The
Outlook
for
the
Texas
C&I
Market
AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD
Presented on July 18, 2003
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Large
Texas
commercial
and
industrial
buyers
face
a
mix
of
risks
and
opportunities
that
energy
buyers
in
other
states
don't
share.
Eighteen
months
after
the
retail
market
officially
opened
buyers
and
sellers
have
completed
the
first
contract
cycle
and
what
have
they
learned?
More
important,
what's
up
ahead
for
energy
buyers
and
sellers?
Restructuring
Today's
90-minute
audio
conference
with
PUC
Chairman
Rebecca
Klein
and
a
panel
of
experts
is
available
on
audio
CD.
Jim
Ajello,
CEO
of
Reliant
Energy
Solutions,
joins
Chairman
Klein
along
with
Ray
Cunningham
of
Exxon
Mobil
who
is
president
of
the
Texas
Industrial
Energy
Consumers
who
buys
giant
quantities
of
Texas
energy
and
Jackson
Mueller,
a
consultant
who
guides
large
energy
buyers
and
is
active
and
experienced
in
the
Texas
C&I
market.
Here's
what
the
90-minute
audio
CD
covers:
•
The
potential
for
$4
billion
more
cost
if
the
PUC
allows
the
unregulated
Reliant
Solutions
to
buy
Reliant
assets
and
pass
on
the
cost
to
the
public
as
a
transition
cost.
•
The
real
costs
of
switching
from
a
zonal
congestion
pricing
to
locational
marginal
pricing.
•
A
non-surprise
may
be
the
outlook
for
competition
in
East
Texas
where
fear
of
Entergy
grid
access
has
cooled
retailer
eagerness
to
sell
to
the
public.
PUC
Commissioner
Brett
Perlman
has
vowed
to
get
the
area
open
before
he
leaves
the
commission
in
September.
•
Is
market
gaming
a
real
threat
in
Texas
or
has
the
ERCOT
market
oversight
division
(MOD
squad)
got
the
situation
under
control?
•
As
gas
prices
rise
are
there
things
power
buyers
can
do
to
ease
the
burden?
•
Within
ERCOT
is
the
market
competitive
today?
Does
the
over
building
of
generation assure
competitive
prices
for
C&I
buyers?
•
Is
there
any
hope
for
green
power
from
wind
mills
in
West
Texas?
Will
needed
transmission
get
built
to
move
that
power
to
market?
Rebecca
Klein
Rebecca
Klein
was
appointed
on
June
27,
2001
by
Governor
Rick
Perry
as
a
Commissioner
of
the
Texas
Public
Utility
Commission.
On
May
17,
2002
she
was
appointed
Chairman
of
the
Texas
Public
Utility
Commission
by
Governor
Perry.
Prior
to
her
appointment
as
Commissioner,
Rebecca
was
a
consultant
with
KPMG
Consulting,
heading
the
development
of
the
company's
Office
of
Government
and
Industry
Relations
headquartered
in
the
Washington,
DC
area.
Rebecca
Klein
has
had
a
substantial
career
in
public
service.
From
1999
to
2001,
she
served
as
a
Policy
Director
for
then-Governor
George
W
Bush,
engaging
in
a
variety
of
statewide
issues
and
projects
in
the
areas
of
telecommunications,
energy,
technology
and
banking.
Prior
to
working
for
George
W
Bush
she
worked
at
the
Public
Utility
Commission
of
Texas
between
1997-1999
as
a
Senior
Attorney
in
the
Office
of
Policy
Development.
Rebecca
moved
to
Texas
in
1997
from
Washington,
DC,
where
she
had
lived
for
eight
years.
While
in
Washington,
she
first
worked
for
the
Secretary
of
the
Air
Force,
in
the
Legislative
Liaison
Office.
From
January
1989
to
January
1992,
Rebecca
worked
at
the
White
House
under
President
George
W
Bush,
as
Associate
Director
for
National
Security
in
the
Office
of
Presidential
Personnel.
After
her
three-year
tenure
at
the
White
House,
Rebecca
worked
as
Assistant
to
the
Director
of
the
US
Trade
&
Development
Agency,
where
she
oversaw
accounts
at
numerous
multilateral
banks.
Rebecca
is
a
Major
in
the
U.S.
Air
Force
Reserve.
She
was
awarded
the
National
Defense
and
Southwest
Asia
Service
Ribbons
for
her
service
in
Saudi
Arabia
during
Desert
Shield/Desert
Storm
Rebecca
graduated
from
Stanford
University
with
a
BA
in
Human
Biology.
She
received
her
Masters
in
National
Security
Studies
at
Georgetown
University,
and
earned
her
JD
at
St
Mary's
University
in
San
Antonio,
Texas.
She
is
married
to
Dale
Klein,
Assistant
to
the
Secretary
of
Defense
for
Nuclear,
Chemical
and
Biological
Programs.
James
A
Ajello
Jim
Ajello
is
president,
Reliant
Energy
Solutions
and
is
responsible
for
all
of
its
functions,
including
front
and
back
office
operations.
He
started
with
the
company
in
November
2000.
The
Reliant
Energy
Solutions
business
provides
customized,
integrated
energy
solutions,
including
commodity,
consulting,
e-commerce
and
risk
management,
as
well
as
energy
and
demand-side
management
services,
to
large
commercial,
institutional
and
industrial
clients.
Before
joining
Reliant
Energy,
Ajello
was
vice
president
of
Enron
North
America,
based
in
Houston,
where
he
was
responsible
for
a
team
originating
business
with
large
industrial
clients.
Before
joining
Enron,
he
was
based
in
New
York
as
managing
director
of
the
Energy
&
Natural
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