APPA's Competitive Market Plan - American Public Power Association

term FTRs would also be granted to support longer-term (e.g., 10-year)
bilateral power supply arrangements and LSE-owned resources. Because
such FTRs support physical transactions, they would be exempted from
otherwise applicable collateral or margin posting requirements.
• Existing transmission rights would be maintained to the maximum extent
feasible.
• RTOs would continue to ensure non-discriminatory open access to the
transmission system.
APPA recommends as part of its Plan that FERC conduct periodic reviews of
wholesale power supply markets in RTO regions, to assess long-term price
stability, possible exercises of market power, justness and reasonableness of
rates, and reliability. To the extent that reformed RTO markets are not
making adequate progress in providing balanced incentives and benefits to
both generator and load interests, further reforms would need to be
considered.
xiv APPA’s Competitive Market Plan: 2011 Update www.PublicPower.org