Developing Markets in the West III
AUDIO
CONFERENCE
ON
CD
Presented on April
15,
2005
Regular
price:
$150
Yakout
Mansour
is
the
key
person
to
watch.
He's
recently
taken
over
as
the
California
ISO's
CEO
and
was
picked
for
an
important
reason
--
30
years
experience
as
a
grid
executive
and
his
already
active
role
in
the
movement
to
develop
an
RTO
in
the
west.
Mansour
has
come
to
Folsom
from
British
Columbia
where
he
was
a
major
player
in
developing
the
grid
over
the
last
30
years
rising
to
senior
vice
president
for
system
operations
and
asset
management
for
British
Columbia
Transmission
Corp.
As
such
he's
been
active
in
directing
the
Seams
Steering
Group
--
Western
Interconnection,
called
SSG-WI
by
its
members.
At
Developing
Markets
in
the
West
II
Live
Interactive
Audio
Conference
a
year
ago
Restructuring
Today
asked
Gov
Arnold
Schwarzenegger's
energy
czar
Joe
Desmond
how
markets
would
form.
He
cited
SSG-WI
as
the
nucleus
and
Mansour
has
been
working
to
make
that
happen
as
an
active
member
of
that
group.
What
we're
telling
you
is
that
the
person
now
running
the
California
ISO
is
a
key,
experienced
player
among
a
group
of
grid
officials
that
have
as
their
goal
unity
among
three
RTOs
--
the
California
ISO,
RTO
West
and
WestConnect.
The
structural
goal
is
one
seamless
market,
RTO
accountability
and
ultimately
"final
decision-making
authority."
