FERC Filings

EPSA Comments on Available Transfer Capability Information Requirements

Preface

On May 27, 2005, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) relating to new informational requirements proposed by the Commission’s Information Assessment Team (FIAT) to enhance market transparency and ways to reduce existing reporting burdens by eliminating, streamlining or reformatting current information collections. The NOI primarily focuses on available transfer capability (ATC) and related terms, particularly the report and recommendations developed by the North American Reliability Council’s Long-Term AFC/ATC Task Force (LTATF). As explained in the NOI, disparate methodologies, the subjective nature of ATC calculations and inadequate coordination have raised concerns about the opportunities for discrimination that threaten to compromise both market liquidity and system reliability. The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on this critical aspect of bulk power grid management and strongly supports the Commission’s interest in addressing these problems.

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