our sense is that investors recognize that IPP valuations are extremely attractive.
However, prior to moving aggressively back into the sector, they await some indication that stock prices have stabilized and a bottom has indeed been achieved.
3.
Shell Terminates Contract with CPN; Concerns Unwarranted Following its exit from the retail marketing business, Shell terminated a 5 year 3,000 MW requirements contract with Calpine.
We believe some investors concluded that this announcement had negative implication for CPN's earnings outlook and its overall hedging strategy.
In our view these concerns are unwarranted for 4 reasons: 1.
The Shell contract was unusual; 2.
There is no earnings impact; 3.
Remarketing the output will not be an issue; and, 4.
The status of CPN's hedging objectives is unaffected.
4.
Legal and Administrative Issues Remain for California Windfall Profits Tax Bills Recently, two bills that would impose a windfall profits tax on California generators have been advancing through the California legislature and will likely by heard on the floor of the Assembly this week.
The current legislative session will end this Friday (9/14), requiring any pending bills to be passed by that time.
In our view these bills are best understood as a negotiating tactic by Governor Gray Davis and Democrats in the legislature designed to extract additional concession from the FERC and the state's power generators.
While we expect at least one or both of these bills to advance through the legislative process, full implementation is likely to be prevented by a number of legal and administrative impediments.
Regards,
| CSFB Independent Power Weekly-Issue #42 |
Steffes and I were just chatting and an idea came up, that we try to offer our El Paso capacity to PG&E in their bankruptcy suit (in which a settlement is being negotiated) and perhaps we can, in turn, reduce our claim against PG&E in that case.
Maybe this is already being done, but if not, it is a thought.
Lisa Mellencamp and Michael Tribolet are doing the bankruptcy case.
| PG&E |
I made reservations on December 7th for 6 people at 8:45 and they have my credit card.
Thought we might as well do that now considering I have been thinking about birthdays today.
Aren?t you??????
?
| la folie |
Jeff and Sue: The Governor proposed the following energy-related budget cuts today: Biomass Grant Program - Revert $5.5 million of the $11.5 million budget back to the General Fund.
The program provides grants to operators of biomass plants to offset loses.
Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Fund - Revert $29.9 million back to the General Fund.
The program would have required the Trade and Commerce Agency to guarantee loans made by financial institutions to eligible businesses for the permitting, manufacturing, acquisition, construction, or installation of renewable energy systems that are intended to decrease demand on the grid.
Powerwalk Program - Revert $3.2 million of the $20 million budget back to the General Fund.
The program requires the Conservation Corps to distribute energy efficiency information and light bulbs in low income communities.
Agricultural Peak Demand - Revert $29.4 million of the $86.3 million budget back to the General Fund.
The program requires the state to provide grants to the agriculture industry to install energy efficient hardware.
Expedited Siting Applications - Revert $3 million back to the General Fund.
The program would have aided local governments by enabling them to hire additional consultants to review siting applications.
Power Plant Construction Bonuses - Revert $14 million of the $20 million budget back to the General Fund.
The program provided bonuses to power plant owners who got their plants on-line within a specified time period.
Renewable Energy Program - Revert $24.9 million of the $25 million budget back to the General Fund.
The program would have required the state to establish a renewable energy program to provide financial assistance to public power entities, independent generators, utilities, or businesses manufacturing renewable energy generation components or systems, or both, to generate new and renewable energy sources.
Oil and Natural Gas Pumping - Revert $9.6 million back to the General Fund.
The program would have provided for energy efficiency audits of various oil and natural gas facilities.
| Budget Cuts |
Haas Students, Haas Computing Services would like to thank you for participating in the IzioPro Learning Management System pilot for the fall semester.
HCS is conducting a survey as part of the evaluation of the Learning Management System.
The link below will take you to the survey.
There will be a authentication screen that opens when you click on the link.
The name and password required to login is your Haas domain login.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
| HCS IzioPro Survey |
What is a hedge fund?
Types of Buy-Side Firms ?Mutual Funds ?Venture Firms ?Leveraged Buyout Firms (LBOs) ?Institutional Money Management Firms ?Trust/Wealthy Client Firms ?Hedge Funds What is the sell side?
If you are interested in learning more about the Hedge Fund industry and how to get into the profession, what is the career path for someone in this field, please plan on attending this incite full presentation.
When: Tuesday November 11 during the evening break 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM Where: Career Center conference room S420 Who: Ted Janus, CFA Haas School of Business alum with the Palo Alto Investors firm will be giving a brief overview of the profession and allowing plenty of time for your questions.
