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To register for a free subscription, point your browser to:=20 http://www.retailenergy.com/pma/dprreg.htm ************************************************************************ ------Advertisement------ THE ENERGY INFO SOURCE TRANSMISSION REPORT (December 2000 Edition) * Detailed Analysis of October 15th RTO and ISO Filings * Transcos and Gridcos * Maps of Transco and RTO areas * Much, much more. http://www.pmaconference.com/Transmission.pdf FINANCIAL TIMES NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM WALL MAP Special Holiday Offer-- $100 Off if Ordered by New Years! http://www.pmaconference.com/powermaps.pdf ************************************************************************ ------Advertisement------ MANAGING THE RISK OF RETAIL OPERATIONS -- January 18-19, 2001, Orlando http://www.pmaconference.com/retailrisk1.18.pdf NUCLEAR ASSET DIVESTITURE -- Jan 30-Feb 1 , New Orleans http://www.pmaconference.com/nuc-ebro.pdf POWER MARKETS 2001 --MARCH 14-16, 2001 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA <<<< Now Available: Exhibition Space and Sponsorships http://www.pmaconference.com/0103Agenda.pdf ************************************************************************ --------------------T O P S T O R I E S-------------------- Top Stories (December 18) BUSH AIDE: SOMETHING "BIG" NEEDED TO PROTECT US FROM ENERGY CRISIS With natural gas prices having quadrupled and California suffering supply= =20 shortages of electricity, there is a "growing sense that something big" nee= ds=20 to be implemented to protect America against an energy crisis, an aide to= =20 President-elect George W. Bush said Monday. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/bridg= ene ws/2000/12/18/eng-bridgenews_8883/eng-bridgenews_8883_160941_164_5335706556= 22 NEVADA POWER, SIERRA PACIFIC FILE FOR $15.9M IN RATE HIKES Sierra Pacific Resources units Sierra Pacific Power Co. and Nevada Power=20 filed with state officials Friday for $15.89 million in rate increases to= =20 recover high fuel and purchased-power costs, a company spokesman said. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 00/ 12/18/eng-djn/eng-djn_160038_239_680033007171 FEDERAL AGENCY INTERVENES IN CALIFORNIA ELECTRICITY MARKET TO AVERT BLACKOU= TS Rolling blackouts throughout California were averted Wednesday after Energy= =20 Secretary Bill Richardson intervened with a rare federal order to force=20 out-of-state power traders to sell electricity to the state. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knigh= tri dder/2000/12/18/krtbn/0000-0042-ES-POWER LOW-PROFILE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY MANAGES LARGEST ELECTRICAL GRID The region's wholesale electricity market has moved into the Internet age,= =20 shepherded by a company in the Valley Forge area that keeps a low profile= =20 while managing North America's largest electrical grid. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMAKRT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/knigh= tri dder/2000/12/18/krtbn/0000-0109-PH-ELECTRIC-GRID U.S. REJECTS EU PROPOSAL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS IN OSLO The latest attempt to revive talks on climate change collapsed Monday after= =20 the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand rejected the European=20 Union's proposal to hold a meeting in Oslo later this week. http://199.97.97.79/IMDS%PMADJN0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/djn/20= 00/ 12/18/eng-djn/eng-djn_134028_235_451116785407 CALPINE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF EMI POWER - ASSETS ACQUISITION STRENGTHEN'= S=20 COMPANY'S 1,700-MW NEW ENGLAND PORTFOLIO Calpine Corporation, the nation's leading independent power company, today= =20 announced it has completed the acquisition of power assets from Dartmouth,= =20 Mass.