Jeff, my understanding is that, various level of emergencies are declared by 
the CAISO because of power supply situations.   Rotating outage plans are 
then required to be implemented by the Utilities in order to reduce their 
power supply requirements (i.e. electric loads).   The utilities chose to 
implement their Rotating Outage Plans by dropping various distribution 
circuits, that do not have essential customers connected to them, on a 
rotating basis because it is cheap and easy to implement, less controversial, 
and less politically sensitive.

The following are my comments:
My main concern is with regards to the way they propose to handle Direct 
Access customers.   Direct Access customers should not be included in PG&E's 
Mandatory Curtailment Plan (MCP) because the power that these customers are 
using is not coming from PG&E anymore.   Their power supply requirements are 
being met by their ESP's.
PG&E's proposal is treating transmission level customers like utilities.   
The only difference, this time, is that PG&E is acting like the regulator 
(controlling the customer).
At a minimum, the cost of implementing their proposal should be paid for by 
PG&E and not the transmission customers.
Non-firm customers, such as IBM, should not be included or be required to 
participate in their MCP anymore because their loads are dropped down to the 
minimum or essential levels, by the CAISO first, even before a state of 
emergency is declared.   There is a minimum load level that facilities 
require in order to maintain human and environmental safety conditions.

Please give me a call if you have any question.

Thanks

---------------------- Forwarded by Jess Galura/HOU/EES on 09/27/2000 09:27 
AM ---------------------------


John Wack
09/26/2000 07:57 AM
To: Jess Galura/HOU/EES@EES
cc: Jeff Nieland/HOU/EES@Exchange, Jeff Dasovich/NA/Enron@Enron, Roger 
Yang/SFO/EES@EES 
Subject: FW: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal

Jess,  what do know about this?  If you have any info let Jeff Nieland 
know.   

Jeff  N.,  I am not familiar with the Cal. EEP.  In most state it is not 
unusual for transmission customer (usually all the  customers are involved)  
to be part of the plans.  Jeff Dasovich or Roger Yang may have more details. 

---------------------- Forwarded by John Wack/HOU/EES on 09/26/2000 07:50 AM 
---------------------------
From: Jeff Nieland/HOU/EES@Exchange on 09/25/2000 07:10 PM
To: Tom Riley/Western Region/The Bentley Company@Exchange, John 
Wack/HOU/EES@EES, Ress Young/HOU/EES@EES
cc: Chris Holmes/HOU/EES@EES 
Subject: FW: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal

Gentlemen,

Do we have any influence over this issue with our direct access customers in 
California?  IBM San Jose is on an interruptible transmission tariff and is 
concerned about the proposed Mandatory Curtailment Plan.  I would appreciate 
any comments.

Thanks

Jeff

Tom - Who would you recommend asking to comment from our regulatory 
department?

-----Original Message-----
From: Nieland, Jeff 
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 6:29 PM
To: '"Kumar De Silva/San Jose/IBM" <kdesilva@us.ibm.com>@ENRON@EES'
Cc: "lguest" <lguest@us.ibm.com>; "Gregory G Peterson/Raleigh/IBM" 
<petegreg@us.ibm.com>
Subject: RE: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal

Kumar,

I have distributed the plan to our commodity and regulatory departments for 
comments.  After receiving their comments, I will summarize and forward.  
Please contact me with questions.

Thanks

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: "Kumar De Silva/San Jose/IBM" <kdesilva@us.ibm.com>@ENRON@EES 
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 5:34 PM
To: Jeff_Nieland@enron.com
Cc: "lguest" <lguest@us.ibm.com>; "Gregory G Peterson/Raleigh/IBM" 
<petegreg@us.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal

Jeff,
We are concerned about the impact of the proposed Mandatory Curtailment
Plan.\ (Please see Lynn's Note below)   Please review from a commodity
provider standpoint.  In your opinion, is it fair for us to be subject to
such legislation while we are a Direct Access Customer?

I would appreciate your comments.

Regards,

Kumar

Facilities Engineering Manager
Department K3MA-124,  Office 12-4A052
IBM Real Estate and Site Operations
5600 Cottle Road, San Jose,  California 95193

Tel: (408) 256-1004, Tie Line: 8-276-1004,  Fax: (408) 256-2699,
---------------------- Forwarded by Kumar De Silva/San Jose/IBM on
09/20/2000 03:03 PM ---------------------------

Lynn Guest
09/15/2000 11:28 AM

To:   Kumar De Silva/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS, Ray Dias/Almaden/IBM@IBMUS, Aida
      Maciel/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS, John Lattyak/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS
cc:
From: Lynn Guest/Almaden/IBM@ibmus
Subject:  Re: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal


Here is a soft copy of what I faxed you yesterday.

Lynn Guest
  Site Operations Manager, Almaden Research Center

IBM Corporation
650 Harry Road, M/S - G2
San Jose, CA 95120-6099
(408) 927-1529  or Tie line 8-457-1529
Fax (408) 927-1230

E-Mail:  LGUEST@US.IBM.COM
---------------------- Forwarded by Lynn Guest/Almaden/IBM on 09/15/2000
11:30 AM ---------------------------

Pam Ross <pross@camfg.com> on 09/14/2000 10:02:31 AM

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cc:
Subject:  Re: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal



This is the item regarding mandatory curtailment Karen Jarrell
referenced to in her note.


Subject: Transmission curtailments - PG&E Proposal
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:51:51 -0700
From: Dorothy Rothrock <drothrock@camfg.com>
Organization: CMTA
To: pross@cmta.net


From: Shaffer, Clyde [mailto:CWS1@pge.com]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 5:34 PM
To: 'dgreen@ppg.com'; 'kohr@ppg.com'
Subject: Transmission curtailments - Proposal
Importance: High


Hi Dan and Tom,

Greetings.  I hope all is well with both of you and PPG.

I recently received information that transmission voltage customers will
likely be required to be involved in the Electric Emergency Plan (EEP)
in the future.  Currently transmission customers are not "required" to
curtail any load when distribution circuits are taken off line as a
result of a Stage 3 EEP operation.

Please take a look at the attachment below and if possible provide
comments to help shape the proposed change.  I will need comments by
this Friday noon if possible.  Thanks for the input.

Clyde Shaffer
Co.: 821-5549
Outside: (559)263-5549
Email: cws1@pge.com

(See attached file: MANDATORY CURTAILMENT PLAN.doc)




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