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i'll be there round 7:30.
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That would work for me.
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And presumably Rory and Co. could come then, too?
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Can the deal bench presentation be distributed publicly?
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I'd like to use it in the "subcommittee" meetings I mentioned last week as a means to a solution for California's reasonableness review morass.
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Left a message with Kahn late last evening.
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Haven't heard back yet.
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Will let you know.
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Best, Jeff
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Frank's number at Luntz Research Companies is 703.358.0080.
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For video info, ask Steve Kean.
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Will do.
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But Rory (who by the way is responsible for this mess!) now has decided that he'd like to do a Xmas "make up" on the 29th, which is smack dab in the middle of when we'll be up at the dome (tween xmas and new year's--hopefully you and eldon will join us so we can kick yer butts in spades).
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so the 29th is very bad, as you can imagine.
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if we could do the 24th, that would be great.
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when's your plane leave on the 24th?
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do surf shops rent wet suits?
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you think i can rent one from live water?
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yes.
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do we have a call-in number yet?
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Jennifer: I got a call from Chris Bailey (sp?) needing a summary of California dereg for a presentation(s) that Harold's assembling.
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Attached is summary that Mona pulled together for Harold a couple of months ago.
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I don't have Chris' email address (I've left him a message).
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Could you forward this along to him?
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Thanks a bunch.
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Best, Jeff
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yep.
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Sean: 305.5160
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naked, all in one bed.
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star doesn't need a bed.
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prentice and i will need a bed (hey, it's her birthday!) tom & karen are very iffy, but if they show, and stay overnight (iffy times two), then they'll need a bed.
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that work?
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For today's noon call.
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when you open, answer "disable macros" to first prompt, and "no" to question about links.
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there are three portfolio scenarios that i'd be happy to discuss very quickly during the call.
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FYI.
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As you know, we're attempting to find a solution to the "reasonable review" morrass that's impeding utility forward contracting.
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For that effort, we've worked with the Portland desk to pull together some educational materials to use with a subset of California stakeholders that's trying to devise a solution to California's melt down.
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The attached graphs show 3 scenarios for the state as a whole.
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1) "do nothing" 2) for 60% of IOU short position, split the amount 50-50 and 1cover half the amount with 10-year fixed priced power and the other half with 5-year fixed priced power.
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3) create a portfolio with a) 25% of short position covered by 10-year fixed priced power, b) 20% of short position covered by 5-year fixed price power, c) 15% covered by 1-year fixed price power, d) 20% covered by May-Sept fixed-price power, and e) 15% from the PX.
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The term of each scenario is 5 years.
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Because each is priced off our our curves, the average price is roughly equivalent for each of the three portfolios.
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However, the graph shows (as one would expect) that exposure to price volatility is significantly higher under scenario 1 compared to 2 and 3.
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The goal is to use the illustrative scenarios to persuade the industry that in the short run (i.e., immediately) the utilities should be permitted to buy a modest amount of power under 5 and 10 terms, and those purchases (if undertaken using a "DealBench-like" tool) ought to be "per se" reasonable.
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If anyone has questions about it, or would like to discuss further, give a call at 415.782.7822.
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Best, Jeff
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Agree that Enron shouldn't be the lead.
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An economist should be the lead with a broad group of folks funding.
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Seems funny that EPSA wouldn't have an interest in the debate over how market power is assessed and addressed.
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oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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In the "big" house, sleeps 10---3 kings and 2 twins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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In the "little" house, sleeps 6--2 queens and 1 trundle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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anything else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi.
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Got your message.
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As you know, it's complete meltdown here, so I apologize for not having got back to you sooner.
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I'll read and get back to you.
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Deadline?
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Leslie: Looks good.
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Just a couple of comments: 1.
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General May want to point out that the roots of California's current gas woes are the same ones causing the electric problem---combined effect of California's "import-based" energy policy and the state's failure to invest in in-state infrastructure.
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California imports about 25% of its electricity, but about 80-90 percent of its gas supply.
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California has failed to invest in the in-state infrastructure necessary to support increased gas demand over the last decade.
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So we've got an interstate pipeline superhighway to the border and a dirt road of in-state transportation once you get into California.
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The last bullet seems to suggest that manipulation may be taking place.
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Can we support that suggestion, and is it one that we want to make necessarily?
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If we do suggest that manipulation may in part explain current prices, do we need to propose ways to eliminate it?
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Otherwise, seems that we may be giving FERC ammunition to take action without trying to "steer" that action in the right direction.
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Maybe I'm reading too much into the bullet.
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2.
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Specific Competition for gas coming to California has increased significantly.
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The midwest (via Alliance) is competing away Canadian gas.
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The Southwest (Nevada, Arizona) is competing away supply from the Southwest before it hits the California border.
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But if they kept Grace, they might have a winning season, and lord knows nobody wants that....
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Thanks a bunch.
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So how in the world did you find yourself standing in front of this tornado?
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FYI.
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EPSA and IEP will have a joint PR call tomorrow in case anyone would like to listen in.
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He just can't help himself.
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thanks very much.
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math error.
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big sleeps 8.
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little sleeps.
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can you explain the panic about sleeping arrangements, and could you fill me in on what those arrangements are prior to sending the email out?
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Looks fine to me to send around.
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You want to send it?
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Give a call when you get a chance to discuss.
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That's the information that they sent me, copied from what they sent me.
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8 (big) 6 (little).
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i assume "trundle" sleeps two.
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Just met with the industry group trying to come up with a solution for California.
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The group liked our portfolio approach.
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In sum: A portfolio approach is the right long-term solution.
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In the short run, our illustrative portfolios show that the utilities ought to immediately fill a modest portion of their requirements via fixed-price, long term contracts, and those contracts should be found reasonable, up front, so long as the utility uses a competitive auction.
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To stimulate discussion we proposed that the utility fill 5% of its net short position with 5-year, fixed-price contracts and 5% from 10-year, fixed-price contracts.
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Everyone on the call liked the proposal.
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After some discussion about whether 5%-5% was the right one, Edison agreed to come to Friday's meeting with its proposal for price/term/quantity that it ought to contract for immediately.
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(Edison may want the number to be higher, and the baskets to be different.) Anything can happen between now and Friday, but thus far looks positive.
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Thanks to everyone for the help in getting the proposal together, Steve Swain in particular.
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