-based Energy Management, Inc. http://199.97.97.163/IMDS%PMANAT0%read%/home/content/users/imds/feeds/comte= x/2 000/12/18/pr/0000-1184-ca-calpine-acquires ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at:=20 http://199.97.97.79/IMDS|PMADJN0,PMADJN1,PMADJN2,PMADJN3,PMADJN4|index REPEAT: FERC: Calif Pwr Price Cap, Fines Start Jan 1 FERC:Calif Pwr Price Cap, Fines Start Jan 1 PG&E's Natl Energy To Contract For Up To 250 Megawatts Calpine To Build, Own, Operate 500-Megawatt Facility Calpine To Buy Otay Mesa Project From PG&E Corp.<PCG CPN Calif ISO Calls Stage 1 Pwr Alert; Transmission Problems Nevada Panel Near Deadline For Elec Dereg Policy Ideas Avista Files For $5.7M Elec Power Rate Hike In Idaho <AVA REPEAT&CORRECT: Vt Bd Speeds Hearings On Vt Yankee Sale CORRECTION: Veneman No Longer Calif Farm Director Nevada Power,Sierra Pacific File For $15.9M In Rate Hikes US/EU Climate Change -2: Next Meeting In Nairobi In Feb Ala Power Restores Power To 55,000 After Weekend Storms U.S. Rejects EU Proposal For Climate Change Talks In Oslo Speculation About Possible Bush Administration Members Revised Palo Verde Futures Vol. Dec. 18, 0 FREE TRIAL: For a free trial of the Dow Jones Energy Service go to www.dowjonesnews.com, and click "create account," or call 1-800-223-2274. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-nat.htm California Power Grid Gets a Break from The Weather Cemex Seen Converting from Natural Gas to Coal, Petroleum Coke Pemex Aims for Natural Gas Output of 8 Billion Cubic Feet Per Day Utilicorp United And ST. Joseph Light & Power Set End of Year 2000 Closing= =20 Date for Merger -Knoxville, Tenn., Utility Consumers Feel Crisp Impact of Winter on Heat Bi= lls -Florida Utility Panel's Staff Supports New Power Plant, Refund to Customer= s Great River Energy to Build Emergency Temporary Power Line Near Devils Lake President Clinton Names James J. Hoecker As Chair And Member of the Federal= =20 Energy Regulatory Commission Ice Leaves Thousands without Power, Heat Wackenhut to Receive Top Quality Award from Dept. of Energy Oge Energy Corp. Unit to Transport Natural Gas to Peco Green Country Power= =20 Plant; Another Long-Term Contract on Transok Pipeline American Power Conversion Broadens Its Surge Protection Offering with A=20 Complete Line of Panelmount Surge Protection DevicesApc's New Surgearrest(R) Panelmount Surge Protection Devices Prevent= =20 Damaging Over-Voltages from Entering Homes, Commercial Buildings And Light= =20 Industrial Applications White House Statement on Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Emergenc= y=20 Funds Clarke & Company Launches Energy PR Practice Maine Public Utilities Commission Approves Emera/Bangor Hydro Merger;=20 Agreement Among Participants Speeds Up Process Successful Well Completion in South Burr Ferry Reported by Swift Energy=20 Company Wisconsin Electric Solicits Bids for Electric Generation; Company Requests= =20 Proposals for Up to 400 Megawatts Global Energy Partners Purchases Michael Petroleum Shares; Steve Webster &= =20 Graham Whaling Join Board Calpine to Acquire Development Rights for 500-Megawatt Project in San Diego= =20 County, Calif. Repeats: Energy Volume And Open Interest Totals-DEC 18 Motorola Energy Systems Group Awarded $30 Million in New Business Will Supp= ly=20 Six to Eight Million Units in 2001 /C O R R E C T I O N -- Alabama Power/ Bush Aide: Something "Big" Needed to Protect US from Energy Crisis Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Restraint of Trade And Unfair Business=20 Practices Filed Against Socal Gas, San Diego Gas & Electric, And El Paso=20 Natural Gas Living Daylights - Electric Rosary - Liquidcity Advisory/California Electric Market Update; Iep Responds to Ferc Action Power Reduction Program Liability During State Crisis Image Power Releases Next Generation Unified Messaging Services A Thirst for Juice UTC Setting Ambitious Goals As Seller of Power