RCA on Railbelt Utilities working together

he Regulatory Commission of Alaska is holding a special meeting in Anchorage Wed. June 3. They will be discussing their ability to encourage Railbelt utilities to work together for the purpose of shared transmission and generation efficiencies. Complex geeky stuff, To my knowledge, this Anchorage based meeting isn't audio-conferenced except by advance request. From reading the materials, Chugach Electric has one proposal and Anchorage's Municipal Light and Power has another. All seem to agree that working together for dispatch and improved transmission capacities can lead to cost savings, but the devil is in the details. I was a bit surprised at the strident tone of the response by the Independent Power Producers Association. You can read/download the documents here.