RTO/ISO Credit Principles and Practices Request for Technical Conference and Petition for Rulemaking; Notice of Technical Conference

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. AD21-6-000;AD20-6-000] Take notice that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will convene a technical conference to discuss principles and best practices for credit risk management in organized wholesale electric markets. The conference may address the following aspects of credit policy: The credit and risk management infrastructure of the Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs); best practices and principles underlying capitalization requirements, financial security requirements, and unsecured credit allowances; the applicability of Know Your Customer protocols and other counterparty risk management tools; considerations for implementing Financial Transmission Right-specific credit policies, such as a mark-to-auction mechanism; and the relationship between credit policy and wholesale electric market design. Commissioners may participate in the technical conference. The technical conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, February 25-26, 2021 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The technical conference will be held either in-person at the Commission's headquarters at 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 in the Commission Meeting Room (with a WebEx option available) or solely via teleconference (over WebEx) and broadcast on the Commission's website. ( printed page 71650) The conference will be open for the public to …