[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25320]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD14-14-000]
Price Formation in Energy and Ancillary Services, Markets
Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations, and Independent System
Operators: Notice of Workshop
As announced in the Notice issued on June 19, 2014, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) directed its staff to convene
workshops as necessary to commence a discussion with industry on
existing market rules and operational practices affecting price
formation issues in energy and ancillary services markets operated by
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System
Operators (ISOs). The June 19 Notice listed four areas of interest:
uplift payments, offer price mitigation and offer price caps, scarcity
and shortage pricing, and operator actions that affect prices. The
first workshop, held on September 8, 2014, addressed uplift payments
and the second workshop, scheduled for October 28, 2014, will address
offer price mitigation and offer price caps and scarcity and shortage
pricing. The third workshop will address technical, operational, and
market issues related to operator actions in energy and ancillary
services markets operated by RTOs and ISOs, and will be held on
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Commission
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commission members may participate in
the workshop.
The workshop will be open for the public to attend. Advance
registration is not required, but is encouraged. Attendees may register
at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/12-09-14-form.asp.
Those wishing to participate in the program for this event should
nominate themselves through the online registration form no later than
October 29, 2014 at the following Web page: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/12-09-14-speaker-form.asp. At this Web page, please
provide an abstract (1,500 character limit) of the issue(s) you propose
to address. Due to time constraints, we may not be able to accommodate
all those interested in speaking.
Further details and a formal agenda will be issued prior to the
workshop.
Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events
on the Commission's Web site, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The
workshop will also be Webcast and transcribed. Anyone with Internet
access who desires to listen to this event can do so by navigating to
the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the
Calendar. The event will contain a link to the Webcast. The Capitol
Connection provides technical support for Webcasts and offers the
option of listening to the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you
have any questions, visit www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-
3100.
Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For further information on this workshop, please contact:
Logistical Information
Sarah McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-8368, [email protected].
Technical Information
Emma Nicholson, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426, (202) 502-8846, [email protected].
Dated: October 10, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25320 Filed 10-23-14; 8:45 am]
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