Proceedings of the March 29, 2006 Conference for the 2006 National Electric Transmission Congestion Study - Session 1

A public technical conference on the 2006 congestion study and criteria for designating National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors was held on March 29, 2006. 

Session 1: Welcome and Opening Statements by U.S. Department of Energy 

• Welcome: David Meyer, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) - see full conference transcript
• Update on Congestion Study: Poonum Agrawal, Manager, Markets & Technical Integration, OE - presentation available below
• Discussion of Process Questions Concerning Designation of National Corridors - David Meyer, Acting Assistant Director, Division of Permitting, Siting, and Analysis, OE - presentation available below
• Question & Answer Period facilitated by Jody Erikson, Keystone Center - see full conference transcript