Specifications include, but are not limited to: The contractor will provide technical consulting services related to certain proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) concerning the membership of Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) in a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO). The contractor will provide evaluation services and may, at the PUCTs election, provide contested case services, as described below. Evaluation Services Under the direction of PUCT staff, the contractor will evaluate the costs and benefits of ETI joining a regional transmission organization and make findings and recommendations, as specified below: - Analyze and evaluate the cost-benefit studies and related addendum studies performed by Charles River Associates concerning membership of Entergy Operating Companies (OpCos) in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) or the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO). This will include evaluation of Entergys allocation of costs and benefits to the OpCos in accordance with the Entergy System Agreement (ESA). - Analyze and evaluate Entergys recommendation to join MISO, including its supporting analysis of the costs and benefits of joining SPP or MISO. - Analyze and evaluate relevant documents such as the MISO-SPP Joint Operating Agreement and the MISO tariff waiver request for Entergy to join MISO. - Analyze and evaluate the impact of SPP or MISO membership on ETI and its customers, including the impact of their respective market designs, transmission cost allocation methods, governance, and membership agreements. - Analyze and evaluate the costs and benefits to ETI of continued participation in the Entergy System Agreement (ESA) if the OpCos in the Entergy System join SPP or MISO. Also review and evaluate proposed changes to the ESA. - Develop findings and recommendations with regard to the costs and benefits to ETI and its customers of the Entergy OpCos joining SPP or MISO.