Plan on attending.
| Hedge Fund Careers how to break into the profession 11/20@7:30 |
What is a hedge fund?
Types of Buy-Side Firms ?Mutual Funds ?Venture Firms ?Leveraged Buyout Firms (LBOs) ?Institutional Money Management Firms ?Trust/Wealthy Client Firms ?Hedge Funds What is the sell side?
If you are interested in learning more about the Hedge Fund industry and how to get into the profession, what is the career path for someone in this field, please plan on attending this incite full presentation.
When: Tuesday November 20th during the evening break 7:30 PM to 8:15 PM Where: Career Center conference room S420 Who: Ted Janus, CFA Haas School of Business alum with the Palo Alto Investors firm will be giving a brief overview of the profession and allowing plenty of time for your questions.
Plan on attending.
| Hedge Fund Careers how to break into the profession 11/20@7:30 |
Hey Jeff - I'm still wondering if my last email made it through.
Maybe you remember me saying I hit send and Outlook Express closed.
The email got into my "sent items" but I don't see how it could have sent if the program closed so fast.
Here is a copy, I don't want to just send it out and bug everyone if they already got it so I'll just bug you.
Could you let me know if you already got this: Hi everybody, I happened on an addition to my search for info while doing a little research last night.
There just might not be anything on this out there yet, but I was at Asus' website last night and it seems they have a new dual-processer motherboard out called a CUV266-DLS and I can't find anything about it anywhere.
Maybe it's too new or too expensive for anyone to have bothered with up to this point but I'm snooping around so if you've heard anything... thanks - Avram
| some mail |
Fellow Evening Haasians, Who are these so called account managers, Rich, Jenny and Mark?
What do they do?
How can we leverage off their expertise and they, ours?
Do they have specific company contacts?
Where can they be found?
Will the ubiquitous pizza be served to entice you to attend?
Strong possibility.
Will I have to sign up on Bear Tracks?
No.
How can attending benefit me?
It's up to you.
To answer these questions and many more, we will be scheduling during - Mon, Nov. 26 during the break (i.e., 7:30 - 8:15) in C125 and Thu, Dec. 6 during the break as well in the Career Center Conference Room (S420) an informational session with the account managers.
Here's a description that Rich Wong, the financial services account manager prepared: "The Haas Career Center staff includes 3 account managers that can be a valuable resource to those that are exploring job or career direction changes.
Their role is to be the primary liaison for recruiters in their specific industry sectors, being the one-stop shop point person for companies interested in connecting with Haas MBA students.
They cover a full spectrum of responsibilities from the logistics of setting up presentations and interviews to establishing contacts and providing strategic guidance to recruiters (including both hiring managers as well as University Recruiting reps within human resource departments).
Through this activity, they gain insights into their company/industry focus that they are happy to share with Haas students, John Morel, and the other career advisors in the Haas Career Center."
Feel free to contact them regarding questions on companies and industries that they represent.
Conversely, please provide them with any valuable contacts that you have in current/former employers that might help them aid your schoolmates to find employment opportunities.
They are located in the Recruitment Center (S330 by the ATM machine) and their contact information is as follows:
| Come Meet the Recruitment Center Account Managers |
On November 7, SVMG offered a "Negotiating Skills Workshop" to a sold-out group of participants.
The feedback from all 20 Member Company participants has been fantastic.
In light of the strong demand for the course, and the outstanding response from those who participated, we will offer this class again on April 17, 2002, for another 20 Member Company representatives.
Like the first course, I expect this to book up quickly, and encourage you to secure the date on your calendar and RSVP as soon as possible.
Joe Crowley, one of the best Negotiating Skills teachers in the Country, will once again serve as our instructor.
Please come and enhance your Negotiating Skills through this one-day, hands-on, workshop.
The full-day workship includes one-on-one and small-group exercises, and key negotiations techniques and practices, in an interactive setting.
The cost for the day is only $250 per person, and includes a continental breakfast and light lunch.
Again, we are limited to the first 20 participants in order to keep the course interactive.
I am also pleased to announce that Compaq has graciously offered to host the April 17 conference.
Many thanks to Shawna Holmes for serving as our sponsor!
The course will run from 8am until 5pm.
Please RSVP by simply responding to this e-mail, or by calling the SVMG Offices at 408-501-7864.
Sincerely,
| Negotiating Skills - Second Class |
Hi Jeff, Hope you are doing well.
