Michael Held, MidAmerican Energy Paul Herndon, APS Terron Hill, <strong>National</strong> Grid Raymond Hinkle, URS Corp. Carolyn Holmes, 3M Larre Hozempa, Allegheny Power Margaret Hunt, Edison <strong>Electric</strong> Institute Verne Ingersoll, Progress Energy Eve Jasmin, Natural Resources Canada Jeff Johnson, KY Public Service Commission Margarett Jolly, Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc. Sean Jones, Investor Ahmad Khan, IIT Neil Kirby, AREVA T&D Inc Brendan Kirby, Oak Ridge <strong>National</strong> Laboratory Ed Kirschner, Cinergy Paul Klebe, ND Public Service Commission Michael Kormos, PJM Interconnection Rich Kosch, Lincoln <strong>Electric</strong> System Bob Lawrence, Bob Lawrence & Associates, Inc. Barry Lawson, NRECA Michael Lee, Exeter Associates Kathryn Lewis, Florida Public Service Commission River Luo, ISO New England Thomas Lyle, Vermont Public Service Board Bill Malcolm, MISO Marsha Manning, Progress Energy Larry Mansueti, Department of Energy Richard Marinelli, PSE&G Jayme Martin, Cargill Power & Gas Markets CV Mathai, Arizona Public Service Company Joel McAllister, California Energy Commission Richard McCain, Frederick County Government Nina McLaurin, Progress Energy Israel Melendez, Constellation Energy Commodities Eileen Merrigan, FERC Mary Meyers, Pepco Holdings, Inc. Don Morrow, American <strong>Transmission</strong> Company Jeff Mueller, PSEG Services Corp. David Nick, DTE Energy Christopher Norton, American Municipal Power - Ohio, Inc. Beth O’Donnell, KY Public Service Commission Gloria Ogenyi, Conectiv Matthew Olearczyk, EPRI Steve Oxley, Wyoming Public Svc Commission Lee Paden, Law Offices of Lee W. Paden, P.C. Anantha Pai, University of Illinois Randall Palmer, Allegheny Power Lopa Parikh, DC Office of the People’s Counsel Greta Paulsen, Montana-Dakota Utilities Sheila Pendleton, VCALL Marjorie Perlman, Rochester Gas and <strong>Electric</strong> Corporation Denise Phipps, Self Mark Plank, USDA Kevin Porter, Exeter Associates Nick Pratley, <strong>National</strong> Grid USA Tom Pruitt, Duke Energy Dennis Ray, PSERC Charles Redell, Energy Prospects Mark Ringhausen, Old Dominion <strong>Electric</strong> Cooperative Dean Robinson, Tennessee Valley Authority Hal Romanowitz, Oak Creek Energy Systems Elliot Roseman, ICF Consulting Gregory Rowland, Duke Energy Morteza Sabet, WAPA/SNR Bruce Sailers, Cinergy James Salo, Colorado River Commission of Nevada Antonio Sammut, International <strong>Transmission</strong> Jeffrey Sanders, FERC Michael Schmidt, Platts Inside Energy Marsha Smith, Idaho Public Utilities Commission 86 U.S. Department of Energy / <strong>National</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> <strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Congestion</strong> <strong>Study</strong> / 2006
Grace Soderberg, NARUC Ryan Stanley, Pacific Gas and <strong>Electric</strong> Company David Steele, WEST Associates William Steeley, EPRI Edward Stein, FirstEnergy Solutions Curtis Stepanek, Ameren Services John Sterling, Arizona Public Service Company Tracey Stewart, Southwestern Power Administration Pam Stonier, VT PSB Jeff Taylor, New Mexico Attorney General Dina Thompson, PacifiCorp Michael Thompson, Wright & Talisman, P.C. Sebastian Tiger, FERC William VanderLaan, Illinois Commerce Commission Jack VanKuiken, Argonne <strong>National</strong> Laboratory Pat vanMidde, vanMidde Consulting James Viikinsalo, Southern Company Services, Inc. Sandra Waldstein, Vermont Public Service Board Carol White, FERC Patsy White, FPSC Robert Williams, Florida Municipal Power Agency Rick Woodlee, Tennessee Valley Authority Jeff Wright, FERC Ellen Young, Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, PC Joni Zenger, Utah Division of Public Utilities Darrell Zlomke, Wyoming Public Service Commission U.S. Department of Energy / <strong>National</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> <strong>Transmission</strong> <strong>Congestion</strong> <strong>Study</strong> / 2006 87
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