
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:28:00 -0800 (PST)
From: janine.migden@enron.com
To: richard.shapiro@enron.com
Subject: Re: Missouri Legislation and Request for Assistance from Ken Lay
Cc: harry.kingerski@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, laurie.knight@enron.com
Bcc: harry.kingerski@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, laurie.knight@enron.com

Rick,
Barbara and Kerry are traveling to Missouri tommorrow to negotiate with
Ameren.  This bill which will be an industrial buy-through only (due to
complications with Constitutional Amendments in Missouri involving a
requirement for a referendum for any tax law changes).   The bill applies to
industrials greater than 1 MW in Ameren and 2 MW everywhere else.  In
speaking to EES, they want us to try and get the threshold reduced to 500kw
to 1mw.  ENA wants load following in order to sell blocks of power to large
industrials.  In addition, there are a host of other issues, including,
insufficient regulatory review for shifting generation into a genco, no code
of conduct for that genco and Illinois-styled stranded cost recovery.  Kerry
and Barbara have a tough assignment to get anything here.  We thought it
would be best to see how these negotiations go before formulating what kind
of message we would like Ken Lay to deliver if he is willing.  To make
matters worse, the industrial group has already caved on the bill.  Kerry and
Barbara, I believe are also meeting with the consumer advocates office and
the Commission staff who have not signed off on the bill.  We should know
more in the next day or two.  Nothing will happen at the legislature until
next week.
Janine



