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  "id": "RS21407",
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      "id": 103176,
      "date": "2003-01-31",
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      "title": "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Standard Market Design Activities",
      "summary": "On July 31, 2002, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of\nProposed\nRulemaking (NOPR) on standard market design (SMD) that is intended to remove the remaining\nimpediments to competitive electricity markets. FERC expects to issue a final rule in the summer\nof 2003. The SMD NOPR addresses congestion management, long-term resource planning,\nday-ahead and spot market design, and market monitoring and mitigation. Those in favor of the\nSMD NOPR argue that it is necessary to eliminate discrimination in the transmission system and to\ncreate competitive markets. Opponents argue in part that the NOPR would usurp state authority by\ntransferring aspects of transmission, resource planning, and retail rate design away from the states.\nThis report will be updated as events warrant.",
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  "topics": [
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