Got your email from Scott.
I'm hoping you can do me a favor.
We are doing a research project for a client and are trying to identify key technical management at a variety of companies, including Enron.
Specifically, we are looking for names and addresses of the following: CIO/CTO VP, Directors and/or Sr. Managers responsible for the company's network.
They'll typically have titles like VP of Network Operations and Senior Network Architect.
Any chance you can get me this info for Enron?
I'd be forever in your debt.
thanks,
| Favor |
Assembly Member Tim Leslie is interested in sponsoring a bill which would grant air credits to prospective power plant owners in exchange for using reclaimed water.
The bill is in its infancy and none of the details have been worked out.
His office would like to know if Enron would be interested in providing technical assistance with the measure.
They approached Enron because of the Roseville plant, recognizing that Roseville already has its air credits and is already scheduled to use reclaimed water.
Thoughts?
| Water |
Hi Second Year's, Round 1 bids have been processed and your schedules have been posted to the OLR web-site.
Almost all bids were successful, and there are open seats in most classes.
Round 2 begins Monday at 9AM and ends Tuesday at 12 Noon.
As always, if you have any questions give us a call; 642-1406.
Josh & TJ EWMBA Program
| Bidding for 2nd years |
On Friday, November 16th, the UDCs submitted their joint plan for implementing the suspension of direct access.
Parties have until, Wednesday, November 28th, to comment.
The following are proposed implementation rules for which the UDCs seek Commission approval: 1.
A DASR can only be processed if the customer name appears on the ESP List submitted to the UDCs on October 5, 2001.
2.
In order to submit an ESP List the ESP must have a valid ESP/UDC Service Agreement as of September 20, 2001 and , for ESPs serving small customers, they must have in effect a valid Commission registration as of September 20, 2001.
3.
For a DASR to be processed for a residential or small commercial customer account, the ESP must be able to demonstrate that the required third party verification took place prior to September 20, 2001.
4.
Customers should not be allowed to switch from one ESP to another after September 20 unless the new ESP had a valid ESP- customer contract in place on or before Sept. 20th.
5.
Seamless moves within a UDC's service territory will be allowed.
6.
For customers on bundled service as of September 20, 2001 (but still under a DA contract), the UDCs are proposing not to allow such customers to process DASRs even if their names are on the October 5 list.
7.
If all accounts of one ESP transferred to another as a result of a merger, then the situation is okay because no new DASR would be required; requests for one customer to switch from one ESP to another only allowed if the new ESP-customer relationship had a contract prior to Sept. 20, 2001.
8.
Changes in customer identity allowed on case by case basis (e.g., if a customer changes its type of business it would not be allowed).
9.
One customer can not transfer or assign its direct access service rights to another.
10.
Processing of DASRs submitted for customers who attempt to opt into a community aggregation program after the suspension date should not be allowed.
In addition to the above, the UDCs proposed three additional options for implementing the suspension.
1.
The Commission should impose a DASR cut-off date (received and accepted).
2.
If the Commission does not impose a strict DASR cut off, it should require that any ESP which wishes to have a DASR processed after the cut off to submit their account specific DASR information and ESP contract to the Commission along with an explanation of why the customer is eligible to receive DA.
The UDC will not process the DASR until it receives an okay from the Commission.
3.
The ESP certifies through an affidavit that a particular DASR was associated with a contract in existence on September 20, 2001 (the UDCs set forth a proposed affidavit.)
If you have any questions, please call Jeanne
| Implementation of the Suspension Direct Access -- UDCs' Plan |
Hello, It looks like very few people would show up for class this coming Wednesday because of Thanksgiving plans.
I have therefore decided to cancel class and to put off the in-class project I had planned until the Dec. 5th class (more details on that next week).
Have a great holiday.
Howard Shelanski
| No class Wed. 11/21 |
The results for the week are: 1st place - Cameron and Scott 2nd place - JAM 3rd place tie - Prentice and Scott & Val Congratulations to all.
Now it's about time for the last 4 players to make some weekly money: Pat, Dave, Daryl and the Sheas.
The Sheas are still in 7th place and haven't won a nickel??!!
Go figure!
Top 10 ranking changes: Hank and Donna dropped out WAM and Prentice moved in Please remember to get your picks in before the 9:30 game on Thursday morning.
We wish you all a wonderful holiday surrounded by the friends and family for whom we are all so thankful!
Aren't those Niners awsome?
(both past and present!!)
.
