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State and federal energy regulators are seeking public comments on a
recent study that identified state and utility procurement practices
that can be deployed to meet the ongoing challenges of ensuring
cost-effective electric generation.
In an Oct. 2 letter (
below ), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-National Association
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Competitive Procurement
Collaborative said it will use the stakeholder comments to inform the
process as it moves forward.
 The study under consideration was
released in July 2008 by the Analysis Group on behalf of the FERC-NARUC
Competitive Procurement Collaborative. It lays a solid framework for
enhancing the understanding and appreciation of the competitive
procurement process across multiple industry and market structures. The
“Competitive Procurement of Retail Electricity Supply: Recent Trends in
State Policies and Utility Practices†report is available at the NARUC
Website at: www.naruc.org/resources.cfm?p=141 .
Comments
will be due Oct. 20 and will be the focus of discussion during the
Collaborative’s Nov. 18 meeting, which will be held in conjunction with
the 120th Annual NARUC Convention in New Orleans. At that meeting, the
Collaborative will discuss the study, the public response and the
group’s next steps.
To file comments, please visit: http://procurement.webexworkspace.com .
FERC
and NARUC formed the Collaborative in February 2007 as a means to
explore and define solutions for meeting future energy supplies.
Commissioner Jeff Hatch-Miller of Arizona, Commissioner Stan Wise of
Georgia, and FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer serve as the
Collaborative’s Co-Chairs.
TEXT OF LETTER
To Commenters: The following letter is being
sent to state commissioners and other stakeholders in order to solicit
comments on the study of competitive procurement practices produced for
NARUC as part of the NARUC/FERC Competitive Procurement Collaborative.
You are invited to review the Study and submit electronic comments on
any of the topics addressed in the Study, other factors that you
believe could enhance the Study, or any other relevant comments about
policies and practices for the competitive procurement of supply for
retail electric customers. To submit comments please go to http://procurement.webexworkspace.com/
and follow the link on the front page to view the Study and submit your
comments. The deadline for comments is October 20, 2008.
To: State Public Utility Commissions and Stakeholders
From: Commissioner Marc Spitzer - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commissioner Stan Wise - Georgia Public Service Commission
Commissioner Jeff Hatch-Miller - Arizona Corporation Commission
As
the Co-Chairs of the NARUC/FERC Competitive Procurement Collaborative,
we would like to invite you to comment on the study commissioned by
NARUC entitled Competitive Procurement of Retail Electricity Supply:
Recent Trends in State Policies and Utility Practices.
This
paper was written by Analysis Group which was retained by NARUC to
perform a study that would identify a range of model state policies and
practices for the competitive procurement of supply for retail electric
customers across varying industry and market structures. The study
identifies state and utility procurement practices throughout the
country that can be deployed to meet the ongoing challenges of ensuring
cost-effective electric generation. The study was designed to draw upon
the extensive body of policy designs, practical experiences, processes
and approaches that have developed over the years in the different
regulatory jurisdictions.
The study was issued by NARUC in
July 2008. The members of the Collaborative working group would like to
invite comment on the study in advance of their next meeting in
November in conjunction with the NARUC Annual Convention. That meeting
is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18th from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. At that
meeting the members of the Collaborative will gather to discuss the
report itself, comments on the report, and next steps for the
Collaborative. The deadline for comments will be October 20th so that
we can consider them in time for the November 18th meeting.
Source:http://media-newswire.com/release_1075938.html
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