II.Background
On February 15, 2012, the Commission issued a notice in Docket No. AD12-12-000 requesting comments on various aspects of gas-electric interdependence and coordination in response to questions posed by Commissioner Philip Moeller and Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur.2 Recognizing the electric industry’s increased reliance on natural gas to generate electricity now and into the future, Commissioners Moeller anLaFleur pointed out the critical importance of the interface between the electric and natural gas industries. In order to better understand that interface and identify areas for improvement, Commissioners Moeller and LaFleur sought comments on a variety of topics including market structure and rules, scheduling, communications, infrastructure and reliability.
The Commission received comments from seventy-nine entities. The commenters raised a wide variety of issues regarding gas-electric interdependence. Many of the commenters asserted that the issues differed on a regional basis and requested that the Commission convene regional technical conferences.
On July 5, 2012, the Commission responded and issued a notice of a series of regional technical conferences to explore coordination between the natural gas and electric industries.3 During the month of August 2012, Commission staff held five
regional technical conferences for the Central, Northeast, Southeast, West and Mid-Atlantic regions. Each conference had a staff-led roundtable discussion of the following topics: scheduling and market structures/rules; communications, coordination, and information sharing; and reliability concerns.
On February 15, 2012, the Commission issued a notice in Docket No. AD12-12-000 requesting comments on various aspects of gas-electric interdependence and coordination in response to questions posed by Commissioner Philip Moeller and Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur.2 Recognizing the electric industry’s increased reliance on natural gas to generate electricity now and into the future, Commissioners Moeller anLaFleur pointed out the critical importance of the interface between the electric and natural gas industries. In order to better understand that interface and identify areas for improvement, Commissioners Moeller and LaFleur sought comments on a variety of topics including market structure and rules, scheduling, communications, infrastructure and reliability.The Commission received comments from seventy-nine entities. The commenters raised a wide variety of issues regarding gas-electric interdependence. Many of the commenters asserted that the issues differed on a regional basis and requested that the Commission convene regional technical conferences.
On July 5, 2012, the Commission responded and issued a notice of a series of regional technical conferences to explore coordination between the natural gas and electric industries.3 During the month of August 2012, Commission staff held five
regional technical conferences for the Central, Northeast, Southeast, West and Mid-Atlantic regions. Each conference had a staff-led roundtable discussion of the following topics: scheduling and market structures/rules; communications, coordination, and information sharing; and reliability concerns.
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