Way to go, Jerry.
| REMEMBER - GAMES START ON THURSDAY AT 9:30 AM!! |
A few months ago, I sent a note to the North American Government Affairs group commemorating a bit of an end point in our efforts relative to California.
In that memo, I included a quote that went as follows ?
"What we do in life echoes through eternity".
I think of these words often and believe them more than ever, particularly after the events, both external and internal to Enron, of the last few months.
I do not know for sure what the next few weeks or months will bring for any of us, but I do know that what we've done here at Enron in Government Affairs over the last several years, whether in Houston, Washington, London, Brussels, Sao Paulo, etc.
was very good and will be remembered for the positive difference that we have all made in the industries in which we have worked and for each other.
We even had a good time doing it.
The good work we do will go on for many, if not, all of us .
.
.
for some, here; for others, elsewhere.
Regardless of what the future holds, we should all be quite proud of what we have accomplished here and how it has been accomplished.
My personal appreciation for all that you have done as well as at having had the opportunity to be part of a group that, unfortunately, will be inalterably impacted and changed over the next few weeks, is boundless.
Irrespective of where these changes may take any one of us, I will continue to do all I can to earn your trust and respect.
On a more holiday-related note, for those in the U.S., who are working this week, please feel free to leave as early as possible on Wednesday in advance of Thanksgiving to spend time with your families or loved ones.
For those not celebrating the American Thanksgiving, you too should try and take some additional time for yourself and families over the next few days, work and business demands permitting.
| American Thanksgiving |
New Addition!
Kanwal Rekhi, legendary entrepreneur of Silicon Valley and Chairman of Tie, to speak at the November 29 BEF!
UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum Thursday, November 29, 2001 6:30 - 8:30 PM Haas School of Business Arthur Andersen Auditorium
| New information for the Nov 29 BEF |
Please be aware that we will not be having our Monday morning conference call this week.
We will, however, have our usual EBS conference call next Monday at the usual time - 11:00am (CST).
Thank you.
| EBS GA Conference Call |
On November 14, 2001, SCE filed an advice to establish the ratemaking necessary to implement a number of regulatory components included in its October 2nd Settlement with the Commission The settlement agreement described the operation a new account termed the PROACT that the Commission will establish by order.
The advice letter provides the structure and operation of the PROACT, The beginning balance of the PROACT will consists of the unrecovered procurement related obligation as of September 1, 2001.
Beginning on Sept. 1, on a monthly basis, the following amounts will be recorded in the PROACT: (1) SCE's Surplus (recorded revenues minus recoverable costs); (2) all refunds related to procurement related liabilities; (3) securitization proceeds, (4) interest expense.
The advice letter provides a detailed explanation as to how SCE's surplus and recoverable costs will be calculated.
In addition, the advice letter addresses settlement rates.
SCE notes that, under the Settlement, the Commission agreed to maintain electric retail rates for retail customers at no less than the Settlement Rates during the Repayment Period.
Settlement Rates are defined in the Settlement as " gross electric retail rates (including surcharges)".
In its advice letter, SCE proposes to define gross electric retail rates to mean the system average rates.
By defining it that way, the Commission can change the revenue allocation between rate groups, as well as effect some rate increases/decreases in certain rate components as long as such revisions do not result in a change in SCE's system average rates.
SCE has asked for a September 1, 2001 effective date for the advice filing.
Under standard procedures, protests on the filing would be due December 4th.
SCE has asked for an accelerated schedule of November 28.
To date, as far as I am aware, it has not been granted.
Please let me know as soon as possible if Enron would like to weigh in on this advice filing.
Jeanne
| SCE Advice Letter to Implement Settlement with Commission |
Dear SVMG Member - Last Friday at 1pm, we sent out an e-mail to you announcing a second opportunity to participate in our Negotiating Skills Workshop, scheduled for April 17, 2002.
By the close of business last Friday, the April 17 Workshop is also sold out!
That is the bad news.
The GOOD NEWS is that the instructor - Joe Crowley - and our host, Compaq (thanks Shawna Holmes!)
have graciously agreed to offer a second day - April 18 - for an additional class.
As you know, we first offered this Workshop a few weeks ago, to a sold out group, and it was overwhelmingly popular.
Therefore, we are pleased to announce a third opportunity to participate in the NEGOTIATING SKILLS WORKSHOP.
Once again, it is open to the first 20 RSVP's that we receive.
Details for this additional class are as follows:
| Negotiating Skills - SOLD OUT! |
If you missed the Hedge Fund presentation, I have extra handouts.