Generatio= n=20 Equipment American Power Conversion Broadens Its Surge Protection Offering with A=20 Complete Line of Panelmount Surge Protection Devices Energy Drains Out of Project Bright Spark, California's an KN Energy Faces No Penalties for Disobeying Law -- By Design Alabama Power Contributes $100,000 to Tornado Relief Fund Allegheny Energy, Inc. Announces Executive Leadership Changes Bay Area Residents Aware of Looming Energy Crisis And Willing to Conserve M= ore Bridge Update--Metals: US Bpa Confirms Kaiser Power Sale Penn Manor Says Ppl's Tax Bill for Power Plant Is Overdue, But Utility Won'= t=20 Settle Tab Until Its Appeal Is Settled. Tax Jolt: Ppl Won't Pay Calpine Completes Acquisition of EMI Power AssetsAcquisition Strengthens=20 Company's 1,700-Mw New England Portfolio Arc Strategic Energy Fund Dominion Energy Clearinghouse Provides One-Stop Energy Shopping for Wholesa= le=20 Customers Southern Energy to Manage Natural Gas Supply Assets for Chesapeake Utilitie= s Optimal Energy Systems Names Goodall As Chief Executive Officer E Source Study: Customer-Side Electricity Demand Reduction Could Stem Risin= g=20 Power Prices Pjm Technologies And Powerweb Technologies to Offer Load Response And=20 Distributed Generation Solutions Fighting Over the Hydros: Should PG&E's Liquid Assets Remain under Puc=20 Control? RF Micro Devices Introduces New Power Amplifier for 3g Applications Viking Energy Royalty Trust - Major Acquisition at Bellshill Feds Might Have Greater Say in California's Tumultuous Energy Daleen Technologies Expands Into New Utilities MarketUtilipro, a Leading=20 Provider of Outsourced Services for Utility And Related Industries, Selects= =20 Billplex Plus(R) As An Extension to Its Service Offerings Ohio Wary of Electric Costs; Learns from Calif. Debacle Fort Chicago Energy Partners L P - Initial Cash Distribution to Unitholders= =20 And Updates - on Alliance Operations Cirilium Power-Suite Awarded "Product of the Year"; Internet Telephony=20 Magazine Recognizes Cirilium's Contribution to Voice And Data Convergence Hydrogenics Announces Successful Demonstration of Portable Fuel Cell Power= =20 Generator Top Energy Summaries - Monday, December 18, 2000 - 8:59 Am High Electric Bills? the New Power Company Offers Savings to Residents in= =20 Pennsylvania 3tec Energy Files $150m Debt, Equity Shelf (Tten) Avolent Announces Billcast 3.0: Market-Leading And Most Comprehensive Ebpp= =20 Platform-- New Version Boasts Most Comprehensive Feature Set, Speeds=20 Deployment, Maximizes Revenue Generation Opportunities And Minimizes Custom= er=20 Care Costs -- Ohio & Southwestern Energy CO - Secures Short Term Financing Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Cascade Natural Gas Corp 2 of 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Cascade Natural Gas Corp 5 of 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Cascade Natural Gas Corp 3 of 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Cascade Natural Gas Corp 4 of 5 Management`S Discussions: 10-K405, Cascade Natural Gas Corp 1 of 5 Sequence And Sapphire Merge to Create Complete, Electrically-Correct Design= =20 Closure SolutionNext-Generation Eda Powerhouse Continues Its Momentum to=20 Provide Front-to-Back, Fully-Integrated Power, Timing And Signal Integrity= =20 Methodology Idatech Awarded Hydrogen Purification PatentCompany Completes Natural Gas= =20 Fuel Cell System Milestone Southwestern Energy Company Announces Strategy And Outlook for 2001 Top Energy Summaries - Monday, December 18, 2000 - 7:43 Am Conservation Once Again Back in Vogue / Survey Says Most People Are Willing= =20 to Save Energy Energy Company, Ramoil Management, Ltd., Announces Further Details on New= =20 Board Members And Meeting Filing Requirements Ocean Energy Announces Capital Budget for 2001 Trans Energy Reports Year End Domestic Activities Update U.S. Energy Generates