Presented to: 23 rd National Regulatory Conference Marshall-Wythe School of Law Williamsburg, VA May 12, 2005 Energy Options in a Hybrid Market World William F. Hederman, Director Office of Market Oversight and Investigations Federal Energy Regulatory Commission WH-5/05/05
2 Outline Review of FERC’s Strategic Plan Overview of Current State of Energy Markets Electric Power Markets: A Complex Mix Natural Gas Markets: A Regulatory Restructuring Success Interaction of Physical and Financial Energy Markets Key Issues/Market Outlook (Views expressed are Hederman’s not the Commission’s.)
3 FERC Has 3-Prong Strategy Effective Rules Infrastructure Rules Enforcement Competitive Markets Just & Reasonable Outcomes Strategic Approach
4 Energy Market Progress Requires: Integrity AND Public Confidence In That Integrity
5 We Are Working To Empower Responsible Participants
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The Relevant Energy Markets Are Complex Natural Gas & Electric Market Space Gas Supply Trading Venues Futures (NYMEX) Electronic Platforms Bilateral Trading Voice Brokers Pipelines & Storage Players Delivered Market Physical Nat Gas Generation Transmission & Pumped Storage Delivered Market Phys Electric Power Gas to fuel power generation RTO’s & ISO’s Price Contributors -Fixed price buyers & sellers -Speculators Price Takers -Indexed price buyers & sellers Source: FERC-OMTR&OMOI 7 Nat Gas & Electric Derivatives Nat Gas & Electric Clearing
8 Reading List Standards of Conduct Order Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers, III FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles 31, 155 (2003) (Order No. 2004), reh’g, III FERC Stats. & Regs., Regulations Preambles 31, 161 (2004) (Order No A), reh’g, 108 FERC 61, 118 (2004) (Order No B), reh’g, 109 FERC 61, 325 (2004) Order No C), reh’g, 110 FERC 61, 320 (2005) (Order No D) Behavior Rules Order Investigation of Terms and Conditions of Public Utility Market-Based Rate Authorizations 105 FERC 61, 218 (2003) (Market Behavior Rules Order) State of Markets Report January Summer Outlook, May 4,