They will be behind the counter in the Career Center S420.
Just ask the receptionist and they will get you one.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
!--John
| Hedge Fund presentation handouts available. |
I received a call late today from the CPUC (Joyce @ 415-703-2199).
Someone from Pac Tel called and said that his service was switched without authorization - Mike Benson with Payphone group @707-253-8892 or 707-292-1766.
Lamar -- who is the client rep for Pac Tel?
Can they get into Pac Tel and try and find out if we have done something inappropriate?
We need to call this guy back by Monday EOB.
Please let Jeff Dasovich know so he can call Joyce back - I'll be out on vacation next week.
| Pac Tel - CPUC Customer Switch Complaint |
Hi Jeff: I'm not sure if hiring is an issue these days for you, but I wanted to let you know that Jim Bushnell and I will be again teaching a course at Berkeley this spring called "Energy Market Strategies and Policies."
The course is cross-listed between the Haas School of Business and the Energy & Resources Group (ERG) at UC Berkeley.
The course is currently limited to 42 students, but it is already over-subscribed, so we are trying to move it to a larger classroom.
We'll have mostly MBA students from Haas, but also about a dozen masters students from ERG.
There are also usually at least a few PhD students.
The students in the class are were very smart -- many of them
| Job candidates for Enron |
The semester is coming to a close and most of us are graduating.
A group of us are celebrating with a three-day weekend in a house on Lake Tahoe, Dec 14 - 16.
All are welcome to come, including families, significant others, and other students whose e-mail address I don't have.
What do you need to do?
Find other students that are interest in going (I know Florian and Anil are looking for housemates) Find a house or lodging for the 2-3 nights Let me know where you are staying and I will create a list and distribute so we can all connect up there.
If you want to stay in the vicinity, our house is located at: Petrick House Lakeview 3170 Meadowbrook Drive Tahoe City, CA Sorry we can't fit you all in our house, but you should be able to find something on the web.
Try www.enjoytahoe.com.
Please forward to others that may be interested, and hope to see you up there!
| Graduation in Tahoe |
Sue, Jeff, below is a question from a customer we did a contract with in August 2001.
How can I answer his question below.
The filing attached asked for ESP's to provide copies of the contracts signed after July 1, 2001.
Is this something we have done?
GW
| DA ISSUES |
With all the ongoing changes that have been taking place around here and the known fact that some of us will be going our separate ways, it is my hope that we can all keep in touch in the future.
I would like to put something together for the group, so please provide me with your contact information, so I can prepare the "Let's Keep in Touch" contact list for Government Affairs.
Below is the contact information that I would like to receive from each of you.
Once I have put the list together, I will forward it to everyone.
Name: Home Address: Home Phone#: Home E:mail address: New Place of Employment (if available): Work Address: Work Phone Number: Work E:mail address: Cell #: Other Family Contact Information: Please provide current (or future if known) address and phone number.
Thanks to all!!!
!
| "Let's Keep in Touch" Contact List |
All - It is with no surprise (I've only known I was leaving for 6 months now!)
and yet still with a heavy heart that I wish you all farewell and the best for the future.
I am in my last week here at the Lazy E and I am getting around the part that I dreaded the most - goodbyes.
I have and will be sending notes to most of the people I have worked with over the past 3 1/2 years (whether they like it or not), but you are the folks I have learned the most from and will miss the most painfully.
It's hard to believe the roller coaster we have been on - both the ups and downs - and I don't think it would have been as manageable, tolerable, or fun without you.
I really have had more fun in this job than I could ever have imagined coming in.
Everyone has been a great friend and mentor, and I will always appreciate the time you have spent with me, indulged my questions, put up with my wandering attentions, and made sure I got home safely in a clean cab...
Unfortunately I am sure there will probably be more "good bye" emails to come your way over the next few weeks, so I'll keep this brief and close for now.
But I hope for the absolute best for all of you and your families, and do not underestimate the impact you have had on me or the high esteem I hold you in.
Best regards, Scott Our home info (in case anyone wants to play "six degrees of Kevin Bacon," debate the witticisms of Dorothy Parker and Redd Foxx, or just keep in touch)
| Farewell |
Another very bizarre week of football - especially tonight's game.
Kudos to Brady for being the only one to predict a Tampa Bay Win (however, he went against the 49er's!).
Cindy (yes, Cindy!)
finally ousted Barrie from first place!
There are two newcomers to the top 10 list: JAM and Eldon They replaced Hank and Prentice.
