Thanks for the info.  We need to push for other good load programs in PJM and New England.

Jim

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Fromer, Howard  
Sent:	Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:04 AM
To:	Steffes, James D.
Cc:	Brown, Jeff
Subject:	RE: MG Load Curtailment Option

Jim: I have participated in a number of calls with Jeff and his team over the past few weeks regarding this deal, goving over the details of how NY's demand response programs work, reviewing draft contracts, and putting him in touch with appropriate ISO staff when even more detailed followup was needed. I see little likelihood of NY's demand response programs being eliminated over the next few years given the increasingly tight supply situation the state faces and the long lead time for permitting and bulding new generation, and the great success these programs achieved this past summer. (Most folks credit the 600 MW produced by NY's day-ahead and emergency demand response programs with keeping the lights on in the northeast during the early August heat wave.) Only the day-ahead incentive program has a risk of not being continued beyond October 2003, it's current expiration date. However, even there, there is likely to be pressure to extend it for an additional year or two. With respect to potential RTO impacts, in our discussions with PJM, they have stated that at a minimum they would allow NY to continue its demand response programs in the new Northeast market on day 1, even if they differed from the rest of the region.Further, PJM would even consider making the NY programs applicable throughout the region on day 1 if that was what the market participants in the region wanted to do. 

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Steffes, James D.  
Sent:	Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:25 AM
To:	Fromer, Howard
Subject:	MG Load Curtailment Option

Howard -

Have you and Jeff Brown talked about the MG deal?  I want to make sure that you understand fully and appreciate any issues / concerns.

Thanks.