Primary Capacity Markets - 5th February 2008: IP meetings

Dear Market participants in the region North-West,

It is clear that a key factor in the success of the regional initiative will be ensuring that stakeholders (and market operators, where appropriate) bring forward proposals for change and that these are properly evaluated and responded to and, where appropriate, developed for implementation - indeed this has been the area where we have yet to see stakeholders properly engaging in the regional initiative.

As regulators, we would like to further facilitate that kind of process - providing a platform for those with ideas to bring them forward - as we have seen with the day-ahead auctions proposal. To that end, we have given some thought on the design of a process that hopefully will encourage stakeholders to come forward with good ideas - as set out in the attached flow chart and short note.

The aim is to stimulate more input from stakeholders and to secure a maximum of success with a minimum of work (no unnecessary discussions because of a well-designed template on the website leading easily into a project plan).

Please react to Dte on the proposal and the way forward.

 This folder of public consultations contains letters received by DTe and letters send by DTe to stakeholders and operators.