Attached is a final, consolidated version of EPSA's "Bare Essentials" handout that was developed for RTO Week.  It's a 4.5 page document that addresses the following issues:

RTO Markets and Design
Congestion Management and Transmission Rights
Planning and Expansion
Standardizing RTO Tariffs
Cost Recovery Issues
Standardizing Markets, Business and Other Practices
Market Monitoring
Mitigation of Market Power  

 

 - bare essentials.doc