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From:david.delainey@enron.com
To:jeff.donahue@enron.com
Subject:Re: Idea
Cc:kevin.presto@enron.com
Bcc:kevin.presto@enron.com
Date:Fri, 6 Oct 2000 02:15:00 -0700 (PDT)

Jeff, can you speak briefly with Kevin on this one - intriguing idea if the
execution was probable.

By the way, what is our plan with Sithe?

Regards
Delainey
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09:13 AM ---------------------------

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From: Kevin M Presto 10/06/2000 08:50 AM


To: David W Delainey/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Idea

Put a bid into SOCO's shareholders for the transmission assets only. Since
the market is valuing Genco assets at a much higher multiple, a bid at book
value for the transco would be very intriguing to the existing shareholder
base.

Given a high probability of supply shortage in Florida over the next 2-4
years, the transmission gateway to Florida is extremely valuable,
particularly if expansions are done off the existing system.

In addition, it would give Enron tremendous regulatory leverage with the
pending Entergy/FPL (SOCO connects systems), and the entire SE market,
including TVA.

I know it's a longshot, but we will have to do something radical to bust open
the SE market into a free functioning commodity market. The SE is
essentially untapped from a power trading standpoint right now, and the
market is nearly 200,000 MW if you include Florida.