Weekly prizes are: 1st place - Denis & Lynne - tied with Eldon - but the tiebreaker goes to Denis and Lynne 2nd place - Eldon 3rd place - Andy (who moves into 3rd place overall as well) 4th place - Cindy - and we all know what place she's in!
Only 6 more weeks to go - good luck to all!
THIS WEEK'S GAMES START ON THURSDAY - PLEASE GET YOUR PICKS IN BY 5 PM ON THURSDAY
| THIS WEEK'S GAMES START ON THURSDAY - PLEASE HAVE YOUR PICKS IN BY 5 PM |
Order # 013307830292 Dear Jeffrey Dasovich, Thank you for shopping with Williams-Sonoma.
We have received your order, and it is currently being processed.
Please see below for details: Ship to Name & Address: Jeffrey Dasovich 101 California St. Suite 1950 (For privacy reasons, the city, state and zip code have been omitted.)
Item Description Item # Qty Price Status Heirloom Tomato Bowls S/5 83-4006151 1 $49.00 Available for immediate shipping
| Williams-Sonoma Order Confirmation |
Fun for the kids, come and greet Santa as he arrives by helicopter!
Saturday, Dec. 1 10AM HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM 601 Skyway, San Carlos Airport www.hiller.org Museum opens at 9:30AM 9:30 to 10:30: Music by San Carlos Community Band.
10:00 to 12 noon: Santa's arrival and visit at Hiller (Polaroid photos with Santa available for a donation, courtsey of Diamond Crest Girl Scout Association).
With canned food donation to Second Harvest Food Bank, receive $1 off admission to Hiller Museum for same day.
Also, "Young Eagles" FREE plane rides for kids 8 to 17 years old, 11AM to 1PM (weather permitting).
| Santa Arrives by Helicopter |
Hey, what's going on?
I'm reading terrible things about Enron - is it affecting you?
Let me know how you are and if you can meet for tea.
G.
| Checking In |
I am not sure, that in any of the calls that we have had during the crisis = surrounding Enron, that I have been able to fully express the depth of my g= ratitude to each of you.
I am as grateful as one can be.
Like many of you= , I loved this place and feel an immense sense of loss at what is occurring= .
My heart also aches for the financial losses that so many have suffered,= not only in our group, but also throughout the company, particularly given= how much all of us have given to this place, some for many years.
I have = been searching for a way to capture what we've done here and was reading a = book the other day about Teddy Roosevelt, former President of the United St= ates, and saw a quote that I thought was appropriate to our group and circu= mstances?the quote is,=20 "the credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena?who strives = valiantly, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends = himself in worthy causes.
Who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievem= ent and who, at worst, if he fails, fails while daring greatly so that his = place shall never be with those cold and timid souls, who knew neither vict= ory nor defeat."
The work that we did here was great.
The way we did it, I believe, sets an= example for those who will attempt to fill our shoes?and we fought for the= right cause, i.e., competitive markets around the world.
Our victories we= re many and often directly due to our presence and leadership?the failure t= hat we are experiencing as a company, however, that is so deep and so thoro= ugh, was not of our making.
I don't know exactly what the days and weeks a= head hold for any of us, but I am quite confident that the good work that w= e do and the way that we do it, and the sense of community that we were abl= e to create in this group, will show up in new places and new companies all= around the world over the next months and years.
I hope to speak to many,= if not all of you, on a one to one basis over the next several weeks to ex= press my thanks and gratitude for having had the opportunity to work with y= ou, but I also want to take this opportunity to wish each of you the best i= n the future and during this holiday season.
Thank you
| My Thoughts |
This is just a friendly reminder for the following event (and if you plan to attend, please respond to me directly): Who are these so called account managers, Rich, Jenny and Mark?
What do they do?
How can we leverage off their expertise and they, ours?
Do they have specific company contacts?
Where can they be found?
Will the ubiquitous pizza be served to entice you to attend?
Strong possibility.
Will I have to sign up on Bear Tracks?
No.
How can attending benefit me?
It's up to you.
To answer these questions and many more, we will be scheduling during - Thu, Dec. 6 during the break as well in the Career Center Conference Room (S420) an informational session with the account managers.
Here's a description that Rich Wong, the financial services account manager prepared: "The Haas Career Center staff includes 3 account managers that can be a valuable resource to those that are exploring job or career direction changes.
Their role is to be the primary liaison for recruiters in their specific industry sectors, being the one-stop shop point person for companies interested in connecting with Haas MBA students.
