Thanks to all who made the Users' Group Meeting a success, especially Commonwealth Edison and those who delivered presentations. Your contributions are much appreciated.

Presentation Materials:

Tour of What's New in Simulator 10.0: James Weber, PowerWorld Corporation

One-Line Diagrams and GIS Applications: Tracy Rolstad, USE Consulting

Transmission and Generator Interconnection Studies: Roberto Paliza, Paliza Consulting

Techniques for Conditioning Hard-to-Solve Cases: James Weber, PowerWorld Corporation

Using Simulator SimAuto with Other Programs: Tracy Rolstad, USE Consulting

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Sample Visual Basic File

Retriever Demo: David Schooley, Exelon Corporation

Retriever Demo: Greg Dooley, Tennessee Valley Authority

Hourly SCOPF: Thomas Overbye, University of Illinois

Standard Market Design and LMP Studies: Ming Liu, Dynegy

Generator Cost Data: Scott Dahman, PowerWorld Corporation

Simulator as an Operator Training Tool: Bill Smith, Powersmiths International

Modeling Externalities and Operator Remedial Actions in Contingency Analysis: Tracy Rolstad, USE Consulting

Other Items of Interest:

THE USE OF HEAT RATES IN PRODUCTION COST MODELING AND MARKET MODELING, California Energy Commission, April 17, 1998.

Assessing the Voltage Adequacy of a Power System, A Case Study. Ray Klump, Power World Corporation

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Sample Case and Support Files