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MCR's highly experienced staff provides
our transmission clients with strategic and economic analysis necessary for
making objective decisions in areas such as RTO membership and formation of
independent transmission coordinators. MCR is prepared to assist you in all
your transmission needs, including:
- RTO Membership Evaluation. Conducting
economic analysis to determine whether it makes financial sense to join an
RTO as a market participant or transmission owner or to change existing membership
status
- RTO Membership Filing & Supporting Testimony.
Developing cost and asset data to conduct membership filings, along with any
FERC testimony to support variances to these filings
- FERC Filing and Testimony on Transmission
Issues. Conducting economic analysis and developing FERC testimony
in support of transmission-related issues, including rates, variances, intervener
positions and RTO formation
- Transmission Strategy and Planning.
Analyzing the current value of transmission assets; investigating and analyzing
options for enhancing the value of these assets, including membership in an
independent transmission company
- Formation of Independent Transmission Coordinators.
Establishing the economic basis for forming an independent transmission coordinator
and establishing the organizational, operating and rate mechanisms for current
and future investments
- Negotiation Support with Transmission Providers.
Providing analysis and coaching in preparation for bilateral and multilateral
negotiations, related to the expiration of grandfathered agreements and calculation
and negotiation of facility credits
- Transmission Rate Design. Analyzing
rate design alternatives and developing tariffs for rate filings
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