• A brief summary of the structure and function of the six North American AC power grids.
• Who the participants are in today's electric power industry, and what their respective roles and perspectives are.
• The differences between ISO "organized" market structures and the bilateral world of the non-ISO areas in the Southeast and West.
• A summary of utility cost-of-service regulation, rate cases, tariffs, and why regulated utilities are not fans of conservation, demand response, DSM, roof top solar, and distributed energy resources ("DER").
• Open (direct) access retail and wholesale competitive markets, and how we arrived at today's bifurcated marketplace.
• State versus federal jurisdiction issues, the role of the courts, why Chicago is an island of PJM, and why "No one is in charge."
• What ISOs, RTOs, balancing authorities, and merchant ITCs are, and how these participants function and interact.
• A map of the current U.S. ISOs and RTOs and how we got to where we are today.
• Why the restructuring of the North American electricity markets is such a complicated issue at all four levels- operating, economic, regulatory, and political.
• The difference between ISOs, RTOs, and the California EIM.
• The definition of for-profit merchant HV transmission power lines, OATT tariffs, and market-based transmission rates.
• Why it is so difficult to build HV power lines and restructure the industry,.
• A summary of today's key industry issues and where the U. S. electric power industry is headed.
• The major issue of state generation subsidies and Zero Emission Credits ("ZECs").
• The definition of Locational Marginal Pricing ( "LMP" or "LBMP" ) and a brief discussion of its use.
• What the difference is between NERC and FERC.
• A brief summary of what the terms resource adequacy, "capacity", and California's FRACMOO, and why these are important issues.

• The difference between ISOs, RTOs, and the California EIM.
• The definition of for-profit merchant HV transmission power lines, OATT tariffs, and market-based transmission rates.
• Why it is so difficult to build HV power lines and restructure the industry,.
• A summary of today's key industry issues and where the U. S. electric power industry is headed.
• The major issue of state generation subsidies and Zero Emission Credits ("ZECs").
• The definition of Locational Marginal Pricing ( "LMP" or "LBMP" ) and a brief discussion of its use.
• What the difference is between NERC and FERC.
• A brief summary of what the terms resource adequacy, "capacity", and California's FRACMOO, and why these are important issues.

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John Adamiak is President and Founder of PGS Energy Training and an expert in energy derivatives and electric power markets. Mr. Adamiak is a well-known and highly effective seminar presenter who has over 20 years experience in the natural gas and electric power industries. His background includes 15 years as a seminar instructor, 9 years of energy transaction experience, and 6 years of strategic planning and venture capital activities. John's academic background includes an M.B.A. degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

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