The RTO debate [regional transmission organisations]

Author

Merrill, Hyde M.

Author_Institution

Merrill Energy IIC, Schenectady, NY, USA

Volume

20

Issue

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

9

Abstract

On 13 May 1999, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on regional transmission organizations (RTOs). RTOs are designed to improve efficiency and equity by removing barriers that impede competitive markets. The major debate is on parameters of the RTOs. This article summarizes what appears to be the main points of contention and observes that a key question is getting little attention: will the RTOs do the job? The debate is centered on the form and function of RTOs. Absent from debate is serious discussion on whether the RTO concept will remove barriers and accomplish FERC´s efficiency and equity objectives. Most parties assume that RTOs will be created and are taking positions to protect their commercial interests

Keywords

electricity supply industry; power transmission; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; competitive markets; efficiency improvement; regional transmission organisations; Concurrent computing; Energy management; ISO; Impedance; Maintenance; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power system management; Pricing; Proposals;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Engineering Review, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/39.819912

Filename

819912