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Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force

    






                                    


NOTICE OF MEETING





TO:        Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force

FROM:    Brian Allred, Research Analyst            

DATE:    September 11, 1998

SUBJECT:    September 25, 1998 Meeting

Sen. Leonard M. Blackham and Rep. Beverly Ann Evans have scheduled the next meeting of the Electrical Deregulation and Customer Choice Task Force as follows:

             DATE:      Friday, September 25, 1998
             TIME:         9:00 a.m. - Noon
             PLACE:      Room 303 State Capitol

An agenda is enclosed. If you are unable to attend, please call me or Beverlee LeCheminant at 538-1032.


COMMITTEE MEMBERS
        

Sen. Leonard M. Blackham, Senate Chair

Rep. Beverly Ann Evans , House Chair


Sen. Lorin V. Jones
Sen. Eddie "Ed" P. Mayne
Sen. Millie M. Peterson
Sen. Michael G. Waddoups

    Rep. Ralph Becker
    Rep. Judy Ann Buffmire
    Rep. Christine R. Fox -Finlinson
    

     Rep. Kevin S. Garn
    Rep. J. Brent Haymond
    Rep. David Ure

AGENDA

ELECTRICAL DEREGULATION AND CUSTOMER CHOICE TASK FORCE

Friday, September 25, 1998 - 9:00 a.m. - Room 303 State Capitol

                                    

1.     Welcome - Approval of August 20, 1998 Minutes


2.     Public Service Commission (PSC) Report - Market Power
    a.     PSC Presentation
        i.     Stephen Mecham, Chair - PSC
        ii.     Becky Wilson, Utility Economist - Division of Public Utilities (DPU)
            and Rich Collins, Utility Economist - PSC

    b.     Panel Discussion
        i.     Becky Wilson, Utility Economist - DPU
        ii.     Rich Collins, Utility Economist - PSC
        iii.     Ken Morris, Transmission Policy and Pricing - PacifiCorp
        iv.     Nancy Kelly and and Eugene Coyle - Committee of Consumer Services
        v.     Mike Peterson - Utah Rural Electric Association
        vi.     Ted Rampton - Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
        vii.     Richard Judd - Utah Municipal Power Agency

    c.     Public CommentSee footnote 1 1

    d.     Task Force Questions and Discussion


3.     Other Task Force Business
    a.     October 8th task force meeting - PSC report on transition costsSee footnote 2 2
    b.     November 5th task force meeting
    c.     Other items


4.     Adjourn







            

Task Force Schedule
    
Remainder of 1998 Interim
        

September 18 Public written comments on market structure due to task force
September 25 PSC report on market structure / panel discussion
October 1 PSC written report on transitions costs due
October 6 Public written comments on transition costs due to Task Force
October 8 PSC report on transition costs / panel discussion
October 30 Public written comments on environmental issues, alternative energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy due to task force
November 5 Panel Discussion on environmental issues, alternative energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy
Considerations and approval of task force report
November 18 Final report and recommendations to Legislative Interim Committee
November 30 Task Force repealed

Footnote: 1     1 Additional public comment should be limited to those points which have not been made by previous presenters and should be germane to the subject.
Footnote: 2     2 Please note that on October 1st (less than one week after the September 25th meeting) the Public Service Commission report on transition costs will be sent to the task force. The deadline for written comment to the task force on the transition costs report and requests to be on the transition costs discussion panel is October 6th at 5:00 p.m. The task force will then meet to consider the transition costs report on October 8th at 9:00 a.m.
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