I agree with Kevin, the real issue always turns out to be wrapped around a
definition of safety, reliability .....etc; that is defined by the utility.
Even now in deregulated markets they act as if they are in competition with
the DG owners (in some ways they are in competition because the KWH that is
produced and used on site may not be producing T & D revenue for the
utility). Without a real standard that defines a framework for a technical
solution, we will always struggle with this issue.



Kevin Duggan
<kduggan@capstonetu        To:     'Steven Greenberg' 
<sgreenberg@realenergy.com>, "'A. J.
rbine.com>                 \"Tony\" Occhionero (E-mail)'" 
<tocchionero@agcc.org>, "'Aaron
Thomas (E-mail)'" <athomas@newenergy.com>, "'AI Figueroa (E-mail)'"
06/11/2001 07:49 PM        <al_figueroa@vflet.com>, "'Angelina Galiteva 
(E-mail)'"
<agalit@ladwp.com>, "'Beth Dunlop (E-mail)'"
<BDunlop@gralegal.com>, "'Bill Brooks (E-mail)'"
<billb@endecon.com>, "'Beth Dunlop (E-mail)'"
<BDunlop@gralegal.com>, "'Bill Morrow (E-mail)'"
<senator.morrow@sen.ca.gov>, "'Bob Wichert (E-mail)'"
<wichert@fuelcells.org>, "'Cameron \"Mac\" Moore (E-mail)'"
<moorecm@bp.com>, "'Carl Lower (E-mail) (E-mail)'"
<clower@earthlink.net>, "'Charles Budd (E-mail)'"
<charles.r.budd@ucm.com>, "'Charles T. Halnan (E-mail)'"
<CHALNAN@NS.NET>, "'Cris Cooley (E-mail)'" <crisman@west.net>, "'D.
J. Smith (E-mail)'" <djsmith@smithandkempton.com>, "'Daniel J.
Dessanti (E-mail)'" <ddessanti@keyspanenergy.com>, "'Daniel S.
Shugar P.E. (E-mail)'" <dshugar@powerlight.com>, "'David H. Lesser
(E-mail)'" <hbp1@email.msn.com>, "'David Palmer (E-mail)'"
<dpalmer@endecogroup.com>, "'David Townley (E-mail)'"
<dtownley@newenergy.com>, "'Dennis L. Randall Jr. (E-mail)'"
<dennis.randall@opuswest.com>, "'Dian Grueneich (E-mail) (E-mail)'"
<dgrueneich@gralegal.com>, "'Diane I. Fellman (E-mail)'"
<difellman@energy-law-group.com>, "'Dick Cartwright (E-mail)'"
<rlcart@earthlink.net>, "'Dominic DiMare (E-mail)'"
<dominic.dimare@calchamber.com>, "'Dorothy Rothrock (E-mail)'"
<drothrock@camfg.com>, "'Duane Lappinga P.E. (E-mail)'"
<DLappi@Ardenrealty.com>, "'Eloy Z. Garcia (E-mail)'"
<egarcia@ka-pow.com>, "'Eric R. Wong (E-mail)'"
<erwong@worldnet.att.net>, "'Eric Wong (E-mail)'"
<erwon@worldnet.att.net>, "'Frank Duesel (E-mail)'"
<dueselfr@nmenergy.com>, "'Frank Frankini (E-mail)'"
<frank_frankini@equityoffice.com>, "'G. Paul Horst (E-mail)'"
<horstg@dteenergy.com>, "'Ganesh Ananthasubramaniam (E-mail)'"
<ananthasubramaniamg@dteenergy.com>, "'Geoffry Ayers (E-mail)'"
<gayres@socalgas.com>, "'Henry Mak (E-mail)'" <hmak@socalqds.com>,
"'James A. Westbrook (E-mail)'" <jaw@wei-air.com>, "'James Gariepy
(E-mail)'" <gariepyj@dteenergy.com>, "'Jay Morse (E-mail)
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<jayme.murray@sen.ca.gov>, "'Jayme Chick (E-mail)'"
<jayme.murray@sen.ca.gov>, "'Jeff Dasovich (E-mail)'"
<Jeff_Dasovich@enron.com>, "'Jim DiCarlo (E-mail)'"
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"'Julie Spezia (E-mail)'" <jaspezia@aol.com>, "'Karen Lindh
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(E-mail)'" <clower@earthlink.net>, "Daniel J. Dessanti (E-mail)"
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<erwong@worldnet.att.net>, "'Gary C. Matteson (E-mail)'"
<gary.matteson@ucop.edu>, "Greg Husebye (E-mail)"
<GHuseb@Ardenrealty.com>, hfinken@ect.enron.com,
hmertens@energy.twc.com, "Jeffrey R. Jacobson (E-mail)"
<jeff.jacobson@swgas.com>, jna@olywa.net, "Jonathan M. Teague
(E-mail)" <jonathan.teague@dgs.ca.gov>, "Kari Smith (E-mail)"
<ksmith@powerlight.com>, Kevin Duggan
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<wichert@fuelcells.org>, steven.bloch@honeywell.com, "'Ted J.
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cc:     Rachel Paul <rpaul@realenergy.com>, Dan Cashdan
<dcashdan@realenergy.com>, "'David Goldstein (E-mail)'"
<dgoldstein@nrdc.org>
Subject:     RE: Committee on Ways and Means





1045 as drafted will not result in a national interconnection standard.  It
simply requires the utilities to interconnect a DG unit if it meets the
"Rules"  The "Rule" as drafted relate to the safety, reliability and power
quality of the DG facility, not to the establishment of national
interconnection standards.  As currently worded, the bill could do
unintended harm to DG.

