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COMMENTS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION re PROPOSED PRICING POLICY FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION AND EXPANSION OF THE TRANSMISSION GRID

CONCLUSION

EPSA appreciates Commission’s Transmission Policy Proposal initiative to induce transmission owners into RTOs and independent transmission organizations for the purpose of furthering the development of competitive wholesale markets. However, EPSA respectfully requests that the Commission advance this effort by considering incentives to promote the full range of initiatives needed to promote and develop efficient, functioning, standardized, comparable competitive wholesale markets that benefit consumers. The Commission should consider: (1) incentives for the implementation of key market design features within existing and new RTOs and ISOs; (2) the importance of regional planning incentives that allow the full range of demand side response, generation and transmission options to relieve grid constraints; (3) ensuring transmission expansion incentives based on funding completed projects, (4) alternative incentives for transmission expansion; and, (5) equal, non-discriminatory incentives for all types of transmission organizations that possess the requisite degrees of scope and independence.

March 13, 2003

Respectfully submitted,

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Julie Simon, Vice President of Policy
Jack Cashin, Senior Manager of Policy
Electric Power Supply Association
1401 New York Avenue, NW, 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-628-8200

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