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To: Ilaine who wrote (101986)	5/14/2001 12:37:44 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Yes. I read that. I also read this: A primary requirement is that "public utilities" under the Federal Power Act (FPA), mostly investor-owned utilities, must have an open access transmission tariff on file at FERC that offers the same or superior terms and conditions as a pro forma tariff that FERC included with the final rule. The tariff must offer transmission services comparable to those a transmission owner provides itself, which is known as FERC's "comparability standard." Utilities must offer point-to-point and network service and charge the same transmission rates or apply for new rates in a separate filing. Power pools must remove member-preferential access and pricing provisions and offer comparable terms and conditions to all transmission customers. It simply says the tariffs must be non-discriminatory not that they can't charge what they want. They can gig everyone across the board provided they're willing to gig themselves or offer bargain rates to everyone across the board provided they're willing to offer bargain rates to themselves...non-discriminatory. As I said before we disagree on what the term means.

To: Ilaine who wrote (101986)	5/14/2001 1:18:18 PM
From: edamo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

cb..."transmission tariffs" the t+d companies have the ability to charge what the market will bear for line usage....no different then the dereg effect of the telecoms...in essence they can put secondary marketing companies out of business much like the telcos did to dsl resellers.... dereg is the problem, created a stratification between producers, t+d, and marketers.....regulation actually did work, by giving a monopoly to a "total" utility, with the ability to increase rates pending public utility commission approval in return for assured "continuity of service". i remember years ago, when utilities would cut back on their internal usage during brownouts so as to have more power available for customer use..... first hand knowledge that mirant is letting its coal yards get drastically low at mid atlantic generation facilities...