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TO:
Members of the Texas Coalition of Cities For Utility Issues
(“TCCFUI” or the “Coalition”)
FROM: Phil Boyd, Energy Committee Chair
SUBJECT: Energy Committee Report on FERC Activities
DATE:
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As noted in the Energy
Committee Report at the October Board Meeting, the Federal Electric Regulatory
Commission (FERC) continues to work toward the development of a national
Standard Market Design (SMD), which is a national equivalent of
It appears that FERC has separated the overall SMD project into smaller, more manageable projects that have the appearance of being less objectionable than SMD. The FERC website provides information regarding current activities. It can be accessed at www.ferc.gov.
The most noteworthy of
FERC’s SMD activities were discussed at the Board Meeting. The Commission’s FERC Staff Paper on Regional Choices for Implementing the Elements of
the White Paper ;
It appears that the
Commission has disassembled the development of the SMD into these three
elements, and it is proceeding with the SMD project under these seemingly
disparate parts. Item 1 is addressed in
the Staff Report on Cost Ranges for the
Development and Operation of a Day One Regional Transmission Organization,
released on
Any effect of these
FERC activities upon
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