Papers of the 2. annual Canadian Institute conference on interjurisdictional power transactions

Leaders in the electric power industry from Canada and the United States attended this conference which focused on ways that Ontario's new competitive energy market can maximize its profits through interjurisdictional power transactions with the US northeast and midwest. Topics of discussion included how to target power sales to hotspots in the United States, how to avoid seams issues when wheeling power through jurisdictions, and how to monitor intertie capacity. Other issues were also addressed, including how to manage profits from the financial transmission rights structure, and tracking the latest developments in RTO creation in the United States and its potential impact on interjurisdictional power transactions. A total of 12 papers were presented, of which 4 were indexed separately for inclusion in the database. tabs., figs