Profit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-intr.htm -Britain's Centrica to Acquire Connecticut-Based Natural Gas Marketer Top Energy Summaries - Monday, December 18, 2000 - 5:11 PM Conoco Establishes Natural Gas And Power Alliance with Algeria's Sonatrach Ihs Energy Group Acquires QC Data's Petroleum Data Services Division And=20 Accumap Enerdata Westport And Cummins Announce New Power Generation Agreement Pakistan's Largest Gas-Fired Power Project Starts Operation Top Energy Summaries - Monday, December 18, 2000 - 2:30 PM Centurion Energy International Inc - Receives Approval for Egyptian Gas Sal= es Bridge Update--Metals: US Bpa Confirms Kaiser Power Sale Casinos Transform Lives of Michigan's Tribes the Riches Eliminate Poverty,= =20 Bring Pride to New Generation Top Energy Summaries - Monday, December 18, 2000 - 12:17 PM Optimal Energy Systems Names Goodall As Chief Executive Officer Norsk Hydro, NV Delta Nutsbedrijven to build gas-fired power plant Kfx Power Plant Technology a Success in Poland; Abb Centrum Extends Contrac= t=20 for 5 More Installations British Energy says 2 trades unions to hold 5.2 pct of Bruce Power Westport Innovations Inc - Westport And Cummins Announce New Power Generati= on=20 Agreement Cummins Inc - Westport And Cummins Announce New Power Generation Agreement Indian Government: Lok Sabha -- Target for Power Generation Russia, Mongolia Discuss Cooperation in Fuel, Energy Sectors. The White House: Office of The Press Secretary -- Videotaped Remarks by The= =20 President on The Shutdown of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Argentina: Increasing Exports of Natural Gas Brazil : Electric Power Companies Increase Investments FX Energy Signs First Gas Contract in Poland Pakistan Ends Dispute on Power Tariffs Bsl to Help Industries in Reducing Power Consumption Japan's Chubu Electric Develops System for Breaking Down Halon Iran May Build Five Power Plants, Privatize Power Generation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KRT DAILY ENERGY NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at http://www.powermarketers.com/pma-krt.htm -St. Petersburg, Fla.-Area Natural Gas Customers to See Increase in Bills -Britain's Centrica to Acquire Connecticut-Based Natural Gas Marketer -Knoxville, Tenn., Utility Consumers Feel Crisp Impact of Winter on Heat Bi= lls -High Natural Gas Prices Boost Two Oklahoma Energy Stocks -Florida Utility Panel's Staff Supports New Power Plant, Refund to Customer= s -Georgia Power Co.=017s New Diversity Initiative Includes Pay Review, Train= ing The Record, Stockton, Calif., Eric Grunder Column Los Angeles Public Power System Avoids California Energy Crisis Poll Says San Francisco-Area Residents Knew About Impending Energy Crisis Low-Profile Pennsylvania Company Manages Largest Electrical Grid California Utilities Face Financial Crisis Federal Agency Intervenes in California Electricity Market to Avert Blackou= ts Federal Agency to Decide Future of California Electricity Deregulation Power Shortage Jolts Heavy Users in Ontario, Calif., Region ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REUTERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Access stories online at: http://207.32.82.57/news/ElectricPower.html UtiliCorp sees year-end completion of St. Joseph deal (names two lawsuit plaintiffs and description, adds company UPDATE 1-Pentair to implement restructuring plan Winter storm socks U.S. Midwest UPDATE 1-AEP's Cook 1 Mich. nuke in startup from outage Vodafone to access Scottish&Southern pylons Czech N-plant restarts after shutdown Nuclear waste shipment to leave France for Japan ********************************************************* NEW on the POWERMARKETERS.COM TRAINING PAGE ********************************************************* Access all online presentations at: http://www.pmaconference.com New! 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