MEMORANDUM

TO: Regulatory Affairs Committee
       Power Marketers Working Group

FROM: Jim Steffes, Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair
            Bob Reilley, Power Marketing Working Group Chair
            Julie Simon, Vice President of Policy

DATE: May 29, 2001

RE: EPSA Draft Paper on Assuring Adequate Capacity in a
      Competitive Market
      ? Initial Comments Due on Monday, June 4th
      ? Conference Call on Friday, June 8th at 11:00 a.m. (EDT)

On May 15th EPSA held a workshop on assuring adequate capacity in a 
restructured market.  Following the discussion, EPSA staff offered to draft a 
short White Paper outlining a possible EPSA position on the issues raised 
during the discussion.  Attached is the first draft of that paper.

To use our time as efficiently as possible, please forward any written 
comments on the attached draft to Julie Simon at EPSA (by fax at 202-628-8260 
or e-mail to jsimon@epsa.org) by Monday, June 4th.  We will then circulate a 
revised draft before a conference call on Friday, June 8th at 11:00 a.m. 
(EDT).  To access the conference call, dial 1-800-937-6563 and ask for the 
EPSA/Julie Simon call.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 
Julie at 202-628-8200.


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 - EPSA POSITION STATEMENT ON ASSURING ADEQUATE CAPACITY IN A COMPETITIVE 
MARKET.doc