I would suggest that any expression of support for 1045 be conditional on a
change in the wording of the "Rule"  as follows

"Within one year after the date of enactment of this section, the
Commission
shall promulgate a final rule to establish safety, reliability, and power
quality standards relating to the interconnection of distributed
generation...."

Regards
Kevin Duggan
Capstone Turbine Corporation
Phone: (818) 734-5455
Fax: (818) 734-5385
Web: www.microturbine.com

-----Original Message-----
From:           Steven Greenberg [mailto:sgreenberg@realenergy.com]
Sent:           Monday, June 11, 2001 4:42 PM
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Figueroa (E-mail)'; 'Angelina Galiteva (E-mail)'; 'Beth Dunlop (E-mail)';
'Bill Brooks (E-mail)'; 'Beth Dunlop (E-mail)'; 'Bill Morrow (E-mail)';
'Bob
Wichert (E-mail)'; 'Cameron "Mac" Moore (E-mail)'; 'Carl Lower (E-mail)
(E-mail)'; 'Charles Budd (E-mail)'; 'Charles T. Halnan (E-mail)'; 'Cris
Cooley (E-mail)'; 'D. J. Smith (E-mail)'; 'Daniel J. Dessanti (E-mail)';
'Daniel S. Shugar P.E. (E-mail)'; 'David H. Lesser (E-mail)'; 'David Palmer
(E-mail)'; 'David Townley (E-mail)'; 'Dennis L. Randall Jr. (E-mail)';
'Dian
Grueneich (E-mail) (E-mail)'; 'Diane I. Fellman (E-mail)'; 'Dick Cartwright
(E-mail)'; 'Dominic DiMare (E-mail)'; 'Dorothy Rothrock (E-mail)'; 'Duane
Lappinga P.E. (E-mail)'; 'Eloy Z. Garcia (E-mail)'; 'Eric R. Wong
(E-mail)';
'Eric Wong (E-mail)'; 'Frank Duesel (E-mail)'; 'Frank Frankini (E-mail)';
'G. Paul Horst (E-mail)'; 'Ganesh Ananthasubramaniam (E-mail)'; 'Geoffry
Ayers (E-mail)'; 'Henry Mak (E-mail)'; 'James A. Westbrook (E-mail)';
'James
Gariepy (E-mail)'; 'Jay Morse (E-mail) (E-mail)'; 'Jayme Murray Chick
(E-mail)'; 'Jayme Chick (E-mail)'; 'Jeff Dasovich (E-mail)'; 'Jim DiCarlo
(E-mail)'; 'Jim Trudeau (E-mail)'; 'John W. Jimison (E-mail)'; 'John White
(E-mail)'; 'Julie Spezia (E-mail)'; 'Karen Lindh (E-mail)'; 'Leslie S.
Spahnn (E-mail)'; 'Tim Charters (E-mail)'; 'Tom R. Casten (E-mail)'; 'Aaron
Thomas (E-mail)'; Andy Brown (E-mail) (E-mail); Bob Miller (E-mail);
Cameron
"Mac" Moore (E-mail); 'Carl C. Lower (E-mail)'; Daniel J. Dessanti
(E-mail);
'Dorothy E. Rothrock (E-mail)'; Douglas Grandy (E-mail); 'Eric R. Wong
(E-mail)'; 'Gary C. Matteson (E-mail)'; Greg Husebye (E-mail);
hfinken@ect.enron.com; hmertens@energy.twc.com; Jeffrey R. Jacobson
(E-mail); jna@olywa.net; Jonathan M. Teague (E-mail); Kari Smith (E-mail);
Kevin Duggan (E-mail); 'Linda Sherif (E-mail)'; Mark J. Skowronski
(E-mail);
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Eichenberger P.E. (E-mail)'; RobertWichert (E-mail);
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Cc:        Rachel Paul; Dan Cashdan; 'David Goldstein (E-mail)'
Subject:        FW: Committee on Ways and Means
Importance:          High

<< File: Committee on Ways and Means.doc >> << File: HR 788 & 1045 Support
Letter.doc >> << File: HR 1045 ISSA and Wilson Bill.pdf >> << File: HR
778.pdf >> Please fax a support letter (draft letter attached) to the
Members of the
Ways and Means Committee as well as the authors, HR 778 Cunningham, and HR
1045 Wilson and Issa.  These are important measures that 1) recognize CHP
in
buildings as an energy efficiency measure and create valuable tax
incentives
for DER among other things. There will hearings on these bills in Ways and
Means on Tue and Wed June 12 and 13.  Please call if you have any
questions.

Steven A. Greenberg

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