They cover a full spectrum of responsibilities from the logistics of setting up presentations and interviews to establishing contacts and providing strategic guidance to recruiters (including both hiring managers as well as University Recruiting reps within human resource departments).
Through this activity, they gain insights into their company/industry focus that they are happy to share with Haas students, John Morel, and the other career advisors in the Haas Career Center."
Feel free to contact them regarding questions on companies and industries that they represent.
Conversely, please provide them with any valuable contacts that you have in current/former employers that might help them aid your schoolmates to find employment opportunities.
They are located in the Recruitment Center (S330 by the ATM machine) and their contact information is as follows:
| REMINDER: Come Meet the Recruitment Center Account Managers on Thurs., Dec. 6 |
I made the plunge and bought a house with Ted in Mill Valley.
It's a cottage nestled in the redwoods overlooking Mt.
Tam.
Stay tuned for the house warming party in January!
Feel free to stop by before!
Below is my new info: 460 Edgewood Ave Mill Valley (415) 383-9588 (write this down because my old number rolls forward to the wrong number).
Hope to see you in January.
(if not before then) Happy holiday!
| New Information |
What is iTV?
What is one of the fastest growing technology and consumer sectors?
Come to the last HTC lecture of the semester and find out.
Mark your diary today.
Refreshments from 5.30pm.
Everyone welcome.
Haas Technology Club Fall Lecture Series presents "Bringing an interactive TV (iTV) service to life" by Paul Mitchell, Senior Director Microsoft TV
| HTC presents iTV on Thursday 12/06 |
Dear Friends, Since the Excite @home network went down on Saturday morning, all emailed c= orrespondence directed to AvramSiegel @ home.com or AllisonFisher @home.com= or TrueBluegrass @home.com has been lost, and will not be recovered.
Plea= se do not attempt to 'reply' to any previous emails sent from us individual= ly or the True Blue bluegrass Band, because those emails now have an invali= d reply address.
If you have saved a previous email from True Blue, please = delete it and save this one instead.
The Excite network has been replaced = with the AT&T network, and email addresses have changed from @home.com to A= vramSiegel@attbi.com.
If you wish to get in touch with True Blue, you can = "reply" to this email, or contact any of the bandmembers via our website at= www.truebluegrass.com.
There you may send safely send email to trueblue@t= ruebluegrass.com.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
This abrupt ter= mination of service has seriously jeopardized our bookings for the coming y= ear, so we appreciate your help in making this correction.
Thank you for y= our understanding, and we hope to hear from you at our new address!
Regards,
| Alert- new email address for Avram Siegel, Allison Fisher and True Blue bluegrass band |
Jeff: I've spoken with Keith and Dan and have put in calls to Evie and Bill.
We're all trying to figure out what to do and how to approach the CPUC.
In Enron's letter to President Lynch and the utilities, Enron's states that "we plan to submit within the next week DASRs to the utilities to effect the return of a portion of our customer base to bundled utility service and to transition some of our other customers to alternative ESPs at the request of such customers".
Since the letter was dated this Monday, Dec. 3, that means Enron - as of Monday - was going to start de-DASRs or switches to new ESPs by next Monday, Dec. 10, or even earlier.
Is Enron still on this accelerated time schedule for switching to new ESPs or de-DASRs?
I read this to mean Enron will literally exist the direct access market for all its customers no later than Monday, Dec. 3.
Was something else intended?
Has this schedule slowed down at all?
I think that if the CPUC believes Enron is really leaving by Monday, it is just going to do nothing.
What should I tell the CPUC re Enron's schedule?
Thanks,
| CPUC |
Will we be covering this?
The utilities in California have been heavily engaged in maintaining "fortress monopoly" at home while advocating "openness" abroad.
Any info showing the discrepancy is useful.
No big deal.
Just curious.
And if someone does, a very brief update would be greatly appreciated.
Best, Jeff Energy America to Discuss Marketing Practices in New Jersey Energy Choice Program PR Newswire - 10/27/1999 (Copyright (c) 1999, PR Newswire)
| Sempra's Marketing in Jersey |
Business&Finance: ESB ownership of network is questioned - Competition Authority says separation of national grid from core company does not go far enough.
Arthur Beesley reports 11/13/2000 Irish Times 18 Copyright (C) 2000 Irish Times; Source: World Reporter (TM) The Competition Authority has questioned the ESB's ownership of the electricity network in the newly deregulated power market.
