Below are some of the issues that Hale Powell and I discussed on Wednesday. His expertise is in Demand Side Management. He has a Masters degree in Energy Policy from U of Penn and 16+ years of experience in the field. He is not an expert on engineering aspects, and is concerned in that he has never testified on transmission issues, although he has a lot of experience on power plant/generation cases. I will present details of our conversation at the conference call.
JBK
HPEnergy@aol.com 10/17/2007 11:17 AM >>>
Here are some thoughts for our call:
can you call me at 978 392-8442 at noon?
regards, Hale
Allegheny Line – Issues for 10/17/07 Call 1- Which are most effective arguments against the project?? a. Alternative strategies to reduce transmission constraints, enhance reliability i. Enhancing existing transmission corridor ii. Localized demand reduction via “targeted DSM” strategies
iii. DSM program enhancement by out of state ratepayers (could this somehow be negotiated as an element of the transmission agreement? Funded by a transmission surcharge?) b. Uncertain economic viability of project (ie potential investment stranding) i. Carbon tax/regulation scenarios and impact on coal generation
ii. Coal fuel price volatility iii. Transportation costs and constraints? c. Are forecasts of demand growth by 2011 that underlie this project legitimate? (assumption of power plant location, demand forecasts etc). d. Environmental impacts from increased plant utilitzation. e. Benefits from possible four new 600 MW plants – are these legitimate? f. FERC defined alternatives have not be adequately addressed 2- Which venue is most appropriate? a. WVPSC b. FERC 3- What type of supporting witness best serves this argument? a. Transmission specialist with FERC experience b. DSM specialist c. Resource planning specialist 4- Funding for expert witness
Hale Powell, MS, CEM HPowell Energy Associates Westford, Massachusetts (978) 337-4284 hpenergy@aol.com
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James Kotcon