In a paper submitted to the Department of Public Enterprise, the body said the separation of the ESB's National Grid operation from the core company did not go far enough to ensure fair competition.
It said arguments in favour of the ESB retaining the transmission and distribution system ignored the 'overwhelming conclusion' that a generation company which owns such assets 'will naturally favour itself' at the expense of customers and reliability.
The paper has not been published yet.
It is believed to state, however, that the ESB's retention of its 'non-competitive' transmission and distribution assets and its 'competitive' electricity generation business was unwise from a competition perspective.
The National Grid, which controls when individual power stations feed electricity into the network, was separated from the ESB when 27 per cent of the market was opened last February.
In theory, this meant the ESB could not favour its own generation stations over more efficient competitors when deciding which plant to switch on and off as demand for power fluctuates.
But the authority's response to the Statutory Instrument behind the separation - which renamed the National Grid as Eirgrid - said more should be done to ensure the market operates fairly.
The paper said: 'Some argue that as long as there is an independent operator of the underlying transmission system, ownership of the transmission system can remain in the hands of an upstream generation operator.
'In accordance with this line of argument, the shift of operational control of electricity transmission to Eirgrid would mean that discrimination in dispatch [of power] and other operations would not be possible.
However, the Competition Authority considers that this argument ignores the overwhelming conclusion that the generation company that owns the transmission lines will naturally favour itself.'
The Statutory Instrument followed complex talks, which led to an agreement between the ESB, its trade unions and the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke.
When Eirgrid was formed, the ESB retained ownership and responsibility to develop and maintain the high-voltage national transmission system and the low-voltage local distribution network.
The authority says these, too, should be separated from the ESB to ensure the competitive market functions fairly, according to a person familiar with its paper.
This would ensure equal access to the power network and an objective, transparent, non-discriminatory treatment of all electricity generators in the market, it said.
The paper argues the ESB has an incentive to allocate as many costs as possible to the operation of the transmission and distribution system.
Folder Name: Utilities, Electric: Deregulation Relevance Score on Scale of 100: 100
| EBS News |
Hi Lisa: Just got a call from Rick.
He said that 1) The meeting needs to be in San Francisco.
2) The meeting needs to be on Dec. 5th.
(Not the 29th or the 30th, as previously requested).
3) The meeting is mandatory.
I'll leave a message for Paul, too.
If you have any questions, just give a ring.
Best,
| California Legislative Meeting |
Cathy Van Way called asking my view on some names she'd been given to invite to the hearing.
(I continue to cajole Jessie Knight to appear.)
During the call, she mentioned that the committee intends to invite Steve Kean and that she needed someone to email here Steve's vitals so that they could write a letter inviting him.
| Congressional Hearing in S.D. on the 11th |
Thanks for hosting, Kim.
Jackie mentioned the list of tasks that remain to get this done (e.g., graphs, make spreadsheet pretty, write-up, etc.).
I'lll do whatever needs to be done, so once folks have picked which task they'd like to take on, just let me know what's left.
Or if there's another way folks would like to divvy up the chores, that's great, too.
Have a great weekend.
See you Monday.
Jackie, could you email the latest version around when you get a chance?
Thanks.
| StadiumS |
Sure Sue has filled you in, but just to be certain, my understanding is that Dan Douglas, attorney for WPTF, is going to meet with the AG (not sure when) in an attempt to narrow the scope of the subpoena.
Dan also plans to begin drafting responses to the subpeona.
Since we are a member of WPTF and therefore presumably covered by the subpoena, seems important that our attorney's coordinate with Dan.
Sue, if I've mangled anything, let me know.
Best,
| WPTF Subpoena |
Rob: Here's a quick and dirty list of some lessons from California that Alberta may not want to repeat.
Steve, let me know if I've missed any messages we're using to describe California's woes (or mangled any, for that matter.
If you have any questions, don't hestitate to get in touch.
Best,
| Hard Lessons from California |
OK.
It's done.
Got two places.
One sleeps 8 and is big and is where we can have the party.
The other sleeps 6 and is very close by.
Right on the beach, so surfing will be a must.
Who is on your list for invites so far?
| Got Places in Stinson |
Dave/Sandi: FYI.
In Joseph's absence, his fill-in asked that I take a call yesterday from the Mayor's office.
They called to confirm the meeting set up for Dave, Mike Day and Bev Hanson on Nov. 29th at 4 PM to discuss the serious electricity shortage in SF.
Best,
| Meeting with Da Mayor |
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